Place: 2 definitions
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Place means something in Buddhism, Pali, Christianity. 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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In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: A Buddhist Library: In This Very LifePlace (i.e., a meditative environment) refers to one of the Seven types of Suitability, which should be met in order to create an environment that is supportive of meditation practice.—The fourth cause for developing the controlling faculties is to make sure that suitable conditions are met for insights to unfold. Proper, suitable and appropriate activities can bring about insight knowledge. The first suitability is that of place. A meditative environment should be well furnished, well supported, a place where it is possible to gain insight.
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Partial matches: The, The, Place, Te.
Starts with: Place of pastime, Place-value notation, Placement meditation.
Full-text (+21375): Sthana, Tirtha, Prayaga, Kshetra, Desha, Pradesha, Kurukshetra, Gokarna, Ayatana, Pata, Gaya, Prabhasa, Madhura, Tara, Yoni, Shmashana, Pitha, Ubhayatra, Sthala, Varanasi.
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Search found 678 books and stories containing Place, Places, The place; (plurals include: Places, Placeses, The places). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 38 - The Vows and the Sacred Places of the Devī < [Book 7]
Chapter 8 - On going to the Tīrthas < [Book 4]
Chapter 11 - On the description of the greatness of the three kinds of Bhaṣmas < [Book 11]
Hayanaratna: The Jewel of Annual Astrology (by Martin Gansten)
8. Calculating the Planetary Positions in the Annual Revolution < [Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of Astrology and the Annual Revolution]
9. The Joys (harṣa) of the Planets (graha) < [Chapter 2 - Aspects and Dignities]
4. The Signs of the Zodiac (rāśi-svarūpa) < [Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of Astrology and the Annual Revolution]
Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Chapter 6 - On places of pilgrimage (continued, 2)
Chapter 35 - Siva’s grief for the death of Sati—Narada consoles him
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
14. Other Sandesa Kavyas describing Kerala history < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
10. The Nilakanthasandesa by Sridharan Nambi < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
6. The Bhrngasandesa by Vasudeva < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
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