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Encyclopedia > Yantra
The Sri Yantra.
The Sri Yantra.
For other uses, see Yantra (disambiguation).

Yantra is a Sanskrit word that is derived from the root meaning "to restrain, curb, check".[1][2] Meanings for the noun derived from this root include "that which restrains or fastens, any prop or support", "a fetter", "any instrument or machine", "an amulet, a mystical or astronomical diagram used as an amulet."[3][4] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Sri Chakra. ... Yantra may refer to: Yantra River a river in Bulgaria FC Yantra Gabrovo a football club from Gabrovo Yantra a pattern used in yoga Category: ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...


Some Hindu esoteric practitioners employ yantra, mantra and other items in their sadhana, puja and yajna.[5] The Sri Yantra This article is an overview of Tantra and an in-depth look at the Tantra of Hinduism. ... A Sadhana is a ritualistic meditation practice from Hindu and Buddhist spiritual traditions which is followed in order to achieve a form of spiritual purification or enlightenment. ... A puja as performed in Ujjain during the Monsoon on the banks of the overflowing river Shipra. ... In Hinduism, Yajna (Devanagari यज्ञ IAST ; also anglicized as Yagna or Yagya) is a ritual of sacrifice (Monier-Williams gives the meanings worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice) more commonly practised during Vedic times. ...


See also

Buddhist mandala Mandala (Sanskrit circle, completion) is a term used to refer to various objects. ... Namkha (Tibetan for sky/space/aether weaving and is a form of yarn or thread cross composed traditionally of wool or silk and is metonymic of the Endless knot of the Ashtamangala. ... An excerpt from Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, featuring various magical sigils (or סגולות, seguloth, in Hebrew). ... The Sri Yantra This article is an overview of Tantra and an in-depth look at the Tantra of Hinduism. ...

Notes

  1. ^ For root यन्त्र् (yantr) meaning "to restrain, curb, check" see: Apte 1965, p. 781.
  2. ^ For definition: "A yantra (from the root yam) is that which controls or subdues." see: White 1996, p. 481, note 159.
  3. ^ For definitions for noun यन्त्रं (yantraṃ) including 1) "that which restrains or fastens, any prop or support"; 2) "a fetter", 4) "any instrument or machine", and 7) "an amulet, a mystical or astronomical diagram used as an amulet"; see: Apte 1965, p. 781.
  4. ^ For definitions for यन्त्रं (yantra) including "any instrument for holding, restraining, or fastening, a prop, support, barrier"; "any instrument or apparatus, mechanical contrivance, engine, machine, implement, appliance"; "restraint, force"; "an amulet, mystical diagram supposed to possess occult powers", see: Monier-Williams 1899, p. 845.
  5. ^ Bucknell, et. al.; 1986: p. ix.

References

  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1965), The Practical Sanskrit Dictionary (Fourth revised and enlarged ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, ISBN 81-208-0567-4
  • Bucknell, Roderick & Martin Stuart-Fox (1986), ''The Twilight Language: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and Symbolism, London: Curzon press, ISBN 0-312-82540-4
  • Monier-Williams, Monier (1899), A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, <http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/mw/>
  • White, David Gordon (1996), The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-89499-1

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