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Mysticism means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Mysticism of the Jain religion was simultaneously active with the Śabaravidyā cult practices and beliefs, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—It appears that during the 8th century, in the time of Uddyotanasūri, Jaina occult religion and mysticism brought into close touch such practices as Śabaravidyā of which Vidyādhara godlings were considered medium of transmission (133.9-10). The shrine of Ṛṣabhanātha became a centre for performance of sādhanā and for the perfection of Vidyās.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+46): Xin bai la tu zhu yi, Micchattaniyamokkanti, Rahasyavada, Uccatanamudre, Rahasyavaad, Yogaja, Rahasyavadi, Rahasywaadee, Annamaya, Anubhavikate, Atmakrishi, Anubhavashastra, Jagratu, Varnabhairava, Hippi, Adrishyarupa, Shen mi zhu yi, Amtarbodhanavada, Tan xuan shuo miao, Anubhavika.
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Search found 128 books and stories containing Mysticism, Mysticisms; (plurals include: Mysticisms, Mysticismses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Plotinus and Sankara: Where do they meet? < [January – March, 1980]
Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian < [October 1987 – March 1989]
Has India at present any Philosophy’, as such, of Her Own? < [Jan-Feb 1940]
The Moral Dimensions of Sufism and the Iberian Mystical Canon < [Volume 11, Issue 1 (2020)]
Catholicism, Psychedelics, and Mysticism: Correlations and Displacements < [Volume 15, Issue 4 (2024)]
De-Mystifying Mysticism < [Volume 16, Issue 1 (2025)]
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
My Plan of Campaign < [Lectures from Colombo to Almora]
Cviii mary < [Epistles - First Series]
The Journal of the Maha-Bodhi Society, November, 1896 < [Part III: Indian Newspaper Reports]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter V - Etymology of the word om < [The om tat sat]
Chapter LXXXVIII - A discourse on yoga meditation < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter XVI - Criticism on yoga practice < [The yoga philosophy]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)
Chapter 13 - The Path of Devotion (bhakti-mārga)
Chapter 14 - The Continuity of the Chapters of the Gītā (gītādhyāya-saṃgati)
Traces of Mysticism in Jainism (Study) (by Sadhvi Madhystha Prabha)
8. Types of Mysticism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction to Mysticism]
3. Definition of Mysticism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction to Mysticism]
9. Mysticism and its Relation with Other Fields < [Chapter 1 - Introduction to Mysticism]