Trance: 1 definition
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Trance 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesjhāna.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Ends with: Entrance.
Full-text (+154): Samadhi, Samnipatanidra, Prithagjana, Potthapada Sutta, Nirvana, Akshina, Shalagrama-shila, Adhyatmasukha, Sattvalambana, Vishuddhasukha, Aishvaryasukha, Ihaparatrasukha, Virati, Apattiviratisukha, Ihaparatra, Apattivirati, Aryasukha, Madhumati, Duhkhendriya, Acaitanya.
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Search found 125 books and stories containing Trance, Trances; (plurals include: Trances, Tranceses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Verses on the Perfection of Wisdom
The Perfection Of Wisdom In Eight Thousand Lines
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XII - Visits to Ārāḍa and Udraka < [Fascicle Three]
Chapter XXVI - The Great Parinirvāṇa < [Fascicle Five]
Chapter XXI - Subduing the Maddened Elephant Dhanapālaka < [Fascicle Four]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 1.17 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
Sūtra 1.10 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
Sūtra 1.41 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Trance in the Spirit Realm: A Journey Beyond the Veil < [Volume 79 (1992)]
Voices from Beyond: Spiritualism and Society in the 19th Century < [Volume 164 (2013)]
Eschatology and Behavior in Seventh-Day Adventism < [Volume 65-1 (1988)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. The knowledge of the dhyānas, etc. < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
II. The four trances (dhyāna) according to the Mahāyāna < [Class 2: The four trances]
I. Definition of the immeasurables (apramāṇa) < [Class 3: The four immeasurables]