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- A in BuddhismThe phoneme A (Nagari: अ, Siddham: 𑖀) is an important symbol and seed mantra in Mahayana
- A Record of Buddhist Practices Sent Home from the Southern SeaBuddhist travelogue by the Tang Chinese monk Yijing
- Aadi (month)4th month of the Tamil calendar
- Abbot (Buddhism)Buddhist title in English-speaking countries
- AbhasavadaHindu philosophy term
- Abhaya Varadeeswarar Temple, AdirampattinamHindu temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Abhayagiri VihāraHistorical Buddhist monastery site in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
- AbhayakaraguptaBuddhist monk, scholar and tantric master
- Abhidhaja Maha Rattha GuruBurmese Buddhist monastic title
- Abhidhamma DayBUddhist tradition
- Abhidhamma PiṭakaThird division of the Tripitaka or Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism
- Abhidhammattha-sangahaCompendium of the Abhidhamma of the Theravāda tradition
- AbhidharmaBuddhist traditions and texts dating from the 3rd century BCE onwards
- Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa ŚāstraAncient Buddhist text
- Abhidharmakośa-bhāsyaText by Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu
- AbhijñāSupernormal knowledge in Buddhism
- AbhimanyuSon of Arjuna in the Mahabharata
- Abhinava TandavaThe Abhinava Tandava (also spelled as Abhinava Tandavam), also called Abhinava Tarkatandav
- AbhinavabharatiAbhinavabharati is a Sanskrit commentary on the Natyasastra, an ancient treatise on dramat
- AbhinavaguptaIndian philosopher and writer (c.950–1016)
- Abhirami PattarIndian Hindu saint
- AbhiratiAbhirati (lit. "The Joyous") is the eastern pure land associated with Akshobhya in Mahayan
- AbhisamayalankaraOne of five Sanskrit-language Mahayana śastras
- Abhiṣeka (Buddhism)Ritual in Vajrayana Buddhism
- AbhishekaRitual milk-bathing in Indian religions
- AbhutaparikalpaBuddhist concept
- Abirami AntatiTamil collection of poems
- AcalaOne of Wisdom kings in Buddhism
- ĀcāraConcept in Classical Hindu law
- Achar KhmerLay ritual specialist in Cambodia
- AcharapakkamAcharapakkam is a panchayat town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nad
- AcharyaGuide or instructor in religious matters in Dharmic religion
- AchouryaNon-stealing, a virtue in Indian religions
- Achyutananda Dasa16th-century Indian devotional poet
- AcintyaSupreme God of Indonesian Hinduism
- Adam's PeakMountain in Sri Lanka
- Adbhuta RamayanaŚāktaḥ Sanskrit work
- AdharmaSanskrit antonym of dharma
- AdhiṣṭhānaTerm for Blessings in Buddhism
- AdhiṭṭhānaResolute determination, in Buddhism
- Adhyatma RamayanaAdhyatma Ramayana (Devanāgarī: अध्यात्म रामायण, IAST: Adhyātma Rāmāyaṇa, lit. 'Spiritual R
- Adhyatma Ramayanam KilippattuMalayalam version of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana
- Adi DharmReligious movement from mid-19th century Bengal
- Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, KumbakonamHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Adi ParvaThe Adi Parva or The Book of the Beginning is the first of eighteen books of the Mahabhara
- Adi Shankara bibliographyAdi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, composed a number of comm
- Adi-BuddhaFirst or Primordial Buddha
- AditiHindu mother goddess
- Ādittapariyāya SuttaBuddhist scripture in Pāli Canon
- AdityasClass of Hindu deities
- Advaita Guru ParamparāTraditional list historical teachers of Advaita Vedanta
- Advaita VedantaHindu tradition of textual interpretation
- AfterlifePostulated continued existence after death
- Āgama (Buddhism)Collection of Early Buddhist Texts, related to Pali Canon
- Agama (Hinduism)Collection of Hindu religious texts
- AgastyaVedic sage
- Agga Maha PanditaBurmese Buddhist title
- Aggañña Sutta27th Sutta in the Digha Nikaya, Pāli Canon
- Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta72nd Sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya, Pāli Canon
- AghoriTantric Shaivite tradition and monastic order
- AgniHindu fire god
- Agni PuranaSanskrit Hindu text, one of the eighteen major Puranas
- AgnicayanaVedic custom
- AgnihotraAncient fire ritual of Hindu society
- Agniswarar Temple, KanjanurNavagraha temple in Tamil Nadu
- AgrahayanaNinth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
