Caste-class: 1 definition
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Caste-class means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
The Caste-class (in Sanskrit: Varṇa) one feels connected to, should be abandoned as preliminary practice before one starts to meditate on his own (inner) state, according to the Sarvajñānottara verse 20.34-39.—Accordingly, while discussing the culmination of detachment (for the process of attaining the no-mind state): “Having abandoned those feelings connected with his region, caste, his caste-class (varṇa) and religious disciplines, the wise should meditate on his own [inner] state. Abandoning all such feelings as ‘this is [my] mantra’, ‘this is [my] deity’, ‘this is [my] meditation’ [or] ‘this is [my] austerity’, he should meditate on his own [inner] state. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Partial matches: Class, Caste.
Full-text (+3): Vijatiy, Sajati, Vijatiya, Savarnya, Vijati, Varna, Samanvita, Varnashrama, Sajatya, Savarna, Desha, Svabhava, Atmabhava, Sarvabhava, Susambandha, Deshajati, Inner state, Jati, Ashrama, Caste.
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Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
Part 4 - Religious Condition in Early Medieval Kashmir < [Chapter 4 - Causes of the Evolution]
The Teeth of Perjury and Immanity in The God of < [October – December, 2003]
Victims of Caste, Transgressions and < [July – September, 2007]
The Forces in the Ramayana < [April - June 1972]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 1055 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 487 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 669 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
1. Introduction < [Social Structure]
22. Woman as Daughter < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
4. Varna system (a): Brahmins < [Social Structure]
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 7 - The Holy Order Of The Sangha < [Part IV - The Sangha]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Women in the Buddhist Discourse < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]