Praise: 3 definitions
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Praise 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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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Praise (in Tibetan: bstod pa) refers to one of the “Eight (worldly) Dharmas” which are known in Tibetan as chos brgyad.—The Eight Worldly Dharmas attributes: rnyed dang mi rnyed — pleasure at gaining something and displeasure at not gaining the object of desire.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Starts with: Praiseworthy.
Full-text (+4144): Stuti, Stava, Prashamsa, Stotra, Vyajastuti, Shlagha, Stavaka, Arthavada, Samstava, Prashasti, Stu, Nudi, Stoma, Samstuti, Vandana, Varnana, Katth, Canca, Stavana, Stuta.
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Search found 560 books and stories containing Praise, Praises; (plurals include: Praises, Praiseses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Sutta 5: Praising Ascetic Practices < [Part 125 - Ekottara-Agama (Numbered Discourses)]
Sutta 25: [0088c29] The story of the Vulture and the Fox < [Part 154 - Jataka stories (translated by Dharmaraksha)]
Chapter 1: The Causes and Conditions Chapter [因緣品第一] < [Part 193 - Buddhacharita (translated by Bao Yun)]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
Ananda gratefully praises the benefit he has received < [Chapter 7 - Ananda Gives Rise to Faith]
Mahamaudgalyayana: the mind consciousness < [Chapter 2 - Twenty-five Means to Enlightenment]
Caution in eating < [Chapter 1 - The Three Gradual Stages]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 26-27 - Deities of Rig-veda VI.75 in detail < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Part 25-28 - Story of Abhyavartin Cayamana and Prastoka Sarnjaya < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Part 19 - Deities of Rgveda VIII.68-75 < [Chapter 6 - Deities of Rigveda VII.50–X.17]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 2, brahmana 3 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 4, brahmana 3 < [Eight Kanda]
Kanda VI, adhyaya 4, brahmana 3 < [Sixth Kanda]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Introduction to Short religious poems < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Index < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Indian Epics (heroic poems) < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle (by William David Ross)
Chapter 12. Virtue is praiseworthy < [Book I: The Good for Man]
Chapter 7. Truthfulness, boastfulness, mock-modesty < [Book IV. Moral Virtue]
Chapter 1. Praise and blame attach to voluntary actions < [Book III: Moral Virtue]
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