- AhalyaWife of the sage Gautama Maharishi in Hinduism
- Aham (Kashmir Shaivism)Concept of Kashmir Shaivism
- AhamkaraSanskrit term in Indian philosophy
- AhimsaAncient Indian principle of nonviolence
- AhiravanRamayana character
- Aipasi7th month of the Tamil calendar
- Air (classical element)One of four primary substances in antiquity
- AiravataMythical creature in Hinduism
- Aiton languageThe Aiton language or Tai Aiton language is spoken in Assam, India, in the Dhonsiri Valley
- AiyanarHindu folk deity
- Aiyarappar TempleShiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Aja of KosalaKing in Hinduism
- AjamilaMain character of a story in the Hindu text Bhagavata Purana
- AjātivādaHindu philosophical concept
- AjñanaOne of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy
- AkaniṣṭhaIn classical Buddhist Cosmology, Akaniṣṭha (Pali: Akaniṭṭha, meaning "Nothing Higher", "Un
- ĀkāśagarbhaBodhisattva in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Buddhism
- AkashaTerm for space or æther
- Akhand PathSikh tradition of scripture recitation
- AkharaPlace of practice for Indian martial artists
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi ParishadRSS-affiliated student organisation
- AkilandeswariHindu goddess
- AkrodhaImportant virtue in Indian philosophy and Hindu ethics
- Akshamalika UpanishadThe Akshamalika Upanishad (Sanskrit: अक्षमालिका उपनिषद्, Akṣamālika Upaniṣad) is a Sanskri
- Akshar DeriThe Akshar Deri is a major site of pilgrimage in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya and is locate
- Akshar Purushottam DarshanSet of spiritual beliefs based on the teachings of Swaminarayan
- Akshar Purushottam UpasanaAkshar Purushottam Upasana is the BAPS-practice of worshiping Swaminarayan as a supreme be
- AksharaHindu philosophical concept
- AkshauhiniArmy division featured in Hinduism
- Akshaya TritiyaAnnual Hindu and Jain festival
- Akshayanathasamy Temple, TirumanthuraiTemple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Akshayapureeswarar TempleHindu temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Aksheeswaraswamy Temple, AcharapakkamHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Akshi UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- AkshobhyaOne of the Five Wisdom Buddhas
- Alagirinathar TempleHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- AlakshmiHindu goddess of misfortune
- Alampur Navabrahma TemplesHindu temples in India dating from the 7th and 9th centuries
- Alandurainathar Temple, PullamangaiShiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Alappuzha districtDistrict in Kerala, India
- Alfred Charles Auguste FoucherAlfred Charles Auguste Foucher (1865–1952), was a French scholar, who argued that the Budd
- Alfred Percy SinnettAlfred Percy Sinnett (18 January 1840 – 26 June 1921) was an English author and theosophis
- Allama Prabhu12th-century Veerashaiva saint and Vachana poet
- AlmsMoney or goods given to poor people
- Altan KhanMongolian prince
- Aluvihare Rock TempleBuddhist temple in Sri Lanka
- AlvarsTamil poet-saints of South India
- Amalaka EkadashiHindu holy day
- AmarakoshaThesaurus of Sanskrit written by the ancient Indian scholar Amarasimha
- Amarapura NikāyaSri Lankan Buddhist monastic order, originated from Myanmar
- Amaravati (mythology)Abode of Indra in Hinduism
- Amaravati StupaAncient Buddhist site in Andhra Pradesh, India
- Amaravila Rameswaram Sri Mahadeva TempleAncient Hindu temple in Kerala, India
- AmarkantakHill station in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Amarnath TempleHindu shrine in Kashmir, India
- AmavasyaLunar phase near new moon
- Ambal Brahmapureeswarar TempleHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- AmbalappuzhaAmbalappuzha is a small town in the Alappuzha district of Kerala state, India. It is locat
- Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy TempleTemple in South India
- AmbarishaKing in Hindu texts
- Amber, IndiaCity in Rajasthan, India
- Ambika (goddess)Mother goddess of Indian origin
- Ambika Statue from DharThe Ambikā Statue from Dhār is a marble figure in high relief of the Jain goddess Ambikā i
- Ambubachi MelaAnnual Hindu mela (gathering) held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam
