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Support 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Tibetan Buddhism)Support is denoted by the Sanskrit term Āśraya (as opposed to Nirāśraya—“the supportless state”), according to the thirty-third chapter of the Saṃvarodayatantra: a Buddhist explanatory Tantra of the Cakrasaṃvara cycle.—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind meditation: “Having established his state in that which is free of [all] states and having [thus] made his state supportless (nirāśraya) and the mind no-mind, [the Yogin] should not think of anything at all [...]. He should contemplate that his mind has the same flavour [as everything else] and is the same in appearance as the sky. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: The, Support, Te.
Starts with: Support Decisive Support, Supporting object, Supportive Karma, Supportless.
Full-text (+2650): Adhara, Upastambha, Adharadheyabhava, Avalambana, Pranayatra, Niralamba, Ashraya, Upaghna, Anavalamba, Skambha, Avalamba, Alamba, Yatrika, Alambana, Niradhara, Analamba, Niravalamba, Nirashraya, Anyonyashraya, Apashraya.
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Search found 573 books and stories containing Support, Supports, The support; (plurals include: Supports, Supportses, The supports). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XVI - Healing of avarice < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter XXIII - Vicissitudes of times < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
Chapter LXXVI - The stridor of pushkaravarta clouds < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 56 - The holy centre Tapastīrtha and others
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
First Adhyaya, Eighth Khanda (8 mantras)
Second Adhyaya, Ninth Khanda (8 mantras)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.41 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Verse 3.37 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Verse 1.136 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1a - The support: The explanation of alaya and consciousness < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 3c - The peaceful dharmakaya < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Part 9 - The way of meditating on all dharmas as the nature of the mandala < [A. Resolving the view]
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