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- Sacca (Buddhism)Buddhist term meaning "real" or "true"
- Sacca-kiriyaMotif and concept found in Buddhism and other Indian religions
- SaccidānandaHindu concept of the Ultimate Reality
- Sacred lotus in religious artAttribute in certain Indian religions
- Sacred mountainsMountains central to certain religions
- Sacred watersSacred natural sites involving water
- SadashivaAspect of Hindu god Shiva as the Supreme Being
- Sadh VaishnavismTradition in Hinduism linked to Dvaita Vedanta
- SādhanāDisciplined and dedicated spiritual practice
- Sadharan Brahmo SamajReligious organization in Kolkata, India
- SadhuReligious ascetic or holy person in Hinduism
- Sādhu (Pali word)Pali formula of approbation
- SadyaTraditional meal of Kerala, India
- Sagaan UbgenMongol mythology
- SagalaHistoric city in present-day Punjab, Pakistan
- Saguna brahmanHindu philosophical concept
- SahadevaCharacter from Indian epic Mahabharata; 5th Pandava
- SahajaSpontaneous enlightenment in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
- Sahasra Bahu TemplesThe Sahasra Bahu temples or Sasbahu Temples, at Nagda, Rajasthan, are a pair of late 10th-
- Saichō8/9th-century Japanese Buddhist monk; founder of the Tendai sect
- SakadagamiIn Buddhism, the Sakadāgāmin (Pali; Sanskrit: Sakṛdāgāmin, Chinese: 斯陀含 or 一往來; pinyin: sī
- Śakra (Buddhism)Ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven
- Sakya MonasteryTibetan Monastery in Sa'gya, Tibet
- Salistamba SutraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Sam Poh Tong TempleBuddhist temple in Ipoh, Malaysia
- SamadhiState of meditative consciousness
- Samadhi (shrine)Indian temple commemorating the dead
- Samadhiraja SutraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- SamaneraBuddhist ordained novices
- Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva)Bodhisattva
- Samantabhadra Meditation SutraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- SamantapasadikaSamantapāsādikā (also spelled Samantapāsādika) is a commentary (Aṭṭhakathā) on the Vinaya
- Samanya UpanishadsHindu religious text
- Samarth Ramdas17th-century poet-saint in India
- Samatha-vipassanāBuddhist meditation practices
- SamavartanamHindu rite of passage
- SamavedaVeda of melodies and chants
- SamayaVows that binds guru and disciple
- Samba (Krishna's son)Son of Krishna and Jambavati
- SambandarShaiva poet-saint of Tamil Nadu
- SaṃbhogakāyaConcept in Buddhism
- Samding Dorje PhagmoHighest female tulku (incarnation) in Tibet
- SamhitaIndian Hindu text, the oldest layer of the Vedas
- SaṃjñāBuddhist term
- SaṃkarṣaṇaSaṃkarṣaṇa (IAST Saṃkarṣaṇa, "The Plougher") later known as Balarama, was a son of Vasudev
- Samkhya Pravachana SutraHindu sutra
- Samleswari TempleHindu temple in Odisha, India
- SampajaññaBuddhist concept
- SampradayaTradition, spiritual lineage or a religious system
- SaṃsāraIndian concept of the cyclical process of death and rebirth
- Saṃsāra (Hinduism)Continual cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
- Saṃsāra in BuddhismCycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again
- Samskara (rite of passage)Rites of passage described in ancient Sanskrit texts
- SamudraSankrit word meaning "ocean"
- Samudra ManthanaHindu legend
- SāṁvartakaDivine force or power in Hinduism and Jainism
- SamyamaMeditation technique in Yoga
- SamyeFirst Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Lhasa, Tibet
- Saṃyukta ĀgamaMajor scripture of early Buddhism
- Saṃyutta Nikāya3rd Buddhist Scriptures Collection in Pāli Canon
- San Francisco Zen CenterNetwork of affiliated Sōtō Zen practice centers
- Sanam Luang examinationThe Sanam Luang examination (Thai: สอบสนามหลวง) is an examination assessing the knowledge
- Sanatan DharmaEndonymic designation for Hinduism
- Sanctum sanctorumLatin translation of the Hebrew term Qṓḏeš HaQŏḏāšîm (Holy of Holies)
- Sand mandalaTibetan Buddhist tradition
- Sandai sōronThe sandai sōron (三代相論), or third-generation differentiation, was a putative dispute over
- Sandakada pahanaSandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of anci
