Ascetic practice: 1 definition
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Ascetic practice means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (shaktism)Ascetic Practices are denoted by the Sanskrit term Tapas, according to the 17th century Kaulagajamardana (“crushing the Kaula elephant”) authored by Kāśīnātha or Kṛṣṇānandācala.—Accordingly, [as Īśvara said to Pārvatī]: “[...] [Now,] my dear, hear about the Kāpālika. He eats from a skull bowl and is addicted to wine and flesh; he neglects the disciplines of purification and he is adorned with a bald head and Mālās; he eats from the fires of the cremation ground; he alone is a Kāpālika, he never does [the proper] repetition of Mantras, nor ascetic practices (tapas) nor [follows] the rules of personal restraint. He is without such [rituals] as bathing and ceremonies for donation. [Thus,] he is proclaimed a Pāṣānḍa. [...]”
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Practice, Ascetic.
Full-text (+117): Dhutaguna, Dhutayga, Tapas, Tapokamma, Dhutanga, Forest Dweller, Ekasanik Anga, Cemetery, Tapa, Panditakumaraka, Paritapana, Nayacanaka, Naishadyika, Hastivrata, Nagnacarya, Mamsaka, Vrikshamulika, Tapakamma, Amatsyamamsaka, Sthandilashayana.
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Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Chapter II - The Ascetic Practices (Dhutaṅga-niddesa) < [Part 1 - Virtue (Sīla)]
The Vimuttimagga < [Introduction]
Concentration (samādhi)—Introduction < [Chapter III - Taking a Meditation Subject (Kammaṭṭhāna-gahaṇa-niddesa)]
Things as They Are (by Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno)
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 5 - The Result of Begging < [Chapter II - Desires]
Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)
Upāli-Pentads (Division 6: Ascetic Practices) < [17. Upāli-Pentads]
Upāli-Pentads (Division 14: the Formal Making of Kaṭhina Cloth) < [17. Upāli-Pentads]
As To Graduation (5. Pentads) < [7. As To Graduation]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Mahāvīra’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter V - Mahāvīra’s omniscience and the originating of the fourfold congregation]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Allowance to proclaim by clan < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
The story of Soṇa Kuṭikaṇṇa < [5. Leather (Camma)]
Eight wonderful things about this Dhamma and Vinaya < [19. Suspending the Observance (Uposathaṭṭhāpana)]