- Amirthakadeswarar TempleHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- AmitābhaCelestial Buddha of Buddhism
- Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth DharaniMantra in Pure Land Buddhism
- Amitābha SūtraPopular Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Amitāyus Contemplation SūtraPure land sutra in East Asian Mahāyāna Buddhism
- AmoghasiddhiBuddha of wisdom in East Asian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism
- Amoghavajra8th century Buddhist monk
- AmrapaliAncient Indian royal courtesan who figured in early Buddhism
- AmritaNectar of immortality in Hinduism and used as a metaphor in Buddhism
- AmritasiddhiEarliest haṭhayoga text
- AmrutanubhavAmrutanubhav or Amritanubhav is a composition by the Marathi saint and poet Jñāneśvar duri
- Amrutesvara Temple, AmruthapuraTemple in Karnataka, India
- An ShigaoSecond century Buddhist missionary to China
- Anāgāmi3rd of the four stages of enlightment in Buddhism
- AnagārikaPāli term referring to Buddhist lay renunciants
- Ānanda (Hindu philosophy)Eternal bliss which accompanies the ending of the rebirth cycle
- Ananda NilayamTemple sanctutary in Tirumala, India
- Anandashram SwamiSwami Ānandāshram (Devanagari: आनंदाश्रम्, Ā.nan.dā.śram) was the ninth guru and the head
- Ananta Vasudeva TempleHindu temple in Bhubaneswar, India
- Anantanand RambachanHindu studies scholar
- Anantheshwara Temple, UdupiHindu temple in Udupi
- AnapanasatiMindfulness of breathing, a form of Buddhist meditation
- Ānāpānasati SuttaBuddhist scripture in Pali Canon
- AnasuyaWife of Sage Atri in Hinduism
- AnathapindikaProminent lay disciple and patron of the Buddha
- Anātman (Hinduism)Non-self
- AnattāBuddhist doctrine of "non-self"
- Anattalakkhaṇa SuttaSecond sermon preached by the Buddha in Sarnath
- Anaukchaung Dvāra GaingBuddhist monastic order in Myanmar
- AnavasthaPhilosophical term from Sanskrit
- Anbil Sathyavaheesvarar TempleShiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Ancestor veneration in ChinaTraditional veneration of ancestors in Chinese culture
- Ancient Chinese wooden architectureStyle of Chinese architecture
- AndalTamil Hindu poet-saint
- AndhakaDemon in Hinduism
- Andhra VaishnavasAndhra Vaishnavas is a Brahmin community in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telang
- Anekadhangavadeswarar templeTemple in Tamil Nadu, India
- AngadaSon of Vali and Tara
- Angala DeviHindu goddess
- AngirasHindu sage
- AṅgulimālaImportant figure in early Buddhism
- Aṅguttara Nikāya4th Buddhist Scriptures Collection in Pāli Canon
- Anhui cuisineAnhui cuisine, alternatively referred to as Hui cuisine, is one of the Eight Culinary Trad
- Aniconism in BuddhismPurported concept of early Buddhists not to depict the Buddha's person
- Animal rights in Indian religionsThe respect for animal rights in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism derives from the doctrine
- Animal sacrifice in HinduismThe practice of Hindu animal sacrifice is in recent times mostly associated with Shaktism,
- Animals in BuddhismThe position and treatment of animals in Buddhism is important for the light it sheds on B
- AniruddhaGrandson of the god Krishna in Hinduism
- AnirvanIndian Hindu monk, writer and philosopher
- Añjali MudrāHand gesture, associated with Dharmic religions, practiced throughout Asia and beyond
- AnjaneriIndian fort
- Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, ChennaiHindu temple dedicated to the deity Ayyappan in Chennai, India
- AnnaprashanaHindu rite of passage marking first solid food
- Annapurna Devi MandirHindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Annapurna UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- AntahkaranaConcept in Hindu philosophy
- Anthology of the Patriarchal HallThe Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall (Chinese: 祖堂集; pinyin: Zǔtángjí; Japanese: Sodōshū)
- Anti-Hindu sentimentAnti-Hindu sentiment, also referred to as Hinduphobia, is the fear, hostility, or negative
- Anukulchandra ChakravartyIndian physician, philosopher, spiritual leader (1888–1969)
- AnuppurAnuppur is a city in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the adminis
- AnupubbikathāMethod of teaching used by the Buddha
