Tejomayasharira, Tejomayaśarīra, Tejomaya-sharira: 1 definition

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Tejomayasharira means something in 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.

The Sanskrit term Tejomayaśarīra can be transliterated into English as Tejomayasarira or Tejomayasharira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Tejomayaśarīra (तेजोमयशरीर) refers to the “luminous-body”, as discussed in the eleventh chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [samādhi-khyāpana]:—[...] Meditating upon his own mundane condition, the aspirant then meditates on earth, air, fire, water and space as being essentially one with him; the same is done with the subtle forms of these gross elements (23-57). Having succeeded in this, the jīva is lifted in imagination through the various levels of being to the realm of kaivalya-consciousness (58-77), whereupon in his “luminous-body” [tejomayaśarīra] he aspires to feel infused by the Power and Presence of the universal spirit invoked by the ātmamantra which he repeats (78-103).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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