diksha

diksha
   A diksha is an initiation, of which there are many sorts in the Hindu context. For instance, many sects and traditions require the transmission of a MANTRA to members, in some cases by one’s father, in other cases by the GURU. Most mendicant orders require a formal ordination that involves a ritual that is also called a diksha. A SANNYASI, one who renounces the world, is required to undergo a dik-sha that includes rituals usually done at a person’s cremation after death. The Hindu ceremony at which the SACRED THREAD is invested on young boys is also formally called a diksha.
   A person may quite easily undergo several dikshas during his or her lifetime. TANTRIC prac-titioners, for instance, will almost always have an initiation after leaving their original traditions and a second one when entering a tantric circle.
   Further reading: Sanjukta Gupta, Dirk Jan Hoens, and Teun Goudriaan, Hindu Tantrism (Leiden: Brill, 1979); Brian K. Smith, “Ritual, Knowledge and Being: Initia-tion and Veda Study in Ancient India,” Numen 33, no. 1 (1986): 65–89.

Encyclopedia of Hinduism. . 2007.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Diksha — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En el ámbito de las religiones tradicionales de la India, como el Hinduismo, Budismo y Jainismo, Diksha es el ritual de iniciación al culto de alguna deidad, por un Gurú (diksha guru) que concede mantras y toma el… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Diksha — Satsvarupa das Goswami During ISKCON diksa ceremony in 1979. Diksa (Sanskrit: दीक्षा in Devanagari, dīkṣā) also spelled deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a preparation or consecration for a r …   Wikipedia

  • Diksha (film) — Diksha Directed by Arun Kaul Produced by NFDC Written by U. R. Ananthamurthy (Novel Story) Story by …   Wikipedia

  • Diksha School — Diksha A Waldorf School Location Tumkunta, near Shamirpet Information Founded 2000 Grades Nursery to 9th Information 9247056630 Website …   Wikipedia

  • dīkshā́ — दीक्षा …   Indonesian dictionary

  • dīkshā́-pā́la — दीक्षापाल …   Indonesian dictionary

  • dīkshā́-guru — दीक्षागुरु …   Indonesian dictionary

  • dīkshā́-karaṇa — दीक्षाकरण …   Indonesian dictionary

  • dīkshā́-kārin — दीक्षाकारिन् …   Indonesian dictionary

  • dīkshā́-krama-ratna — दीक्षाक्रमरत्न …   Indonesian dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”