- Anuradha (nakshatra)Anuradha is the seventeenth nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astrology having a spread f
- Anuradhapura Maha ViharayaTheravada Buddhist monastery Sri Lanka
- Anuradhapura periodThe Anuradhapura period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingd
- Anushasana ParvaThirteenth book of the Mahabharata
- AnussatiType of meditational and devotional practices
- AnuvyavasayaAnuvyavasāya (Sanskrit:अनुव्यवसाय) is derived from anu ('after') + vyavasāya ('contact') –
- Ap (water)Ap (áp-) is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water", which in Classical Sanskrit only occurs i
- ApadānaCollection of Buddhist biographical stories in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pāli Canon
- AparokshanubhutiIndian philosophy book
- Apastamba DharmasutraAncient Dharma texts of Hinduism
- Apathsahayar Temple, ThirupazhanamShiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Apophatic theologyWay of describing the divine by explaining what God is not
- Appakkudathaan Perumal TemplePerumal temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- AppamādaAppamāda (Pali: appamāda; Sanskrit: apramāda; Tibetan Wylie: bag yod pa) is a Buddhist ter
- ApparSeventh-century Tamil Śaiva poet-saint
- Appayya DikshitaIndian philosopher
- ApsaraType of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture
- APSARAThe Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor, also
- ArachosiaSatrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
- Aram Bagh, KarachiLocality in Sindh, Pakistan
- AranyakaPart of the ancient Indian Vedas
- Arasaleeswarar templeHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Arattupuzha PooramThe oldest pooram (temple festival) in all of Kerala, the Arattupuzha Pooram is held at th
- Arattupuzha TempleThe Arattupuzha Sastha Temple is a Hindu temple situated at Arattupuzha in Thrissur distri
- Arbor knotThe Arbor knot is a typical fishers' knot. Its primary use is to attach fishing line to th
- Archibald KeightleyArchibald Keightley (19 April 1859 – 18 November 1930) was an English physician and Theoso
- ArchitectPerson who designs buildings and oversees construction
- Architectural styleSpecific method of construction
- Architecture of Sri LankaThe architecture of Sri Lanka displays a rich variety of architectural forms and styles. S
- Ardhanareeswarar TempleTemple in India
- ArdhanarishvaraComposite form of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati
- ArdhkuwariHindu temple in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Arghandab RiverRiver in Afghanistan
- ArhatEnlightened being in Buddhism
- Arhat HallSpace in East Asian Buddhist temples
- ArishadvargasEnemies of the mind
- ArjavaHindu philosophical concept
- ArjunaHero of the Indian epic Mahabharata
- Arsha Vidya GurukulamVedic teaching institutions
- Art of Living FoundationIndian non-governmental organisation
- ArthaIndian philosophical term
- Arthur E. PowellArthur Edward Powell (September 27, 1882 – March 20, 1969) was a Welsh Theosophist whose b
- Arti (Hinduism)Hindu ritual of light-waving
- Arulmigu Koniamman TempleHistoric Hindu temple in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Arumuka NavalarSri Lankan Shaivism and Tamil language scholar, reformer, revivalist
- Aruna (Hinduism)Charioteer of the sun god in Hindu mythology
- Arunachalesvara TempleHindu temple in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
- ArunagirinatharTamil Shaivite saint-poet
- Arundhati (epic)Hindi epic poem by Rambhadracharya
- Arundhati (Hinduism)Wife of Vasishtha in Hinduism
- Arya metreMetre in Sanskrit and Prakrit verses
- Arya Samaj in GuyanaThe Ārya Samāj doctrine, a monotheistic Hindu reform movement that rejects the idea of cas
- Arya Samaj in Trinidad and TobagoThe earliest efforts to establish the Arya Samaj in Trinidad and Tobago were made by visit
- Aryacakravarti dynastyKings of the Jaffna Kingdom in Sri Lanka
- Asalha PujaTheravada Buddhist festival
- AsanaPostures in hatha yoga and modern yoga practice
- AsavaĀsava is a Pali term (Sanskrit: Āsrava) that is used in Buddhist scripture, philosophy, an
- Ashadha4th month of the Hindu calendar
- AshleshaAshlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā) (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as Ayilyam in Tami
