• In Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term Bīja (बीज) (Jp. 種子 shuji) (Chinese 種子 zhǒng zǐ), literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin...
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  • Bija may refer to: Bija, India, a village in Punjab, India Bija State, a former princely state with seat in the above town Bīja, a concept in Hinduism...
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    deities") along with their mantras and seed syllables (bīja) are: Wisdom King Acala (Fudō Myōō 不動明王), Bīja: Hāṃ; Sanskrit mantra: namaḥ samanta vajrāṇāṃ caṇḍa...
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    Dhāraṇī of Āryācala (稽首聖無動尊秘密陀羅尼経, Keishu Shō-Mudō-son himitsu darani kyō) The bīja or seed syllables used to represent Acala in Japanese Buddhism are hāṃ (हां...
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  • Bija is a limited-release down tempo electro-pop song project, created in 2000 by Annabelle Chvostek in collaboration with electro-acoustic producer Ned...
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  • Bija or Beeja is a village and former princely state in the Punjab Hills, in District Ludhiana in India. Bija is situated about 30 km from Ludhiana city...
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  • Mohammed Bijeh (redirect from Muhammad Bija)
    Mohammed Bijeh (Persian: محمد بيجه; 21 May 1970 – 16 March 2005) was an Iranian serial killer. He was convicted of raping and killing 54 young boys between...
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    consequence, she is sometimes also known as Uga (宇賀) Benzaiten or Uga Benten. The bīja or seed syllable used to represent Benzaiten in Japanese esoteric Buddhism...
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  • bījagaṇita, which literally translates to "mathematics (gaṇita) using seeds (bīja)", is one of the two main branches of mediaeval Indian mathematics, the other...
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    is that of primordial mantra, transcendental mantra, the so-called heart-bīja (mantra of the heart) - force and power of consciousness. As the supreme...
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  • the impressions (vāsanāḥ) of previous experiences, which form the seeds (bīja) of future karma in this life and in the next after rebirth. This article...
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    be the manifestation of Amitabha, another of the Five Wisdom Buddhas. The bīja or seed syllable used to represent Kundali is huṃ (Devanagari: हुं; Chinese:...
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    and liberation. The text also includes sections on Tantra suggesting the Bīja mantra based on Rama. The Rama Tapaniya Upanishad, emphasis is on the Rama...
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    Villa miseria (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʝa miˈseɾja]), villa de emergencia or just villa, is the informal term used in Argentina for shanty towns. The...
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  • seed". The term "Bīja" carries the specific meaning of a syllable that is used as a mantra or otherwise as the object of meditation. Bīja can also mean any...
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    that can be displayed in public (unlike his elephant-headed forms). The bīja or seed syllable used to represent Shōten is gaḥ (Devanagari: गः; Japanese...
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    cited in Brown 1991 ह्रीम् is pronounced as hrīm, it is a tantric mantra bīja, and it identifies a "Shakti". A senior member of Guru Mandali, Madurai,...
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    that of a buddha, sporting a calm demeanor and a head knob (uṣṇīṣa). The bījā or seed syllable used to symbolically represent Ekādaśamukha is ka (Siddhaṃ:...
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    chosen specific practices which may include Tantric items such as mantras (bijas), geometric patterns and symbols (mandala), gestures (mudra), mapping of...
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  • the first letter and sound of the Sanskrit and Tibetan languages, is a bīja mantra about which volumes have been written in Hinduism, Bon and Vajrayana...
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    Āryabhaṭīya, Daśa·gītikā·sutra, Siddhānta·śiromaṇi, Gaṇita·sāra·saṅgraha, Bīja·gaṇita Life sciences, health Āyurveda, Suśruta·saṃhitā, Caraka·saṃhitā Sex...
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    Sound: Secret of Seed (Bija) Mantras. ISBN 9780910261944. Frawley, David (2010). Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound: Secret of Seed (bija) Mantras. Lotus Press...
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    feature of tantric practice is the use of mantras, and seed syllables (bijas). Mantras are words, phrases or a collection of syllables used for a variety...
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    four-armed Ṣaḍākṣarī form of Avalokiteśvara. Moreover, as a seed syllable (Bīja mantra), Om is considered sacred and holy in Esoteric Buddhism. Some scholars...
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    such as drawing water and distributing firewood), gaksimi (also known as bija and bangja, who were personal servants of a sanggung), sonnim (literally...
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    tantric sadhanas to Sarasvati (which only survive in Tibetan translation), her bija (seed) mantra is Hrīḥ. Sarasvati is worshiped in Nepalese Buddhism, where...
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    worshipped and meditated on the goddess for thousands of years using the bīja mantra hrīm. The goddess is described to possess both the aspects of Para...
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  • She is also variously referred to as Soul of the universe, Paramatman, Bīja and Nirguna. Achintya Bheda Abheda – Philosophical school of Vedanta Adi...
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  • like the lotuses opening during the day and closing at night and so on; bīja-niyāma "the constraint of seeds or germs", i.e. a seed producing its own...
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    She is also variously referred to as Soul of the universe, Paramatman, Bīja and Nirguna. Several other scriptures also state that Mahakali is the primordial...
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