- Sandhinirmocana SutraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- SandhyavandanamHindu diurnal ritual
- SandungIndonesian ossuary
- Sangam literatureHistoric period of Tamil literature
- SanghaPali and Sanskrit word meaning religious community
- SangharajaBuddhist honorific
- Sangharama (Buddhist deity)Buddhist guardian deities
- SangitaTraditional Indian music and associated performance arts
- SanjayaCharacter from Hindu epic Mahabharata
- SanjnaHindu goddess
- Śaṅkaranandana9th/10th century Buddhist philosopher
- Sankata Devi MandirHindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
- SaṅkhāraBuddhist concept of "formations"
- SankissaHistorical city in India
- SankrantiTransmigration of the sun in Hindu astronomy
- SannyasaRenounce worldly life, monastic spiritual pursuit in Hinduism
- Sannyasa UpanishadsHindu texts
- Sanskrit Buddhist literatureBuddhist texts composed in Sanskrit
- Sanskrit epigraphyStudy of ancient Sanskrit inscriptions
- Sanskrit prosodyAspect of Vedic studies
- Sant (religion)Truth-exemplar in Indian religions
- Sant MatHindu spiritual movement in the 13th century
- Sant Ravidas GhatSant Ravidas Ghat is the southernmost and largest ghat in Varanasi. To most visitors to Va
- SantoshaEthical concept in Indian philosophy
- Santoshi MataHindu goddess
- Sanyi teachingThe Harmonious Church of the Three-in-One (Chinese: 三一教协会; pinyin: Sānyī jiào xiéhuì), or
- Sanyi, Miaoli24°25′N 120°46′E / 24.417°N 120.767°E
- SanzenSanzen (参禅), aka nisshitsu (入室), means going to a Zen master for instruction. In the Rinza
- Sapta PuriSeven sacred pilgrimage sites in Hinduism
- SaptapadiHindu wedding rite
- SaptarshiSeven sages of Hinduism, Jainism
- SaptashrungiPilgrimage site in India
- SaramaFemale dog of the gods in Hinduism
- Sarangapani TempleVishnu temple in Kumbakonam
- Sarasvati-rahasya UpanishadGoddess related text
- Saraswati RiverDeified river mentioned in the Vedas and ancient Indian epics
- Sarathi (name of Krishna)Sanskrit term for charioteer
- Sari temple8th-century Buddhist site in Indonesia
- Sarkaradevi TempleBhadrakali Temple
- Sarva-Darsana-SangrahaSarva-darśana-sangraha (Sanskrit: सर्वदर्शनसंग्रह; transl. A Compendium of all the Philoso
- Sarvasara UpanishadThe Sarvasara Upanishad (Sanskrit: सर्वसार उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarvasāra Upaniṣad) is a Sanskri
- Sasbahu Temple, GwaliorHindu temple in Gwalior, India
- SASM/GNC romanizationRomanization systems used in China
- Śāstra pramāṇamHindu philosophical concept
- SatguruReligious teacher
- Sathya Sai Baba movementMovement inspired by Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba
- Sati (Buddhism)Buddhist concept of mindfulness or awareness
- Sati (Hindu goddess)First consort of the Hindu god Shiva
- SatipatthanaMindfulness in Buddhism
- Satipatthana Sutta10th Sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya, Pāli Canon
- SatkaryavadaTheory of causation in Hindu-philosophy
- SatoriJapanese Buddhist term for awakening
- SatsangAudience with a guru for the purpose of spiritual or yogic instruction
- Satsang AshramSatsang Ashram is the headquarters of the Satsang movement started by Thakur Anukulchandra
- Satsangi JivanSatsangi Jivan is the authorised biography of Swaminarayan. The book contains information
- Sattainathar Temple, SirkazhiSattainathar temple, Sirkazhi (also called Brahmapureeswarar temple and Thoniappar temple)
- SattriyaOne of the classical dances of India
- SattvaHindu philosophical concept
- Sattvic dietDiet based on foods in yogic and ayurvedic literature
- Satya Chandrashekharendra SaraswatiSeventy first Head of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
- Satya YugaFirst of four yugas (ages) in Hindu cosmology
- SatyabhamaThird queen-consort of the Hindu god Krishna
- Satyabhinava TirthaHindu saint and scholar
- Satyabodha TirthaHindu guru
- Satyadharma TirthaScholar and poet
- Satyadhyana TirthaHindu guru
- Satyanatha Tirtha17th-century Indian philosopher
- Satyarth Prakash1875 book by Dayanand Saraswati