- AshramHindu spiritual hermitage or monastery
- Ashta BhairavaEight manifestations of Bhairava
- Ashta LakshmiEight manifestations of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi
- Ashta Mathas of UdupiGroup of Hindu monasteries
- Ashta Veeratta StalamGroup of eight Hindu temples of Shiva
- AshtabharyaEight principal wives of Hindu god Krishna
- Ashtalakshmi Temple, ChennaiHindu temple of Ashtalakshmi in Chennai, India
- AshtamangalaEight auspicious signs in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism
- AshtamiEighth day of the lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar
- Ashtamoorthi K. V.Ashtamoorthi K V is a Malayalam novelist and short story writer from Kerala, India. He com
- Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga)Patanjali's classification of classical yoga
- AshtavakraAncient sage in Hinduism
- Ashtavakra (epic)Hindi epic poem
- Ashtavakra GitaAdvaita Vedanta scripture
- AshtavinayakaPilgrimage to eight Indian Hindu temples
- AshvaHorses in Hinduism
- AshvatthamaSon of Drona in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Ashvin (month)Seventh month of the Hindu calendar
- AshviniAshvini (अश्विनी, IAST: aśvinī) is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy
- AshvinsVedic twin gods of medicine
- Asikni (goddess)Consort of Daksha in Hinduism
- AsindAsind is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, India. It is a Tehsil
- Āśrama (stage)Ancient Indian concept of human life stages
- AssisiTown and administrative division in Italy
- Associations of good-doingThe associations of good-doing (Chinese: 行好的; pinyin: Xínghǎode) are organised groups of t
- AṣṭādhyāyīEarly Sanskrit grammar text
- AstamurtiEight manifestations of Hindu deity Shiva
- Āstika and nāstikaClassification of Indian philosophies
- Astra (weapon)Supernatural weapon in Hinduism
- Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendarApplied astronomy of ancient India
- Asuka-dera34°28′43″N 135°49′13″E / 34.478731°N 135.820214°E
- AsuraMythical beings in Indian religions
- AšvieniaiAšvieniai are divine twins in the Lithuanian mythology, identical to Latvian Dieva dēli an
- AtheismAbsence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
- AthichudiCollection of quotations by Avvaiyar
- Ati KonanayakarHindu temple in Eastern, Sri Lanka
- Atma bodhaKnowledge of the soul . It is short work attributed to Shankaracharya
- Atmabodha UpanishadAncient Hindu text
- Ātman (Hinduism)Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
- AtmatustiSource of dharma in Hinduism
- AtriSage in Hinduism
- AtthakathaCommentaries on the Pāli Canon
- Aṭṭhakavagga and PārāyanavaggaTwo small collections of suttas within the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism
- Aṭṭhāna JātakaOne of Buddhist jatakas
- Attukal TempleHindu shrine
- AudumbarasHistorical tribe of northern India
- AvadanaType of Buddhist literature
- AvadhutaType of mystic or saint who acts without consideration for standard social etiquette
- Avadhuta GitaSanskrit text of Hinduism
- Avadhutaka UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- Avalon BallroomThe Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, Cal
- Avani (month)5th month of the Tamil calendar
- Avanti kingdom (Mahabharata)The historical Avanti kingdom of ancient India is described in the Mahabharata epic. Avant
- Avanti Schools TrustSponsor of Hindu schools in the United Kingdom
- AvatarIncarnation of a god on Earth in Hinduism
- Avestan geographyCompilation of the geographical references in Avesta
- Avidyā (Buddhism)Ignorance or misconceptions about the nature of metaphysical reality
- Avidyā (Hinduism)Sanskrit word meaning ignorance
- Avinasilingeshwarar Temple (Tiruppukkozhiyur)Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Avvaiyar (8th-century poet)Avvaiyar (Tamil: ஔவையார்) was a Tamil poet who lived during the seventh or eighth century
- Awakening of Faith in the MahayanaPopular Sastra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Ayang RinpocheBuddhist Leader
- Ayodhya (Ramayana)Legendary city in Sanskrit texts
- AyyappanHindu deity
- AyyavazhiVaishnava Hindu sect
- Azhakodi Devi TempleHindu temple in Kerala, India
- Aztec use of entheogensEntheogenic use by ancient Aztecs
