Cidamsha, 颁颈诲补峁兣沘, Cit-amsha: 2 definitions
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Cidamsha 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.
The Sanskrit term 颁颈诲补峁兣沘 can be transliterated into English as Cidamsa or Cidamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chidamsha.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch颁颈诲补峁兣沘 (啶氞た啶︵啶�) refers to a 鈥減ortion of consciousness鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] In sleep, a portion of consciousness (肠颈诲补峁兣沘) is lost [svapne 肠颈诲补峁兣沘艣奴nyatva峁�] and in wakefulness, there is grasping at sense objects. The wise know that there is an inner reality beyond sleep and wakefulness. The knowers of the highest reality know that the highest reality is beyond the duality of existence and non-existence, passes beyond [both] sleep and waking and is free from dying and living. [...]鈥�.
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 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus颁颈诲补峁兣沘 (嗖氞部嗖︵矀嗖�):鈥擺noun] (phil.) the pure consciousness as the essential nature of the individual soul.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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