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- Daiva:
- The divine state, corresponding to bliss (ānanda). The fifth of the ten states. See Avasthā.
- Darśana:
- Philosophy, view. The six orthodox philosophies (āstika darśanas) of Hinduism are Nyāya, Pūrva Mīmāṃsā, Sāṃkhya, Uttara Mīmāṃsā (Vedānta), Vaiśeṣika, and Yoga. They’re based on the Vedas. The heterodox philosophies (nāstika darśanas) include Buddhism, Cārvāka, Jainism, etc. They aren’t based on the Vedas but contain valuable wisdom. The subject of philosophy is divided into branches, such as ontology, cosmology (spatial and temporal), axiology, ethics, and epistemology.
- Daśa:
- Ten.
- Daśaguṇa:
- 1) Tenfold.
- 2) Ten qualities, ten strings. See Guṇa.
- Daśaguṇa Brahman:
- The tenfold source. The completion (pūrṇatā) of the source (brahman). Related to the Pythagorean decad. See Brahman.
- Daśaka:
- Decad. A single unit with ten parts.
- Daśama:
- 1) Tenth.
- 2) The tenth, or waking, state (jāgrat avasthā), corresponding to physics (tamas). See Avasthā.
- Daśatattva:
- Tenfold principle. Each string (guṇa) of the sevenfold source (saptaguṇa brahman) has a tenfold principle. They’re unique recursions of the tenfold source (daśaguṇa brahman). See Tattva.
- Datta:
- Given, granted, presented.
- Deśa:
- Point, place, space.
- Deva:
- A god, a deity.
- Dhāraṇā:
- 1) Concentration. The sixth of the eight limbs (aṣṭāṅga). See Aṣṭāṅga.
- 2) See below.
- Dhāraṇāyoga:
- Concentration yoga. The third principle (tattva) of consciousness (cit) and the third of the seven yogas (yoga saptaka). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the consciousness sheath (cinmayakośa) and the conscious body (cittaśarīra). See Yoga.
- Dharma:
- 1) Law, as opposed to rebirth (bhava). See below.
- 2) A law, as opposed to a thing (bhava). See Kālavāda.
- Dhārma:
- Lawful, as opposed to unlawful (adhārma). See Akliṣṭa Vṛtti.
- Dhārmasarpiṇī:
- The arc of law, as opposed to the arc of rebirth (bhāvasarpiṇī). See Kālavāda.
- Dhyāna:
- 1) Meditation. The seventh of the eight limbs (aṣṭāṅga). See Aṣṭāṅga.
- 2) See below.
- Dhyānayoga:
- Meditation yoga. The third principle (tattva) of bliss (ānanda) and the second of the seven yogas (yoga saptaka). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the bliss sheath (ānandamayakośa) and the inner body (antaḥśarīra). See Yoga.
- Dikṣaṭka:
- Six directions. See Ṣaḍguṇa.
- Dīrgha:
- Long.
- Dīrgham:
- Slowly.
- Draṣṭṛ:
- The seer. Part of a triad (traya) that includes the seen and the act of seeing (dṛśya and dṛṣṭi). See Puruṣa.
- Dṛḍha:
- Steady, stable.
- Dṛṣṭi:
- The act of seeing, viewing. Part of a triad (traya) that includes the seer and the seen (draṣṭṛ and dṛśya). See Īśvara.
- Dṛśya:
- The seen. Part of a triad (traya) that includes the seer and the act of seeing (draṣṭṛ and dṛṣṭi). See Prakṛti.
- Duḥkha:
- 1) Suffering, as opposed to happiness (sukha).
- 2) Uncomfortable, as opposed to comfortable (sukha).
- 3) The separation (viyoga) of the knower and the known (jñā and jñeya).
- Dvādaśa:
- Twelve.
- Dvādaśama:
- Twelfth.
- Dvādaśāra:
- Twelve spokes. See Ara.
- Dvādaśataya:
- Twelvefold, consisting of twelve parts.
- Dvaita:
- 1) Dual, duality, as opposed to non-duality (advaita).
- 2) The dual state, corresponding to nature (prakṛti). The second of the ten states. See Avasthā.
- Dvaita Sāṃkhya:
- Dual Sāṃkhya, as opposed to Non-dual Sāṃkhya (Advaita Sāṃkhya). Sāṃkhya as defined by the Sāṃkhya Kārikā. See Sāṃkhya.
- Dvaita Yoga:
- Dual Yoga, as opposed to Non-dual Yoga (Advaita Yoga). Yoga as defined by the Yoga Sūtras. See Yoga.
- Dvaṃdva:
- 1) Pair of opposites.
- 2) One of the four pairs of opposite strings (guṇas). The nonlocal (alaukika) pair of opposites are spirit and nature (puruṣa and prakṛti); the local (laukika) pairs of opposites are existence and physics (sat and tamas), bliss and emotion (ānanda and rajas), and consciousness and mind (cit and sattva). See Guṇa.
- Dveṣa:
- Aversion, as opposed to attachment (rāga). See Rāgadveṣa.
- Dvitīya:
- 1) Second.
- 2) The second, or dual state (dvaita avasthā), corresponding to nature (prakṛti). See Avasthā.