Sense-faculty, Sense-faculties: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Sense-faculties are denoted by the Sanskrit term Indriya-Varga, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Mind and breath always combine like water and milk, and [their] activity is similar. Therefore, as long as there is mind, there is activity of breath, and as long as there is breath, there is activity of mind. In that case, when one disappears, the other disappears and when one is active, the other is active. And when both are unimpaired, there is awareness of all the sense faculties (indriyavarga-buddhi). When both have perished, there is the attainment of the state of liberation. [...]”.
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).
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Full-text (+23): Imdiya, Sota Sutta, Indriyavarga, Suddhaka Sutta, Pasada, Araha Sutta, Viprasanna, Shrotrika, Sadvritta, Vishleshana, Vidhvasta, Sammilita, Ekapravritti, Maruta, Manasamaruta, Mokshapada, Tulyakriya, Adhvasta, Manahpravritti, Marutpravritti.
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Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XIV - Abhisaṃbodhi < [Fascicle Three]
Chapter XXVI - The Great Parinirvāṇa < [Fascicle Five]
Chapter XXII - Lady Āmra[pālī]’s Meeting with the Buddha < [Fascicle Four]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 8 - Hard to become even a Future Buddha < [Chapter 2 - Rare Appearance of a Buddha]
Biography (37): Nanda Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Chapter 14 - Conversion of the Hermit Brothers and their one thousand Ascetics < [Volume 2.2]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 202 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 48-49 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 4 - Prognostics pertaining to senses (indriya) < [Indriyasthana (Indriya Sthana) — Section on Sensorial Prognosis]
Chapter 8 - The Discipline of the Senses (indriya-upakrama) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 1b - The Urge to Live (prana-kama) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
The Buddha Teaches His Family < [Forty-five Years Of Teaching]