Arati — Arunachaleshvara

An offering of a flame to a deity (burning camphor). Usually it is performed at the end of puja or homa. Arati brings blessing after performing puja. Nathas perform it in the temples every morning and evening. It is considered that Arati and puja on mangala (Tuesday) and on ravivar (Sunday) bring good luck to everyone who took part in the ritual.   → Подробнее...

"reverence"

The process of worshiping the image (murti) or symbol of the Deity, in which flowers, leaves, grains are sacrificed, sprinklings are performed, etc. actions with simultaneous repetition of mantras (usually 108 or more names of the Deity).

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"The Lord is half female." Lord Shiva in androgynous form, Whose body is male on the right side and female on the left.

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"Honorary water", one of the offerings to a guest or Deity. 

Metal container for offering water, made in the form of a "boat".

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In Buddhism, the highest level that a follower of the Buddha can reach. This is a person who has entered the path of liberation and has completely passed the four stages of transformation (arya-puggala)  → Подробнее...

“straight”, “unbent”; “simplicity”, “honesty”, “sincerity”

Simplicity of life, it is understood that there should be no artificiality, duplicity, insincerity in behavior. One of the virtues that needs to be cultivated.

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Arjuna is one of the main characters of the epic “Mahabharata”: an epic about the confrontation between Kaurava clan and Pandavas. Both clans are cousins to each other, going back to Rishi Vyasa and further back to the Lunar Dynasty.

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the ascending stream or rising path of Kundalini-shakti  → Подробнее...

"purpose", "aspiration"; "thing" or "object" (including object of senses); "welfare", "wealth".

Artha in Hinduism is material well-being, one of the four goals of human life (together they are called "purushartha" or "chaturvarga").

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"Lord of Mount Arunachala"; one of Shiva’s aspects, especially revered in South India.  → Подробнее...