Metaphysics: 2 definitions
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Metaphysics 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Metaphysics refers to a one of the topics discussed in the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī.—Chapter One focuses on the mantras and forms used in the worship of Amṛteśa, the main deity of the Netra Tantra. The Netra Tantra is a scripture of divine revelation that consists of a dialogue between Bhairava and Pārvatī, in which the former instructs the latter on metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Metaphysics and associated practices are rejected by the Amanaska Yoga treatise.—The Amanaska replaced the graduated systems of yoga, usually consisting of various auxiliaries, with one technique called Śāmbhavī Mudrā and the practice of Samādhi. Indeed, the Amanaska’s rejection of the auxiliaries of Yoga, complex metaphysics and philosophical systems, mantras, Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical asceticism, the cremation-ground practices of the Kāpālikas and sect-identifying signs, distinguish it markedly from pre-tenth century CE Pātañjala and Tantric Yoga.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Search found 197 books and stories containing Metaphysics; (plurals include: Metaphysicses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Introduction to the Special Issue “Religious Experience and... < [Volume 16, Issue 2 (2025)]
Phenomenological Fragments of Trinitarian Discourse: Being, Having, Relating < [Volume 14, Issue 7 (2023)]
Losing the Forest for the Tree < [Volume 15, Issue 5 (2024)]
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1. A note on Epistemology < [Chapter 3 - Epistemology in Indian Philosophy]
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The Yoga View of Atman (self) < [Chapter 5 - Uttarabhaga of Tarkabhasa: Contents]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(C). Epistemology in Indian Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Vedic schools (3): The Mīmāṃsā-Vedānta < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Vedic schools (1): The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
CNS Origin Review: Microgravity, Evolution, Soul, and Brainwaves. < [v.21(4): 1–70 2014 Jul]
Polkinghorne on Metaphysics of Divine Action: Presuppositions and Implications < [Issue 18 (2020)]
THE UNCHANGEABLE ESSENCE BUT CHANGEABLE AND UNCHANGEABLE ATTRIBUTES < [Issue 2 (2012)]
Distinction between Existence and Essence in Avicenna’s Ontology and Its... < [Issue 18 (2020)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
James T. Turner, Jr., On the Resurrection of the Dead. A New Metaphysics of Afterlife for Christian Thought < [Volume 196 (2021)]
Le « grand jeu de la vie » et ses enjeux : « religion » et « métaphysique » < [Volume 169 (2015)]
Une rencontre historiale entre poésie, métaphysique, mystique < [Volume 188 (2019)]