Thread: 2 definitions
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Thread 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Threads (or Yarns) were traditionally used to craft models, as part of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Sūtrakrīḍā which refers to “making models from yarns or threads”.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
The Threads (symbolizing the breath) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Sūtra, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] When the wings, which are the in and out breaths and whose sphere of operation is all the senses, are cut off, the mind-bird being motionless [in the air], plummets. [The Yogin] becomes joyful like a fish having torn [free from] the mind-net, whose threads are the breath (śvāsa-sūtra) and whose knots are the senses. [...]”.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Thread palm, Thread-stem carpet-weed, Threadleaf fleabane, Threadleaf phacelia.
Full-text (+2615): Sutra, Yajnopavita, Tattu, Upavita, Yajnasutra, Brahmasutra, Nivita, Sutrin, Dora, Upanayana, Sutta, Avikasautrika, Sutragraha, Amshu, Sutratantu, Kautuka, Sarit, Pavitraropana, Ragasutra, Shanasutra.
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Search found 486 books and stories containing Thread, Threads; (plurals include: Threads, Threadses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddhism’s Knotted Thread (結縷法) < [Volume 15, Issue 8 (2024)]
Roots, Threads, and Possibilities < [Volume 16, Issue 2 (2025)]
Khadi: A Narrative of Lived Theology < [Volume 13, Issue 5 (2022)]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Parallel Processing Transport Model MT3DMS by Using OpenMP < [Volume 15, Issue 6 (2018)]
Fast Inverse Distance Weighting-Based Spatiotemporal Interpolation < [Volume 11, Issue 9 (2014)]
Do Informational and Emotional Elements Differ between Online Psychological... < [Volume 19, Issue 4 (2022)]
Sustainable Textiles: Design of New Weave Patterns Based on Texts < [Volume 15, Issue 2 (2023)]
Real-Time Identification of Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lakeshore Zone Using... < [Volume 15, Issue 2 (2023)]
Rare Romanian Ethnographic Textiles—Reverse Engineering of Fabrics for... < [Volume 14, Issue 11 (2022)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Preparation of Ksharasutra < [Vol. 8 No. 8 (2023)]
Management of Hemangioma with Ksharasutra - A Case Study < [Vol. 6 No. 02 (2021)]
Clinical study of Snuhi Ksharasutra and its role in management of Bhagandara... < [Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verses 1.29-30 < [Chapter 2 - The Celibacy]
Verse 1.16 < [Chapter 2 - The Celibacy]
Verse 1.91 < [Chapter 4 - Of the distinction of Varṇa (Class) and Jāti (Caste)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 86 - The Investiture of the Sacred Thread < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 25 - A Three-night Tulasī Vow < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 55 - Putradā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
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