Cave: 2 definitions
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Cave 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.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) Caves (on the peaks of mountains) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Kuhara, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind state: “'[Practising] in caves (kuhara) on the peak of Śrī Śaila [mountain], when will I succeed in dissolving my mind as prescribed [earlier and attain success] in Samādhi? When vines cover my body and when birds build nests in my ear”.
2) Caves (suitable for Yoga practice) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Gahvara, according to the Parākhyatantra.—The Amanaska’s description of the ideal place in which to practise Yoga is based on four standard characteristics; it should be isolated, solitary, clean and beautiful. Similar descriptions are found in Tantric traditions. [...] The Parākhyatantra, emphasizes seclusion: “In a lonely place, or a grove, or in an agreeable mountain cave (giri-gahvara), or in an earthen hut that is thoroughly secluded, free from insects, draught and damp”.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCave (ಚವೆ):—[noun] = ಚವ್ಯ [cavya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Cavea tanguensis, Cavecala, Cavecalisa, Cavedi, Cavela, Cavendishia bracteata, Cavendishia grandifolia, Cavendishia martii, Caventa, Caveri, Cavesi, Cavetala, Cavetalisa, Caveti, Cavetil, Cavettupata, Cavetva, Caveyavva.
Ends with: Lomas Rishi Cave, Macave, Mountain cave, Pamcave, Seven Leaves Cave.
Full-text (+982): Guha, Kandara, Gahvara, Girikandara, Dari, Suvannaguha, Mahabila, Badami, Maniguha, Bila, Avaghatta, Vivara, Ajanta, Nirdari, Darimukha, Kevata, Ruhaka, Nirdara, Guhalipi, Guhalekha.
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Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Rock-cut Monuments (Khordha) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Jaina Antiquities at Udayagiri Hills (Khordha) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Rock-cut Architecture < [Chapter 4]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Guhārāja Cave-Temples < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Layanas, Guhādharas and Guhārājas < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Cave Temples of Ajanta < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Siva Nataraja < [Chapter 5 - The Mythological Bridge]
Rise of Tantric Elements in Lakulisa-Pasupata order < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Goraksanatha and Natha Sampradaya < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Appendix 2 - Indian Art in all its Phases < [Discourse 1 - India and Her People]
Appendix 2 - True Nature of the Atman < [Discourse 7 - Thoughts on Sankhya Buddhism and Vedanta]
Chapter 8 - Divine Principle In Man < [Discourse 6 - Divine Heritage of Man]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56 - Greatness of the Lord of Caves (Guheśvara—Guha-īśvara) < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 219 - Greatness of Mārkaṇḍeyeśvara (Mārkaṇḍeya-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 264 - Greatness of Nandinī Guphā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. Painting: The Concept < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
6. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and Modern Iconography < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
3. A General Note on Art < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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