Rapture: 1 definition
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Rapture means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinespīti; further s. bojjhanga.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text (+110): Praharsha, Brahmananda, Harsha, Harshotphullalocana, Hrishti, Alhada, Pulaka, Utpulaka, Candramukhi, Hrishtaroman, Romanca, Piti, Pramada, Pulak, Pranada, Harshonmada, Harshatireka, Pralhada, Sarasam, Harshotphulla.
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Search found 105 books and stories containing Rapture; (plurals include: Raptures). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 5.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 5 (text and commentary)]
Text 6.22 (Commentary) < [Chapter 6 (text and commentary)]
Text 3.22 (Commentary) < [Chapter 3 (text and commentary)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CXIX - Lamentation of the lovelorn traveller < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter XXIX - Bali’s resuscitation to sensibility < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter LXX - Perfect bliss of living liberation < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Tiruvācakam Part I (by Māṇikkavācakar)
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 5.8 (eighth khaṇḍa) (two texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]
The Jhanas (by Henepola Gunaratana Mahāthera)
Rapture (pīti) < [Chapter 2 - The First Jhāna and its Factors]
Happiness (sukha) < [Chapter 2 - The First Jhāna and its Factors]
One-pointedness (ekaggatā) < [Chapter 2 - The First Jhāna and its Factors]
Virgin Love < [November-December 1932]
Allegation < [October – December, 1988]
The Poetry of W. H. Davies < [August 1947]
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