taijasa
(Language: Sanskrit)
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The individual being in the dream state.
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tamas
(alternate spellings: tamasic)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, the lowest of the three cosmic qualities (gunas) that are a result of creation; tamas literally means "darkness" and this cosmic quality or energy is characterized by error, ignorance, heaviness, inertia, etc.
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tamo-guna
(alternate spellings: tamoguna)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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See under "guna (guṇa)."
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tandava
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Dance, particularly, with masculine aspects.
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tanumanasi
(Language: Sanskrit)
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The state of pure, attenuated mind; the third of the seven stages of enlightenment.
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tapas
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Austerity; intense mental concentration; literally warmth, fire; self-denial; ascetic endeavour.
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Taraka-Rama
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Rāma who takes one across worldly existence; Rāma who liberates.
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tarpana
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Pleasing or satisfying; offering libations to the fathers, seers and celestials.
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Tayumanavar
(Language: Tamil)
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Saiva saint-poet (1705-42) was in his early years in the employ of the Nayakas of Madurai.
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Tevaram
(Language: Tamil)
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One of the basic scriptures of Southern Saivism and part of the Tirumurai.
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Tirukkural
(Language: Tamil)
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See under "Kural".
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Tirumafugaiyazhvar
(Language: Tamil)
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One of the twelve Vaisnava saint-poets whose compositions are included in the Nalayira-Divyaprabandham.
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tiruman
(Language: Tamil)
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Sacred earth worn by Vaisnavas.
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Tirumular
(Language: Tamil)
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A great siddha and mystic who must have been the forerunner of Sundaramurti and other Saiva saints.
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Tirumurai
(Language: Tamil)
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It is regarded as the Marai or Veda of Tamil Saivism and comprises the Tevaram, the Tiruvacakam, the Tirumantiram and the Periyapuranam.
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Tirumurugarrupadai
(Language: Tamil)
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The first part of the Samgam classic Pattupattu
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Tiruvalluvar
(Language: Tamil)
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See under "Kural".
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tiruvaymozhi
(Language: Tamil)
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See under "Nammazhvar".
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Tolkappiyam
(Language: Tamil)
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Treatise on Tamil grammar, it is perhaps the oldest extant work in that language
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Trimurti
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Literally, "having three forms;" in Hindu tradition, a triadic expression of the Divine.
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