The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (703 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
12.64Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
(Skt.). In
Tantrism
, worship of a beautiful woman involving the use of the
pañca-mak
ra
. This union is symbolic of the union of
iva
and
akti
, and the bliss of sexual intercourse is said to be akin to the bliss of the absolute state.
Tantrism
, worship of a beautiful woman involving the use of the
pañca-mak
ra. This union is symbolic of the union of
ivaand
akti, and the bliss of sexual intercourse is said to be akin to the bliss of the absolute state.
Dvaita
(Skt., ‘dual’). The Hindu philosophy and religious attitude which maintains that the subject–object,
I–Thou
, relationship between a worshipper and God persists, even in the final union; and that such union cannot be regarded as absorption (in contrast to
Advaita
). This position is particularly associated with
Madhva
, and is then known as Dvaitaved
nta.
I–Thou
, relationship between a worshipper and God persists, even in the final union; and that such union cannot be regarded as absorption (in contrast to
Advaita
). This position is particularly associated with
Madhva
, and is then known as Dvaitaved
nta.Dv
rak
:
rak:Dv
tri
advara-lak
ana
triadvara-lakanaOther books
Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown
Strike by Sheryl Zaines
Dead Float by Warren C Easley
The Ex Factor by Laura Greaves
Scary Rednecks & Other Inbred Horrors by Ochse, Weston, Whitman, David, Macomber, William
Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Monsters and Magicians by Robert Adams
Second Chances by Gayle, A.B., Speed, Andrea, Blackwood, Jessie, Moreish, Katisha, Levesque, J.J.
Sex Change: A Nina Bannister Mystery (The Nina Bannister Mysteries Book 6) by T'Gracie Reese, Joe Reese