- Satyavara TirthaSatyavara Tirtha (c. 1716 - c. 1797) was an Indian philosopher, scholar and the pontiff of
- SatyavatiSecond wife of King Shantanu in the epic Mahabharata
- Satyendranath TagoreSatyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian civil servant, poet, com
- Saundarya LahariSanskrit literary work
- Saurashtra kingdomIndian kingdom
- Sauvira kingdomLegendary kingdom mentioned in ancient Indian literature
- Savarni ManuEighth Manu in Hindu mythology
- SavitrVedic Hindu deity
- Savitri UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- SayadawBurmese Buddhist title
- Sayavaneswarar TempleShiva temple in Sayavanam, Sirakzhi, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Philosophy and Economic ScienceWorldwide organisation based in London
- Schools of BuddhismInstitutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism
- ScimitarMiddle-Eastern sabre with a curved blade
- Secular BuddhismForm of Buddhism without supernatural content
- Secular spiritualityAdherence to spirituality without religious adherence
- SecularismPosition that religion should not influence civic and state affairs
- Seema MalakaBuddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- SelaiyurSelaiyur is a suburb of Chennai, India, located on the Tambaram–Velachery Road in the Chen
- Self-enquiry (Ramana Maharshi)Psychological technique
- Self-realizationFulfillment of one's character or personality
- Sellur (Madurai)Sellur or Sellur, Madurai is a Neighborhood in Madurai district in the Indian State of Tam
- Sena NhaviSena Nhavi (literally Sena the barber, a name often used in English sources), also known a
- Sengaku-jiBuddhist temple in Japan
- SengcanPatriarch of Chán Buddhism
- SenseiEast Asian honorific
- Sentient beings (Buddhism)Life with consciousness according to Buddhism
- September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
- September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Sep. 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 22
- September 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Sep. 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 8
- Sera MonasteryBuddhist monastery near Lhasa, Tibet, China
- Seri-Vanija Jathaka KathaSeri-Vanija Jathaka is one of the five hundred and fifty jatakas of the Buddha. A Jataka (
- Seruthunai NayanarSeruthunai Nayanar, also known as Seruthunai (also spelt as Ceruttunai, Cheruthunai and Se
- SesshinPeriod of intensive meditation
- Seto MachindranathSeto Machindranath, also known as Janabaha Dyo, Avalokiteśvara, Karunamaya, Guanyin is a d
- SevāSelfless service and volunteering in Indian religions
- Seva BharatiIndian voluntary social service organization
- Seychellois CreoleFrench-based creole language spoken in Seychelles
- ShaastraShaastra is the annual technical festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (II
- ShabariMythological character
- ShabdaSanskrit term referring to utterance in the sense of linguistic performance
- ShailaputriFirst form of goddess Durga
- Shaiva SiddhantaShaiva Hindu sect
- Shaiva UpanishadsUpanishads that adhere to the Shiva-centric tradition
- Shaji-ki-DheriShaji-ki-Dheri is the site of an ancient Kanishka stupa about 6 kilometers from Peshawar,
- Shaka eraHindu calendar era
- Shakala ShakhaBranch of Rigveda
- Shakta pithasShrines in Shaktism, goddess-focused Hinduism
- Shakta Pithas in MaharashtraHindu temples in India
- Shakta UpanishadsUpanishads that adhere to the goddess-centric tradition
- ShaktiDivine feminine energy in Hinduism
- Shakti (sage)In Hinduism, Shakti was a rishi (sage) and son of Vashistha and Arundhati. He was the fath
- ShaktipataTransmission of spiritual energy
- ShakuniGandhara King and antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- ShakuntalaHeroine in ancient Indian literature
- ShaligramFossilized shell used in Vaishnava Hinduism
- Shalu MonasteryTibetan Buddhist monastery near Shigatse, Tibet, China
- ShalyaMadra King in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- ShamanismReligious practice
- Shambhala TrainingSecular meditation techniques
- ShamlajiHindu temple in Gujarat, India
