Dhyana, Dhyāna, Dhyānā: 48 definitions
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Dhyana has 46 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhyan.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhyāna (ध्यान):—(wie eben)
1) n. das Nachsinnen (= cintā [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 320]), Vertiefung, insbes. die religiöse Beschauung [?(Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 3, 23. Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 840):] bhagavaddhyānapūta [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 12, 3.] dhyānamevānvapadyata [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 25.] dhyānamāsthitaḥ [30.] dhyānaṃ jagāma [2, 87, 1.] parā [Nalopākhyāna 2, 3.] tatparā [16, 22.] dṛṣṭvā vai cakṣuṣā [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 64.] [Suśruta 2, 538, 9.] [Śākuntala 80, 15.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 47. 55.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 59, 3.] dhyānaṃ vāva cittādbhūyaḥ [Chāndogyopaniṣad 7, 6, 1.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 172.] svayamevātmano dhyānāttadaṇḍamakaroddvidhā [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 12. 6, 72.] jñānāddhyānaṃ viśiṣyate . dhyānātkarmaphalatyāgaḥ [Bhagavadgītā 12, 12.] [Harivaṃśa 4613. 7326.] dehabandhaścittadhāraṇā tatpratyayaikatānatā dhyānam [Patañjali] in [Viṣṇupurāṇa 658, Nalopākhyāna 21.] prāṇāyāmastathā dhyānaṃ pratyāhāro tha dhāraṇā . smaraṇaṃ caiva yoge sminpañca dharmāḥ prakīrtitāḥ .. [Vāyupurāṇa] in [Oxforder Handschriften 50,b, Nalopākhyāna 3.] yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayaḥ [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 22.] [Vedānta lecture No. 127.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 8, 14.] ccheda [Bhartṛhari 3, 29.] dhyeye dhyānaṃ niveśya [88.] stimitalocana [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 73.] dhyānādavagato smi [Śākuntala 111, 4. 171.] Ueber das Dhyāna bei den Buddhisten s. [BURNOUF] in [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 800. fgg.] [WASSILJEW] und [KÖPPEN.] —
2) m. Name des 11ten Tages in der lichten Hälfte von Brahman's Monat; s. u. kalpa 2,d.
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Dhyāna (ध्यान):—
1) dṛṣṭi adj. [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 37, 2, 12.] tatra (d. i. tasmindeśe yatra cittaṃ dhṛtam) pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam [Oxforder Handschriften 229,a.] dhāraṇā pañcanāḍībhirdhyānaṃ ca ṣaṣṭināḍikam [237,a,10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhyāna (ध्यान):——
1) n. — a) das Nachsinnen , Vertiefung ; insbes. die religiöse Betrachtung , — Beschauung. — b) Gefühllosigkeit , Stumpfheit [Bhāvaprakāśa 4,182.] —
2) m. der 11te Kalpa 2)h).
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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 12 - The Dhyānas (supports for the meditation) of the Goddess < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
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Chapter 32 - Homa (fire sacrifice) and Saṃskāra (consecration rituals) < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
Two types of Tapas (Austerities) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
The twelve Bhāvanās (reflection or thinking) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 3c.2 - How to establish samadhi by becoming familiar with this < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Part 10b.5) The six perfections: Meditation < [B. the extensive explanation of arousing bodhicitta]
Part 4 - The path of meditation < [C. The stages of the paths of meditation on this]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
14.3. Apasmara and Jvara (evil spirits) < [Chapter 3 - Depiction of Gods and Goddesses]
32. Description of Surya (rites and rituals) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
4. Comparing the Sarada Tilaka and Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati < [Chapter 5 - Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati and Saradatilaka]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.151 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
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