Vasanakshaya, Vāsanākṣaya, Vasana-kshaya: 3 definitions
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Vasanakshaya 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 Vāsanākṣaya can be transliterated into English as Vasanaksaya or Vasanakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Sannyasa UpanishadVāsanākṣaya (वासनाक्षय) refers to “attenuation of subtle desires and attractions”, according to the commentary on the Kuṇḍika-upaniṣad verse 28.—The worshippers of the pure, resplendent Brahman (śabala-brahma) enter the world of Brahma (brahmaloka), that is, the sphere of Hiraṇyagarbha, along the path of the Sun (sūryamārga, or uttarāyaṇa-mārga) by exiting from the crown of the head (brahma-randhra) through the suṣumṇā canal; and there they are engaged in their quest for the attributeless Brahman till the end of the kalpa (till pralaya, or great dissolution, takes place). Having lived there till such time, they ultimately merge with Brahman on the attenuation of their subtle desires and attractions (vāsanā-kṣaya). Thereafter they never return to the plane of relative existence. This is the gradual liberation (krama-mukti) attained by the knowers of Brahman with attributes (saviśeṣa brahmajñānī). On the other hand, the knowers of the attributeless, absolute Brahman (nirviśeṣa brahmajñānī) will attain direct, instant liberation (sadyo-mukti), here and now (ihaiva).
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVāsanākṣaya (वासनाक्षय) refers to the “destruction of habitual tendencies”, according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.93.11-12ab) and Yogavāsiṣṭha (verse 5.92.11-14).—Accordingly, “So long as the mind is not dissolved, habitual tendencies are not destroyed (vāsanākṣaya). Knowledge of the highest reality, the disappearance of mind and the destruction of habitual tendencies are difficult to overthrow having become a cause of one another and thus, they remain”.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāsanākṣaya (ವಾಸನಾಕ್ಷಯ):—[noun] absence or eradication of subconscious influences of the impressions of past experiences which would otherwise provoke the feelings of love, hatred, greed, anger, biasedness, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Kshaya, Vasana.
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