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==Different Inferences of Vibhuti or Vibhutis== | ==Different Inferences of Vibhuti or Vibhutis== | ||
− | * Vibhuti or vibhut is is another name for bhasma, the holy ash smeared on the forehead and other parts of the body by the śaivas. | + | * Vibhuti or vibhut is is another name for [[bhasma]], the holy ash smeared on the forehead and other parts of the body by the śaivas. |
− | * The word is also used in the sense of special or extraordinary powers of God, or the siddhis, the yogic powers that a yogi gains as a result of samyama on various objects. | + | * The word is also used in the sense of special or extraordinary powers of God, or the [[siddhis]], the yogic powers that a yogi gains as a result of samyama on various objects. |
− | * The tenth chapter of the Bhagavadgītā is called Vibhutiyoga. | + | * The tenth chapter of the [[Bhagavadgītā]] is called Vibhutiyoga. |
− | * The third chapter of the Yogasutras of Patañjali<ref>He lived in 200 A. C.</ref> has been named Vibhutipāda. | + | * The third chapter of the Yogasutras of [[Patañjali]]<ref>He lived in 200 A. C.</ref> has been named Vibhutipāda. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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− | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
[[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] | [[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] |
Latest revision as of 05:50, 19 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Different Inferences of Vibhuti or Vibhutis
- Vibhuti or vibhut is is another name for bhasma, the holy ash smeared on the forehead and other parts of the body by the śaivas.
- The word is also used in the sense of special or extraordinary powers of God, or the siddhis, the yogic powers that a yogi gains as a result of samyama on various objects.
- The tenth chapter of the Bhagavadgītā is called Vibhutiyoga.
- The third chapter of the Yogasutras of Patañjali[1] has been named Vibhutipāda.
References
- ↑ He lived in 200 A. C.
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore