Parthividharana, Pārthivīdhāraṇā, Parthivi-dharana: 2 definitions
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Parthividharana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchPārthivīdhāraṇā (पार्थिवीधारणा) refers to the “terrestrial concentration”, according to the twelfth chapter of the Mālinīvijayottaratantra (12.22-24).—Accordingly, the Yogin is instructed to visualize his own body as having the qualities of the earth element, which in this case has the appearance of gold, four corners and is marked by thunderbolts. By doing so for three years, he gains an adamantine body.
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: HereNow4U: GlossaryPārthivīdhāraṇā (पार्थिवीधारणा) refers to the “concentration of citta (psyche) on earth element of the body”.—The Pārthivīdhāraṇā is a kind of Piṇḍastha Dhyāna (meditation based on the corporeal frame of the body); in this meditation, the practitioner sitting in the (proper) posture, expereinces through mental auto-suggestion the extensiveness and purity of one's own sustaining places such as ocean, mountain etc. and experiences the nature of Vītarāga (one, free from attachment and aversion), who is omnipotent, and ultimately, by intensifying such experience, becomes fully engrossed in it.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Partial matches: Parthivi, Dharana, Tarana.
Full-text: Pindastha.
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