Void: 3 definitions
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Void means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVoid (meditation) forms part of the various Teachings or Techniques (saṅketa) on Layayoga, according to the Dattātreyayogaśāstra verse 21-26.—Note: The Dattātreyayogaśāstra’s techniques (saṅketa) of Layayoga can be summarised as meditation on the void, gazing on the tip of the nose, meditating on the back of the head, gazing between the eyebrows, meditating on the forehead and brow, meditating on the two big toes and lying on the ground like a corpse.
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).
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Void is associated with Kolapadma-hasta: one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, it kolapadma-hasta said that to say no, to denote void and non existence, this hand posture is used. In the Nāṭyaśāstra, the kolapadma-hasta posture is suggestive of indicating prevention, sense of the sentences like “of whom are you” and “it is not”. Moreover, in case of a women’s reference of herself, this hand gesture is used.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Tibetan Buddhism)(That which is) (completely) Void is denoted in the Sanskrit language as Sarva-Śūnya, according to the thirty-third chapter of the Saṃvarodayatantra: a Buddhist explanatory Tantra of the Cakrasaṃvara cycle.—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind meditation: “[...] Free from meditation and concentration and beyond [both] Yoga and reasoning, he leads people to absorption in ‘suchness’, when the mind becomes steady in awareness. It is [e.g., void (sarva-śūnya)] [...] inexpressible by words and even beyond the sphere of the mind”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, Void, Te.
Starts with: Void Deliverance.
Full-text (+1348): Shunya, Rikta, Gunahina, Riktaka, Tuccha, Gu, Kha, Viguna, Vasika, Rahita, Viragin, Ashunya, Niranjana, Prajnahina, Sunna, Virahita, Uparataspriha, Nirabhasa, Nirmala, Nirgandha.
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Search found 311 books and stories containing Void, The void, Voids; (plurals include: Voids, The voids, Voidses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2497: Lord is in the Void Beyond the Three Voids < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
Verse 2825: In the Seventh Void is Siva-Knowledge-Bliss < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Verse 2496: Tat-Tvam-Asi End of Voids Three < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Resin-Embedded Cornea: A Target for Clinical Ophthalmology Research < [v.15(3): 1–84 2008 Jul]
Biventricular Central Neurocytoma < [v.7(2): 1–68 2000 Jul]
Survey on LUTS in BPH patients at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia < [v.14(2): 1–102 2007 Jul]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Synthesis of star-shaped -caprolactone oligomers and there characterization < [2013: Volume 2, May issue 3]
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Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Triple Gateway to Liberation < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
The Difference in the Noble Path’s Factors, etc. < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
(3) The Base Consisting of Nothingness < [Chapter X - The Immaterial States (āruppa-niddesa)]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The Tathagata explains the two decisive doctrines < [Chapter 4 - The Two Decisive Doctrines]
“Born Into Emptiness”: the mind organ < [Chapter 2 - Twenty-five Means to Enlightenment]
The Tathagata uses an analogy to clarify the dharma < [Chapter 4 - The Two Decisive Doctrines]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XLII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (c) < [Section Nine]
Chapter XXII - On Pure Actions (b) < [Section Four]
Chapter XLVI - On On Kaundinya (b) < [Section Ten]
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