Taste: 3 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Yoga
2. Vaishnavism
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
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Introduction:

Taste means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

(That which is) Taste is denoted by the Sanskrit term Rasa (as opposed to Arasa—‘tasteless’), according to the Bṛhadāraṇyikopaniṣat 3.8.6.—Accordingly, while describing the absolute nature of Brahma: “Gārgi said, ‘Yājñavalkya, that which is above the sky, below the earth, between the two and called [past, present and future], is stitched and cross-stitched in what?’ Yājñavalkya said, ‘Gārgi, the Brahmins call that very [thing] the imperishable one. [e.g., It is tasteless (arasa) [...]’”.

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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).

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita

“Taste” can be denoted by the Sanskrit term ruci.—It is included in the English glossary section of the translation of the Brahma-samhita.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

Taste refers to one of the “Five Sense-objects” (in Sāṃkhya) which are known in Tibetan as: de tsam lnga.—Sāṃkhyas assert definitively that all objects of knowledge are enumerated into twenty-five: (1) the principal, (2) the great, (3) the I-principle, (4–8) the five sense objects,94 (9–13) the five elements [e.g., tastes], (14–24) the eleven sense faculties, and (25) the person, which is self, consciousness, and the knower. Of those, the person [9] is asserted as conscious, while the remaining twenty-four — as aggregate composites — are insentient matter.

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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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Search found 515 books and stories containing Taste, Tastes, The tastes; (plurals include: Tastes, Tasteses, The tasteses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter 26 - Discussion among Sages regarding Tastes (Rasa) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]

Chapter 1 - The Measure of Tastes (rasa-vimana) < [Vimanasthana (Vimana Sthana) — Section on Measure]

Chapter 27e - The group of Fruits (Phala) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]

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Chapter XL - Knowledge of taste etc of drugs

Chapter XLII - Knowledge of tastes of drugs

Chapter XX - Suitable and unsuitables for health

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Chapter 281 - The characteristics of the different tastes (rasa-lakṣaṇa)

Chapter 280 - The remedies for all the diseases (sarvarogahara)

Chapter 247 - The characteristics of a site for Building (vāstu-lakṣaṇa)

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