- Shan languageKra–Dai language of Myanmar
- Shandao7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk; influential writer in Pure Land Buddhism
- Shandilya UpanishadSanskrit text, Yoga Upanishad
- Shangfeng TempleBuddhist temple in Mount Heng, China
- Shanghai cuisineCuisine originating from Shanghai, China
- Shanhua TempleShanhua Temple (Chinese: 善化寺; pinyin: Shànhùa Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Datong,
- ShaniHindu deity associated with Saturn
- ShankaracharyaReligious title in the Advaita tradition
- Shankaracharya TempleHindu temple in Srinagar, India
- ShankhaEnd-blown conch trumpet of Indian origin
- ShanmataHindu system of worship
- ShanmenImportant entrance gate at a Chinese Buddhist temple
- ShantaWife of Rishyasringa and sister of Rama in epic Ramayana
- Shanta Durga TempleHindu Temple in Goa
- ShantadurgaForm of the Hindu goddess Durga
- Shanti ParvaTwelfth book of the Mahabharata
- Shanti Stupa, PokharaPeace pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal
- Shantideva8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar
- Shaolin MonasteryChan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng, China
- SharabhaPart-lion and part-bird deity in Hinduism
- Sharada PeethRuined Kashmiri Hindu temple and ancient centre of learning
- Shardza Tashi GyaltsenShardza Tashi Gyaltsen (Tibetan: ཤར་རྫ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: shar rdza bkra shis rgyal
- SharngaCelestial bow of the Hindu god Vishnu
- Sharvara and ShyamaWatchdogs of the underworld in Hindu mythology
- ShashankIndian given name
- ShashthiHindu folk goddess of children
- Shasta (deity)Hindu god
- ShastraSanskrit term for precepts and treatises
- Shastriji MaharajIndian spiritual leader
- Shatapatha BrahmanaAncient commentary on the Śukla (white) Yajurveda
- ShatkarmaThe shatkarmas (Sanskrit: षटकर्म ṣaṭkarma, literally six actions), also known as shatkriya
- ShatrughnaRama's brother in epic Ramayana
- ShauchaCleanliness in Indic religions and yoga
- Shaunaka Rishi DasHindu theologian
- Shayani EkadashiHindu occasion
- Shechen MonasteryTibetan Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal (formerly Langduo, Sichuan, China)
- Sheng-yenChinese Chan Buddhist monk and writer
- Shenlha OkarShenlha Ökar (Wylie: gshen lha 'od dkar) or Shiwa Ökar (Wylie: zhi ba 'od dkar) is the mos
- SheshaSerpent God in Hinduism
- Shi BenhuanChinese Buddhist monk
- Shi NenghaiChinese Vajrayana Buddhist monk and religious leader
- Shi Yan Ming34th generation Shaolin warrior monk
- Shi YanjueShi Yanjue (Chinese: 释演觉; born April 1956) is a Chinese Buddhist monk and the current pres
- Shi YinguangQing dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk and Thirteenth Chinese Pure Land Patriarch
- Shichidō garanShichidō garan is a Japanese Buddhist term indicating the seven halls composing the ideal
- ShigatsePrefecture-level city in Tibet, People's Republic of China
- ShihōShihō (嗣法) refers to a series of ceremonies in Sōtō Zen Buddhism wherein a unsui receives
- Shihong Temple CavesBuddhist site in Shaanxi, China
- ShikantazaJapanese translation of a Chinese term for zazen
- Shikha (hairstyle)Tuft of hair worn by Hindu men
- ShikhandiCharacter in the Hindu epic Mahabharata
- ShikharaTower or spire in Indian temple architecture
- Shikharbaddha mandirHindu or Jain place of worship
- Shikoku PilgrimagePilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Kūkai
- ShikshaVedic era study of phonetics and phonology, one of six Vedangas
- Shilpa ShastrasAncient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts
- Shin ArahanThathanabaing of Burma during Pagan Dynasty
- Shinbutsu-shūgōJapanese syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
- ShinbyuBurmese Theravada Buddhist novitiation ceremony
- Shingon BuddhismTradition of Japanese Buddhism
- Shingon-shū Buzan-haBuzan-ha (真言宗豊山派, Shingon-shū Buzan-ha) is a sect of the new school of Shingon Buddhism (新
- Shinji ShōbōgenzōThe Shinji Shōbōgenzō (真字正法眼蔵) or True Dharma Eye 300 Cases (Shōbōgenzō Sambyakusoku), or
