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Stain means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchStains can be denoted by the Sanskrit terms Añjana, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise which deals absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—The Amanaska referred to (or qualified) Samādhi with several terms, which are all negative; [e.g., nirañjana—it has no stain;] [...] The fact that such terminology is found in the Amanaska indicates that descriptions of Śiva and the void-like meditative states in Mantramargic Śaivism, were the basis of the descriptions of Samādhi and Paratattva (the highest reality) in this treatise. The Amanaska Yoga was consistent with the Pātañjala Yogaśāstra’s definition of Yoga, yet it described Samādhi in terms different to those of Pātañjalayoga; such as “that which has no stain” (nirañjana).
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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Starts with: Staina, Stainya, Stainyaka.
Full-text (+273): Akalanka, Kalanka, Apakalanka, Five Stains, Lepa, Dusaka, Kalavati, Nikalanka, Lancchita, Kulakalanka, Repas, Japamala, Tibaka, Kalima, Vyanga, Kalokhi, Kashaya, Kalmasha, Alata, Samala.
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Search found 123 books and stories containing Stain; (plurals include: Stains). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.124 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Verse 5.111 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Verse 5.132 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
First recitation section < [22. (Recitation with) Seven Hundred (Sattasata)]
On Bimbisāra’s gathering < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 242-243 - The Story of a Man Whose Wife Committed Adultery < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Verse 239 - The Story of a Brāhmin < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Verse 9-10 - The Story of Devadatta < [Chapter 1 - Yamaka Vagga (Twin Verses)]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(5) Recollection of the Generosity < [Chapter VII - Six Recollections (Cha-anussati-niddesa)]
The Lesser Impediments < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
Development of concentration—Conclusion and Benefits < [Chapter XI - Nutriment and the Elements (samādhi-niddesa)]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Vajrasucika Upanishad of Samaveda
Atmabodha Upanishad of Rigveda
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 388: Tuṇḍila-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 285: Maṇisūkara-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 396: Kukku-jātaka < [Volume 3]
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