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- 04:17, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+949) . . N Saptaparna (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound meaning “seven-leafed plant” or perhaps less accurately, “seven-leafed lotus.” In some writings the human is called SaptaparŠa, implying the seven...")
- 04:10, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+435) . . N Santi (Created page with "(Shanti). A Sanskrit word meaning “peace” or “tranquility,” especially of the mind, derived from the root am, “exert oneself (in ritual acts),” “become tired,...")
- 04:09, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Sanskrit
- 04:08, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+9,695) . . N Sanskrit (Created page with "The ancient language of India, still considered by the present government to be one of the officially accepted languages of that country, although now spoken by only a few pan...")
- 03:52, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+805) . . N Sannyasin (Created page with "A Sanskrit word (also written “saˆnyasin,” from sam-ny-as, throw down, abandon, etc.) applied to one who has renounced all wordly possessions and ties. It is of two kind...")
- 03:51, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,988) . . N Sankhya (Created page with "Also written S€µkhya or S€ˆkhya. Its name literally means “enumeration” and is derived from this system’s analysis of the world into 25 categories, as explained b...")
- 03:40, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,850) . . N Sankaracarya (Created page with "(Sha‰kar€ch€rya). Principal philosopher in the Advaita Vedšnta school of Indian Philosophy. His name is also transliterated ®a‰kara, ®a‰kara, ®a‰kar€c€ry...")
- 03:32, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Sang-Gyas (Created page with "(Tib. Sa‰s-rgyas). The Tibetan name of Gautama BUDDHA. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:30, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+600) . . N Samsara (Created page with "A Sanskrit term referring to the cycle of repeated rebirth, usually translated “transmigration” or “reincarnation.” Its connotation in Hinduism is a kind of aimless w...")
- 03:21, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+345) . . N Sancita-Karma (Created page with "A Sanskrit term meaning the accumulated (sañcita) or residual KARMA produced by acts performed in this or a previous life which remains inactive in the present life. It is c...")
- 03:19, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,647) . . N Samapatti (Created page with "In yoga, a state of equilibrium or stillness of the mind where the mind no longer colors the perception of objects. Many commentators equate it with sam€dhi, but others cons...")
- 03:16, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,473) . . N Samadhi (Created page with "The highest state of consciousness in yoga, where the ego or cognizer is no longer separate from the cognized. There are several stages of sam€dhi as explained in the Yoga S...")
- 03:13, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+158) . . N Sama (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning calmness; tranquility. the method of training the mind by quiet persuasion. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:13, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+652) . . N Salamander (Created page with "Strictly, a tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, or Urodela, but encountered in mythology as a fire-resistant elemental. In theosophical and similar writings the term “sal...")
- 03:11, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Sakti
- 03:10, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,417) . . N Sakti (Created page with "A Sanskrit term which literally means “power,” “energy,” or “potency.” When encountered in theosophical writings it usually refers to one of the seven forces of na...")
- 03:01, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+530) . . N Saksin (Created page with "Sanskrit for “onlooker,” “observer,” or “witness,” from the prefix sa- (with) and the possessive noun akin (having eyes). It is used in Indian philosophy to ref...")
- 02:58, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,576) . . N Sakkayaditthi (Created page with "A P€li term meaning “the illusion that a person is a separate personal identity.” It is a fundamental concept in Buddhism, and is related to the doctrine of the kandhas ...")
- 02:57, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,916) . . N Saint-Germain, Comte De (Created page with "(c. 1710–1784?). An eighteenth-century adept who was also called der Wundermann “the Wonderman,” being famous as a polyglot, musician, and chemist or alchemist. “Saint...")
- 02:53, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+606) . . N Sadhu (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning, among many other things, “holy man” (from the root sadh, go straight to the goal, succeed, accomplish, etc.). It is the title given to Hindu as w...")
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