Sahajananda, ԲԻ岹: 8 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) refers to “innate bliss�, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132.—Accordingly, “[The passage] ‘inasmuch as they are [somehow] manifest in the concept [representing them� means the following]. [...] And ‘liberation,� [apprehended] as consisting of an absolute fullness the essence of which is nothing but the plenitude of a bliss that is not brought about [because in fact it is] innate (ԲԻ岹), [...]—[all these] must belong to the realm of phenomena; otherwise such [things] as the fact that [they] can be desired, the search for the realization of this [desire], their determination [as having] this [particular] form and place, the practice in accordance with [this determination], etc., would [all] be impossible�.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) refers to a possible author of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with topics as absorption (laya), yogic powers (siddhi) and liberation, presented in the form of a dialogue between Īśvara and Vāmadeva.—The colophons of a south-Indian manuscript C3 ascribe the text to a ԲԻ岹. [...] However, the addition of numerous verses which are not found in other south-Indian manuscripts, suggests that the redactor may have been ԲԻ岹, who saw himself as the author of a new text. Nonetheless, the name is of little value in determining the author of the original work.
2) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) refers to the “bliss of the natural no-mind state�, according to the Amanaska Yoga.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Salutations to you, the guru, who are the embodiment of the bliss of the natural [no-mind] state (ԲԻ岹-rūpin) and whose nectar [in the form] of words, kills the delusion which is the poison of rebirth. [This] imperishable and untainted knowledge stimulates the [Yogin’s] nectar. [This] extraordinary no-mind [knowledge] is superior [to all other knowledge because it] bestows bliss. [...]�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) is the secret name of ṇṭīś: one of the Nine Nāthas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—The Nine Nāthas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.—Sehila is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas) of ṇṭīś. His secret name is ԲԻ岹. This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.
2) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) is the “secret name� of Bhojadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Bhojadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Gopya or “secret name� is ԲԻ岹. This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Inner Kalacakratantra: A Buddhist Tantric View of the IndividualThe four types of Innate Bliss (ԲԻ岹) are part of the Sixteen Aspects (ṣoḍaś) of Gnosis (ñԲ) in terms of conventional reality.
- the innate bliss of the body (kāya-ԲԻ岹)
- the innate bliss of the mind (citta-ԲԻ岹)
- the innate bliss of speech (vāc-ԲԻ岹)
- the innate bliss of gnosis (ñԲ-ԲԻ岹)
ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) or “innate bliss� refers to one of the four faces of Cakrasaṃvara, according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—Accordingly, [while describing the iconography of Cakrasaṃvara]: “In the Saṃvara Maṇḍala atop Mount Sumera within a vajra-canopy (貹ñᲹ) there is a variegated lotus, on top of that a palace, in the middle of which is the Blessed Lord, standing in īḍhԲ, "archer's pose", on Bhairava and Kālirātrī, lying upon a solar-disc, atop the pericarp of the lotus, dark-blue with four faces [e.g., ԲԻ岹, "innate bliss"], which starting in the front (and going counter-clockwise) are dark-blue, green, red and yellow, each with trinetra, "three eyes", [...]�

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Svātmārāma (Haṭhapradīpikā).
2) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द):�(?): Śikṣāpattrī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ԲԻ岹 (सहजानन्द):—[=-ԲԻ岹] [from saha-ja > saha] m. Name of the founder of a Vaiṣṇava sect (also called Svāmi-nārāyaṇa, born about 1780 A.D.), [Religious Thought and Life in India 148; 149]
2) [v.s. ...] of an author (also 岹-īٳ and -ٳ), [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sahaja, Ananda.
Starts with: Sahajanandanatha, Sahajanandarupin, Sahajanandatirtha.
Full-text: Sahajanandarupin, Sahajanandatirtha, Anandanandanatha, Svatmarama, Kularahasya, Shikshapattri, Ananda, Sahaja, Hathapradipika, Tantraratna, Bhojadeva, Jhinthisha.
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Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1.5. Use of desire on path < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]
3. history of Yogaratnamala < [Chapter 2 - Place of Hevajra Tantra in Tantric Literature]
1.5. The Four Energy Centres (cakra) < [Chapter 4 - Tantric Cult in Hevajra Tantra]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
4.3.2. Parabrahman’s Innermost Will < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
4.4a. Grace to Pramāṇas: The Divine Birth on Earth < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
7.2. What to Understand in Upāsanā < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 102 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 352 < [Volume 10 (1890)]
Yogashikha Upanishad (critical study) (by Sujatarani Giri)
Part 2.1a - Mūlādhāra cakra (root or basic centre) < [Chapter 5 - Nature of Yoga practice in Upaniṣad]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
4.7. Nirliptatva (detachment) and Samadhi < [Chapter 2 - The Eight Components of Yoga]