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Loka. Rajaloka, Saṁgrahaṇīratna by Śrīcandra, 17th century. Loka ( Sanskrit: लोक, romanized : Loka, lit. 'Planet') is a concept in Hinduism and other Indian religions, that may be translated as a planet, the universe, a plane, or a realm of existence. In some philosophies, it may also be interpreted as a mental state that one can ...
The astral plane, also called the astral realm or the astral world, is a plane of existence postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions. [1] It is the world of the celestial spheres, crossed by the soul in its astral body on the way to being born and after death, and is generally believed to be ...
The Urdhvalokas ( Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वलोक, romanized : Ūrdhvaloka) or upper spheres of the world, are composed of seven lokas or worlds, according to Hindu mythology. The detailed explanation of them is found in the Vishnu Purana. The three highest loka s (realms), Jana, Tapa, and Satya are styled as durable, while Maharloka, has ...
Patala or Nagaloka is the lowest realm and the region of the Nagas, ruled by Vasuki (the snake that hangs around Shiva's neck). Here live several Nagas with many hoods. Each of their hoods is decorated by a jewel, a source of light of which illuminates this realm.
Bhavacakra, "wheel of life," [a] consists of the words bhava and chakra . bhava ( भव) means "being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, being, production, origin". [web 1] In Buddhism, bhava denotes the continuity of becoming (reincarnating) in one of the realms of existence, in the samsaric context of rebirth, life and the maturation ...
Yama, the god of death, is at the top of the outer rim. The outer rim shows the Twelve Nidānas doctrine. Saṃsāra ( Devanagari: संसार) is a Pali and Sanskrit word that means "wandering" [1] [2] as well as "world," wherein the term connotes "cyclic change" [3] or, less formally, "running around in circles." Saṃsāra is referred to ...
Composed of three sounds "a", "u" and "m", the pranava becomes "om". The yogi who utters the pranava many times becomes free from the bondage of repeated material birth. One who worships the Lord with this mantra Om Namo Narayanaya will certainly go to the transcendental realm of vaikuntha, which is a lotus full of consciousness shining ...
Trailokya. Sculpture of Vamana, an avatar of Vishnu, who is associated with the legend of taking three strides upon the three worlds. Trailokya ( Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्य; Kannada: ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯ; Pali: tiloka, Tibetan: khams gsum; Chinese: 三界; Vietnamese: Tam Giới) literally means "three worlds". [1] [2] [3] It ...