- ShinranJapanese Pure Land Buddhist who taught one is liberated through faith alone
- Shiramizu AmidadōBuddhist temple in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Shirdi Sai Baba movementThe Shirdi Sai Baba movement is the religious movement of the followers and devotees of th
- ShishupalaCharacter in the Indian epic Mahabharata
- ShitalaHindu goddess
- Shiva in BuddhismFigure in Buddhist Mythology
- Shiva Mahimna StotraHindu hymn
- Shiva PuranaReligious text in Hinduism
- Shiva SahasranamaHindu religious hymn
- Shiva SamhitaHatha yoga text of Hinduism
- Shiva StutiHindu devotional hymn dedicated to Shiva
- Shiva Sutras of VasuguptaCollection of aphorisms from Kashmir Shaivism
- Shiva SwarodayaAncient Sanskrit tantric text
- Shivakumara SwamiIndian humanitarian, spiritual leader and educator (1907–2019)
- Shivalli BrahminsHindu Brahmin community
- Shivapuri Nagarjun National ParkShivapuri Nagarjun National Park is the ninth national park in Nepal and was established i
- Shivoham Shiva TempleHindu Temple in India
- ShiwuChinese Chan poet and hermit
- ShlokaSanskrit verse in Anustubh metre
- ShmashanaHindu cremation ground
- ShōbōgenzōLiterary work
- Shōbōgenzō ZuimonkiShōbōgenzō Zuimonki (Japanese: 正法眼蔵隨聞記), sometimes known by its English translation The Tr
- Shōjōkō-jiShōjōkō-ji (清浄光寺) is a temple located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, and serves as the headquarter
- ShōmyōShōmyō (声明) is a style of Japanese Buddhist chant, used mainly in the Tendai and Shingon s
- ShoshinZen Buddhism concept of the beginner's mind
- ShraddhanandIndian independence activist
- Shravana (month)Fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
- Shravana KumaraRamayana character
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiHindu holy day
- Shree Govindajee TempleHindu temple in Imphal, India
- Shree Sanatan Hindu MandirHindu temples in London, England
- ShriSanskrit honorific
- Shri Guru Kottureshwara TempleHindu temple in Karnataka, India
- Shri Kalika Devi TempleHindu temple in Karnataka, India
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine BoardVaishno Devi shrine management board
- Shri Naimishnath Vishnu TempleHindu temple
- Shri Radhika KrishnashtakaThe Radhika Krishnashtaka is a hymn within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It is said that th
- Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth KshetraTrust for a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, India
- Shri RudramVedic chant in praise of Shiva
- Shri Shri Hari Baladev Jew Bije, BaripadaHindu temple in Odisha, India
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, AucklandHindu temple in New Zealand
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, CardiffSwaminarayan temple in Wales
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, KarachiHindu temple in Karachi, Pakistan
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Willesden)Hindu temple in England
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, MumbaiHindu temple in Maharashtra, India
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Colonia)Hindu temple in New Jersey
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken)Hindu temple in New Jersey
- Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) TempleHindu temple in Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Shri VidyaHindu tantric religious system
- Shri Vishwanath MandirHindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
- ShrinathjiForm of Krishna, manifest as a seven-year-old child
- Shrinathji TempleKrishna temple in Rajasthan
- Shrine of Living BuddhaBuddhist temple in Anhui, China
- ShrisitaramakelikaumudiŚrīsītārāmakelikaumudī (Hindi: श्रीसीतारामकेलिकौमुदी) (2008), literally The moonlight (elu
- ShrisitaramasuprabhatamŚrīsītārāmasuprabhātam (Sanskrit: श्रीसीतारामसुप्रभातम्) (2009), literally The beautiful d
- ShrivatsaAuspicious symbol in Indian religious traditions
- Shruti (music)Term used in the music of India
- ShuangfupuShuangfupu (Chinese: 双凫铺镇) is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surro
- Shuanggui TempleBuddhist temple
