Clairaudience: 2 definitions
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Clairaudience means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchClairaudience (in Sanskrit: Dūraśravas) refers to one of the Yogic powers obtained by those having practices for over five years, according to the Śivayogadīpikā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Yoga possibly corresponding to the Śivayoga quoted in Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi.—Accordingly, [while describing a sequence of Haṭhayoga practices]: “Thus, by means of this Haṭhayoga which has eight auxiliaries, those [students who are] life-long celibates obtain the Siddhis of the [best of Sages] because of their untiring practice. [...] In the fifth year, he has clairaudience (dūraśravas), the Siddhi of speech and [the power to] enter the bodies of other [beings]. Within six [years,] he cannot be pierced by even a thunderbolt, he can move extremely quickly and has clairvoyance. [...]”.
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).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsClairaudience refers to one of the “Five Supernormal Powers” (in Tibetan: mngon shes lnga).—Accordingly, [during the time of king Saṃmata or Mahāsammata]: Some hermits reduced their desires and achieved satisfaction; sitting alone, they isolated mind and body and so attained tranquil abiding. When they then gained supernormal and magical powers [e.g., clairaudience], they were called “seers”. Of those, many who had attained supernormal powers and trained in logic analyzed their own minds, set forth a path for attaining liberation and higher rebirth, and wrote texts that laid out the logical reasons proving that path.
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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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What Kamma is (by Sayadaw U Thittila)
Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma (by Kyaw Min, U)
Yoga-sutras (Vedanta Commentaries)
Sūtras 40-50 < [Part III - Powers]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 3.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 3 (text and commentary)]
Text 13.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
A Golden Ring (by Dr. Yutang Lin)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Signs of Mental Culture < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]