Dipa MaNani Bala Barua (25 March 1911 – 1 September 1989), better known as Dipa Ma, was an Indian meditation teacher of Theravada Buddhism and was of Barua descent. She was a prominent Buddhist master in Asia and also taught in the United States where she influenced the American branch of the Vipassana movement.
Astral projectionIn esotericism, astral projection (also known as astral travel, soul journey, soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) in which a subtle body, known as the astral body or body of light where consciousness functions separately through from the physical body, travels throughout the astral plane. The idea of astral travel is ancient and occurs in multiple cultures.
MahābhūtaMahābhūta is Sanskrit for "great element". However, very few scholars define the five mahābhūtas in a broader sense as the five fundamental aspects of physical reality. HinduismIn Hinduism's sacred literature, the "great" elements (mahābhūta) are fivefold: aether, air, fire, water and earth. See also the Samkhya Karika of Ishvara Krishna, verse 22.
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SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language of South AsiaSanskrit (; stem form संस्कृत; nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.
SādhanāSādhanā (Sanskrit: साधना; Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་, THL: druptap; Chinese: 修行; pinyin: xiūxíng) is an ego-transcending spiritual practice in Indian religions. It includes a variety of disciplines in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions that are followed in order to achieve various spiritual or ritual objectives. Sadhana is done for attaining detachment from worldly things, which can be a goal of a sadhu.
YogaYoga (UK: , US: ; Sanskrit: योग 'yoga' [joːɡɐ] ; lit. 'yoke' or 'union') is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain liberation (moksha), as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. Modern forms of yoga are practiced worldwide, often mainly for exercise accompanied by other elements like relaxation.
Indian religionsReligions that originated on the Indian subcontinentFrom left to right, then downwards: the Om (Hinduism), the Dharmachakra (Buddhism), the Jain Prateek Chihna (Jainism) and the Khanda (Sikhism) are the symbols commonly used to represent the four major Indian religions.Indian religions as a percentage of world populationHinduism (16.0%)Buddhism (7.10%)Sikhism (0.35%)Jainism (0.06%)Non-Indian religions and irreligion (76.5%)
IddhiIddhi (Pali; Sanskrit: ṛddhi) in Buddhism refers to "psychic powers", one of the six supranormal powers (abhijñā) attained by advanced meditation through the four dhyānas. The main sense of the word seems to be "potency".
KammaṭṭhānaIn Buddhism, kammaṭṭhāna (Pali: 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦, Sanskrit: 𑀓𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀦, romanized: karmasthāna) literally means place of work. Its original meaning was someone's occupation (farming, trading, cattle-tending, etc.) but this meaning has developed into several distinct but related usages all having to do with .*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.