virility. In Brahmacharya in Hinduism, Virya also refers to semen in a male and it is considered to be the 'vital fluid'. Loss of Virya from the body is avoided...

culture) Upekkhā (equanimity) Vīrya (Hinduism) See, e.g., which Monier Williams (1899), entry for "Vīryà," p. 1006: Defines vīryà in part as: "manliness, valour...

Hinduism (/ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm/) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and...

Muliebrity Machismo Masculinity Physical strength Virilization Virtus Vīrya (Hinduism) (Sanskrit term for the same) Schiebinger 1993 Oxford English Dictionary...

Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) in Hinduism means contemplation and meditation. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices, and is a means to samadhi and self-knowledge...

term figures importantly in the literature, teachings, and discourse of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Sri Aurobindo describes śraddhā as "the soul's...

Vasana (Sanskrit: वासना vāsanā), particularly in the Vaiśeṣika school of Hinduism. Vasana also means "impression, inclination of anything remaining unconsciously...

Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE...

perception beyond ordinary sight. In Hinduism, the third eye refers to the ajna (or brow) chakra. In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the third eye is said...

mid-1st millennium BCE. The saṃsāra doctrine is tied to the karma theory of Hinduism, and the liberation from saṃsāra has been at the core of the spiritual...

and necks, as common serpents, or as half-human, half-snake beings in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Nagaraja is the title given to the king of the...

as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. In Hinduism, they...

romanized: Īśvara) is a concept in Hinduism, with a wide range of meanings that depend on the era and the school of Hinduism. In ancient texts of Hindu philosophy...

man who could lift and string the Pinaka (Shiva's bow), calling this feat vīrya śulka, meaning the cost to be paid by a suitor. Sita married Rama, the only...

considered a wise virtue and is promoted in various Eastern religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It is also a key concept in Christian spirituality...

(1968). The Hindu World: An encyclopedic survey of Hinduism. p. 184. Walker, Benjamin (1969). Hinduism: Ancient Indian tradition & mythology. Purāṇas in...

(Sanskrit: काम, IAST: kāma) is the concept of pleasure, enjoyment and desire in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It can refer to "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu...

Middle-class Hinduism". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 75 (2): 298–323. doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfm005. Bigger, Stephen (1990). "Hinduism" (PDF)....

renunciation of oneself in order to take on the burden of a suffering world. In Hinduism, kāma is pleasurable, sexual love, personified by the god Kamadeva. For...

Sevā (also transcribed as sewa), in Hinduism and Sikhism, is the concept of selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing...

"blown out", as in an oil lamp) is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the...

syllable mantra (bijamantra). It is believed to be the first sound in Hinduism and as the sonic essence of the absolute divine reality. Longer mantras...

Allegory of the cave Avidyā (Buddhism) Avidya (Hinduism) Hindu cosmology Indrajala Kleshas (Hinduism) Phenomenon, similar concept in Western philosophy...

Eight Auspicious Signs featured in a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The symbols or "symbolic attributes" (Tibetan:...

role in the Buddhist three marks of existence. It is also an element of Hinduism. In Western philosophy it is most famously known through its first appearance...

This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism. Since Ambedkar's conversion, several thousand people from different castes have converted...

and an invocation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Its written representation is the most important symbol of Hinduism. It is the essence of...

Kevala Jnana, for example as practiced in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism respectively. In Hinduism, the renounced order of life is sannyāsa; in Buddhism...

within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship. In Hinduism it is used to signify a deity or an avatar, particularly for Krishna and...

or giving of alms, in Indian religions and philosophies.: 634–661  In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultivating generosity...