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Preksha meditation: History and Methods

by Samani Pratibha Pragya | 2016 | 111,074 words

This page relates 鈥楬istory of Meditation in Terapanth鈥� of study dealing with Preksha-Dhyana: a meditation technique created by Acharya Shri Mahapragya (Acarya Mahaprajna) in the late twentieth century. It synthesizes ancient Jain ascetic methods, ritualistic practices, and modern scientific insights, appealing to a global audience. The thesis explores its historical context, theoretical foundations, and the rise of contemporary Jain meditation systems.

Chapter 3 - The History of Meditation in Ter膩panth

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1. Introduction (the Ter膩pantha sect)

2. Meditation in Early Ter膩pantha Practice (Introduction)

2.1. Meditative Practices of 膧c膩rya Bhik峁 and Muni Hemar膩ja

2.2. Bearing heat (膧t膩pan膩)

2.3. Bhik峁鈥檚膧t膩pan膩

2.4. The Practice of Hemar膩ja鈥檚 K膩yotsarga

3. Jay膩c膩rya鈥檚 Meditation

3.1. Ba岣嵞�-Dhy膩na (Long Meditation)鈥擨ntroduction

3.1.1. The Method of 鈥楽o鈥檋am鈥� Breathing Meditation

3.1.2. Colour-Visualisation of the T墨rtha峁卥ara

3.1.3. The Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)

3.1.4. Meditation on the Results of Karma (vip膩ka)

3.1.5. The Concept of the Soul

3.2. Cho峁�-dhy膩na (Short Meditation)

3.3. Dhy膩na-Vidhi (The Procedure of Meditation)

4. The Development of Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na between 1944鈥�1975

4.1. Mah膩praj帽a and the Emergence of Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na

4.2. Brief Biography of Mah膩praj帽a

4.3. The Initial Encounter of Esoteric Tantric Texts

4.4. Motivation behind Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na

4.5. Practices prior to Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na

4.6. Ku艣ala-S膩dhan膩 (The Adept One in the Spiritual Practice)

4.7. Composition of Manonu艣膩sanao

4.8. Tulas墨鈥檚 Instruction to Develop a New Method of Meditation

4.9. Pra峁噄dh膩na-Kak峁 (The Contemplation / Divotional Cell)

4.10. Bh膩vit膩tm膩 (Self-Cultivated Ascetic)

4.11. Other Pre-Prek峁Ｄ� Camps by Mah膩praj帽a

5. Conceptualising a Special Method of Spirituality

6. Overall Glimpse of the Chronological Development of Prek峁Ｄ�

7. Prek峁Ｄ� and Vipassan膩: Goenk膩鈥檚 1974-75 Vipassan膩 Camp

8. Naming of Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na

9. Launch of Prek峁Ｄ�-Dhy膩na

10. Conclusion of chapter 3

Last Updated: 02 December, 2024

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