Fazhengnian is a mediation ritual practiced in a spiritual practice whose name translates to what in English?
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Fazhengnian Fazhengnian (; literally "sending forth righteous thoughts") is a meditation ritual practiced in Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa). The practice of sending forth righteous thoughts was initiated by Falun Gong’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, on May 19, 2001, a few years after the start of the persecution of Falun Gong by authorities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Sending forth righteous thoughts is one of the three requirements for Falun Dafa practitioners during this period of time called "Fa-rectification," along with studying the Fa, and clarifying the truth.
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Falun Gong Falun Gong or Falun Dafa (Standard Mandarin Chinese: ; literally, "Dharma Wheel Practice" or "Law Wheel Practice") is a Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and (). The practice emphasizes morality and the cultivation of virtue, and identifies as a qigong practice of the Buddhist school, though its teachings also incorporate elements drawn from Taoist traditions. Through moral rectitude and the practice of meditation, practitioners of Falun Gong aspire to eliminate attachments, and ultimately to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
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Hua Tou Hua Tou (話頭, Korean: "hwadu", Japanese: "wato") is a form of Buddhist meditation common in the teachings of Chan Buddhism, Korean Seon and Rinzai Zen. "Hua Tou" can be translated as 'word head', 'head of speech' or 'point beyond which speech exhausts itself'. A "Hua Tou" can be a short phrase that is used as a subject of meditation to focus the mind.
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Associations of good-doing The associations of good-doing () are organised groups of the indigenous religion of Hebei province (河北民间宗教 "Héběi mínjiān zōngjiào" or 河北民间信仰 "Héběi mínjiān xìnyǎng"), or the "Pear Area" of China. The Congregation of the Dragon's Name (龙牌会 "Lóngpái Huì") is one of these movements of good-doers.
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Zhang Zhung Meri Zhangzhung Meri is a meditational deity of the Bon religion arising from the ancient land of "Zhang Zhung" in Tibet. He is believed to be the high protector of the "Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud" lineage.
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Yuzu Nembutsu Yuzu Nembutsu (融通念仏宗 , Yūzū-nenbutsu-shū ) is a school of Pure Land Buddhism that focuses on the ritual recitation of the "Nembutsu" (or Nianfo), the name of the Amitabha Buddha.
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Korean shamanism Korean Shamanism, also known as Muism (Korean: 무교 "Mugyo" ""mu" [shaman] religion") or Sinism (신교 ) "Singyo" "religion of the "shin" (hanja: 神 ) [gods]", is the ethnic religion of Korea and the Koreans. Although used synonymously, the two terms are not identical: Jung Young Lee describes Muism as a form of Sinism - the shamanic tradition within the religion. Other names for the religion are Shindo (Hangul: 신도 ; Hanja: sindo , "Way of the Gods"), Shindoism (Hangul: 신도교 ; Hanja: sindogyo , "religion of the Way of the Gods"), Gosindo (Hangul: 고신도 , "Way of the Ancestral Gods"), and Pungwoldo (Hangul: 풍월도 , "Way of Brightness"). It has approximately 5-15 million followers.
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Shuckling Shuckling (also written as shokeling), from the Yiddish word meaning "to shake", is the ritual swaying of worshipers during Jewish prayer, usually forward and back but also from side to side. This practice can be traced back to at least the 8th century, and possibly as far back as Talmudic times. It was said of Rabbi Akiva that when he prayed by himself he would start in one corner and end up in another, because of all his kneeling and bowing. It is believed to increase concentration and emotional intensity (Eisenberg 2004:360). In Chassidic lore, "shuckeling" is seen as an expression of the soul's desire to abandon the body and reunite itself with its source, similar to a flame's shaking back and forth as if to free itself from the wick (Tanya chapter 19). Jiri Langer gives a vivid description of shokeling among Belz Chassidim in early 20th-century Europe.
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Zendo Zen-dō (禅堂 ) () or "senbutsu-jō" (選仏場 ) is a Japanese "meditation hall". In Zen Buddhism, the "zen-dō" is a spiritual "dōjō" where zazen (sitting meditation) is practiced. A full-sized Zen Buddhist temple will typically have at least one "zen-dō" as well as a "hon-dō" ("main hall", but sometimes translated as "Buddha hall"), which is used for ceremonial purposes, plus a variety of other buildings with different functions. However, any place where people go to practice Zen can be referred to as a "zen-dō".
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Onmyōdō Onmyōdō (陰陽道 , also "In'yōdō", lit. ‘The Way of Yin and Yang’) is a traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology, a mixture of natural science and occultism. It is based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing (five elements) and yin and yang, introduced into Japan at the beginning of the 6th century. It was accepted as a practical system of divination. These practices were influenced further by Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism, and evolved into the system of "onmyōdō" around the late 7th century. "Onmyōdō" was under the control of the imperial government, and later its courtiers, the Tsuchimikado family until the middle of the 19th century, at which point it became prohibited as superstition.
