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Glossary of Buddhism. The five precepts ( Sanskrit: pañcaśīla; Pali: pañcasīla) or five rules of training ( Sanskrit: pañcaśikṣapada; Pali: pañcasikkhapada) [4] [5] [note 1] is the most important system of morality for Buddhist lay people. They constitute the basic code of ethics to be respected by lay followers of Buddhism.
Pancha Bhuta or Pancha Maha-Bhuta ( Sanskrit: पञ्चभूत, पञ्चमहाभूत; pañca-mahā-bhūta ), five great elements, also five physical elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, according to Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation. [1] These elements are: Prithvi / Bhudevi (Sanskrit ...
The pañcānana ( Sanskrit: पञ्चानन ), also called the pañcabrahma, [1] are the five faces of Shiva corresponding to his five activities ( pañcakṛtya ): creation ( sṛṣṭi ), preservation ( sthithi ), destruction ( saṃhāra ), concealing grace ( tirobhāva ), and revealing grace ( anugraha ). [2] The names, qualities ...
Dharmas leading to Awakening. The Five Strengths ( Sanskrit, Pali: pañcabalā) in Buddhism are faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. They are one of the seven sets of Bodhipakkhiyadhamma ("qualities conducive to enlightenment"). They are paralleled in the five spiritual faculties, which are also part of the Bodhipakkhiyadhamma.
The Pancabrahma Upanishad describes five forms of reality (Brahman) or Shiva that arose from highest reality – Sadyojata, Aghora, Vamadeva, Tatpurusha and Ishana. [15] [16] He is panchatmak, who conceals all five Brahmas, and to realize him is moksha. The Ishana, asserts the text, is the highest form of Brahman, unmanifested impeller, adorned ...
The Ṇamōkāra mantra or Navkar Mantra is the most significant mantra in Jainism, and one of the oldest mantras in continuous practice. [1] [2] This is the first prayer recited by the Jains while meditating. The mantra is also variously referred to as the Pancha Namaskāra Mantra, Namaskāra Mantra, Navakāra Mantra, Namaskāra Mangala or ...
Panchatantra: Smart, The Jackal Book 1: The Loss of Friends Translator: Arthur William Ryder The Panchatantra is a series of inter-woven fables, many of which deploy metaphors of anthropomorphized animals with human virtues and vices. Its narrative illustrates, for the benefit of three ignorant princes, the central Hindu principles of nīti. While nīti is hard to translate, it roughly means ...
The Five Wisdoms are: Ādarśa-jñāna, the wisdom of "Mirror-like Awareness", "devoid of all dualistic thought and ever united with its 'content' as a mirror is with its reflections"; [2] [note 3] This type of wisdom is a transformation of the eighth consciousness, the Alayavijnana. Samatā-jñāna, the wisdom of the "Awareness of Sameness ...