Kleshamula, Kleśamūla, Klesha-mula: 2 definitions
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Kleshamula means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit term Kleśamūla can be transliterated into English as Klesamula or Kleshamula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKleśamūla (क्लेशमूल) refers to “(those practices) based upon physical torture”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Though] one may with difficulty master the breath by various Mudrās which are based upon physical torture (kleśamūla); [though] one may control the flows [of the various vital airs] in all the channels located in one’s body; and though one may accomplish the dubious [act] of going into another’s body, there is certainly no attainment of liberation for one whose happiness is solely attached to knowledge [of these]. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKleśamūla (क्लेशमूल) refers to the “roots of the disturbing emotions”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 28.—Accordingly: “[Question]—If there is no impermanence, why did the Buddha speak of impermanence in regard to the truth of suffering? [Answer]—[...] Furthermore, before the Buddha appeared in the world, ordinary people used only conventional means to remove the disturbing emotions. But today, when it is a question of uprooting the roots of the disturbing emotions (kleśamūla), the Buddha speaks of impermanence”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Partial matches: Klesha, Mula.
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Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 2.12 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 2.12 < [Book 2 - Practice (Sādhana)]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Sūtra 2.12 [Karmasiddhānta] < [Book II - Sādhana-pāda]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. The concept of impermanence (anitya-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]