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Xinxin Ming Xinxin Ming (alternate spellings Xin Xin Ming or Xinxinming) (Chinese: 信心銘; Hànyǔ Pīnyīn: "Xìnxīn Míng"; Wade–Giles: "Hsin Hsin Ming"; Japanese: "Shinjinmei" or "Shinjin no Mei"), "Faith in mind", is a poem attributed to the Third Chinese Chán (Zen) Patriarch Jianzhi Sengcan 鑑智僧璨 (Hànyǔ Pīnyīn: Jiànzhì Sēngcàn; Wade–Giles: Chien-chih Seng-ts'an; Japanese: Kanchi Sōsan, died 606) and one of the earliest Chinese Chan expressions of the Buddhist mind training practice.
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Mani stone Mani stones are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles, inscribed with the six syllabled mantra of Avalokiteshvara (Om mani padme hum, hence the name "Mani stone"), as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. The term Mani stone may also be used in a loose sense to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as ashtamangala) are inscribed. Mani stones are intentionally placed along the roadsides and rivers or placed together to form mounds or cairns or sometimes long walls, as an offering to spirits of place or "genius loci". Creating and carving mani stones as devotional or intentional process art is a traditional sadhana of piety to yidam. Mani stones are a form of devotional cintamani.
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Menhuan Menhuan () is a term used by Chinese-speaking Muslims for a Chinese-style Sufi order. The leaders of a menhuan over the ages form a chain of spiritual succession, known in Arabic as "silsilah", which goes back to the order's founder in China (e.g., Ma Laichi or Ma Mingxin), and beyond, toward his teachers in Arabia.
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Mazu Mazu, also known by several other names and titles, is a Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of the historical Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness traditionally dated to c. 960 – c. 987 . Revered after her death as a patron of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. She was thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent Queen of Heaven. Mazuism is most popular on Taiwan; her temple festival is a major event throughout the country, with the largest celebrations around her temples at Dajia and Beigang.
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Wuliupai Wu-liu pai (: "Wŭliŭpài"literally: "School of Wu [Ghong-xu]-Liu [Hua-yang]" ), or Wu-liu fa pai (: "Wŭliŭfăpài"literally: "School of Teachings of Wu [Ching-xu]-Liu [Hua-yang]" ), also known as Xianfo (: "Xiānfó"literally: "[School] of Immortals and Buddhas" ) — a school of Taoism with main focus on internal alchemy (neidan).
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Dukkha Dukkha (Pāli; Sanskrit: "duḥkha"; Tibetan: སྡུག་བསྔལ་ "sdug bsngal", pr. "duk-ngel") is an important Buddhist concept, commonly translated as "suffering", "pain" or "unsatisfactoriness". It refers to the fundamental unsatisfactoriness and painfulness of mundane life. It is the first of the Four Noble Truths. The term is also found in scriptures of Hinduism, such as the Upanishads, in discussions of moksha (spiritual liberation).
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Vipassanā Vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (Sanskrit: विपश्यना ; Burmese: ဝိပဿနာ ; Sinhalese: විපස්සනා ; "guān"; Standard Tibetan: ལྷག་མཐོང་ , "lhaktong"; Wyl. "lhag mthong") in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the true nature of reality, . In the Therevada tradition this specifically refers to insight into the Three marks of existence: impermanence, suffering or unsatisfactoriness, and the realisation of non-self.
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Prakasa Prakāśa is a concept of Kashmir Shaivism translated by various authors as "light", "splendour", "light of consciousness" (identified with "Śiva") (Swami Lakshman Joo), "luminous and undifferentiated consciousness" (Paul E. Murphy) or "primordial light beyond all manifestations" (Paul Muller-Ortega). Fellow Tantric practitioners Tibetan Buddhists practice Clear Light yoga based on a similar concept.
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Tianzhu (Chinese name of God) Tianzhu (Chinese: 天主, Tiānzhǔ), meaning "Heavenly Master" or "Lord of Heaven," was the Chinese word used by the Jesuit China missions to designate God.
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Empowerment (Vajrayana) An empowerment is a ritual in Vajrayana which initiates a student into a particular tantric deity practice. The Tibetan word for this is "wang" (Skt. abhiṣeka; Tib. དབང་, wang; Wyl. dbang), which literally translates to "power". The Sanskrit term for this is "abhiseka" which literally translates to sprinkling or bathing or anointing. A tantric practice is not considered effective or as effective until a qualified master has transmitted the corresponding power of the practice directly to the student. This may also refer to introducing the student to the mandala of the deity.
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Lingbao School The Lingbao School (Simplified Chinese: 灵宝派; Traditional Chinese: 靈寶派; pinyin: Líng Bǎo Pài), also known as the School of the Sacred Jewel or the School of Numinous Treasure, was an important Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin Dynasty and the Liu Song Dynasty in the early fifth century CE. It lasted for about two hundred years until it was absorbed into the Shangqing and Zhengyi currents during the Tang Dynasty. The Lingbao School is a synthesis of religious ideas based on Shangqing texts, the rituals of the Celestial Masters, and Buddhist practices.
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Supratisthitacaritra Supratiṣṭhitacāritra (Sanskrit; : "Ānlìxíng" , Japanese "Anryūgyō"), also known as Firm Practice, is one of the four great perfected bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the "Lotus Sutra". He is believed to represent the "bliss" characteristic of Buddhahood, which is the liberation from suffering.