- Shuanglin TempleBuddhist temple in Shanxi, China
- Shuddhi (Hinduism)Shuddhi is Sanskrit for purification. It is a term used to describe a Hindu religious move
- ShugendōSyncretic religion from Heian Japan
- Shuilu FahuiChinese Buddhist ceremony
- Shuilu ritual paintingsStyle of traditional Chinese paintings
- ShukaHindu sage
- Shukarahasya UpanishadMinor Upanishad of Hinduism
- ShukraHindu god of the planet Venus
- Shunryū SuzukiJapanese Buddhist monk who popularized Zen in the US
- ShunyasampadaneAnthology of poems in the Kannada language
- Shussan ShakaSubject in East Asian Buddhist art and poetry
- Shuxiang TempleBuddhist temple in Shanxi, China
- Shvetashvatara UpanishadOne of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism
- Shwedagon PagodaBuddhist pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar
- Shwegyin NikayaBuddhist monastic order in Myanmar
- Shyamji Krishna VarmaIndian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist
- Siam NikayaSri Lankan Buddhist monastic order, originated from Thailand
- Sichuan cuisineCuisine originating from the Sichuan province of China
- SiddhaOne who is accomplished in Indian tradition
- Siddha YogaType of yoga
- Siddhaṃ scriptScript of the Brahmic family
- SiddharTamil wonder-workers and sages
- SiddharameshwarIndian guru
- SiddheshwarMystic and Kannada poet
- Siddhesvara TempleTemple in Karnataka, India
- SiddhiSpiritual attainments in Indian religions
- Siddhivinayak Temple, MumbaiHindu temple dedicated to Ganesha in Mumbai
- Siem Reap provinceProvince of Cambodia
- Sik Kok KwongSik Kok Kwong, GBM GBS (16 May 1919 – 16 November 2014) was a Tiantai Buddhist monk from H
- SikkalSikkal is a small township located between Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, Indi
- Sikkal Singaravelan TempleTemple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Sikri Mata TempleHindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Siladhara OrderEnglish Buddhist female monastic order
- Silken Painting of Emperor Go-DaigoPainting by Bunkanbo Koshin
- SimantonnayanaHindu rite of passage during later stage of pregnancy
- SimhamukhaTibetan Buddhist wisdom dakini (deity)
- Sind ValleyThe Sind Valley is a Himalayan sub-valley of the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territ
- Sindhu KingdomKingdom mentioned in ancient Indian epics
- Sindhu-SauvīraAncient people in the western South Asia
- Singapore Buddhist LodgeLay Buddhist and charitable organization in Singapore
- SingarajaSingaraja (Balinese: ᬲᬶᬗᬭᬚ) is a port town in northern Bali, Indonesia, which serves as th
- Sinhalese Buddhist nationalismPolitical ideology in Sri Lanka
- Sinhalese peopleNative ethnic group of Sri Lanka
- SirkazhiTown in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India
- Sister NiveditaIrish social activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
- SitaMajor goddess in Hinduism and consort of Rama
- Sita UpanishadMinor Upanishad
- Sitaramdas OmkarnathIndian ascetic and guru
- SitatapatraProtector against supernatural danger in Buddhism
- Sivagurunathaswamy TempleHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Sivi kingdomAncient Indian kingdom
- Six Abodes of MuruganSix sacred temples of Hindu deity Murugan
- Six Dharmas of NaropaSet of Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices
- Six Goswamis of VrindavanGroup of devotional teachers (gurus) from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism
- Six PathsConcept in Buddhist cosmology
- Sixth Buddhist councilBuddhist Council
- Skanda PuranaMedieval-era Sanskrit text
- SkandamataFifth form of goddess Durga
- SkandhaFive aggregates of clinging in Buddhism
- Skandha (Jainism)Skandha (Sanskrit) means "heaps, aggregates, collections, groupings". In the religion of J
- Skandhashramam Temple, ChennaiHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Sky burialFuneral practice
- Sleman RegencyRegency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Slip knotThe slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end).
- Slovene diasporaThe Slovene diaspora include autochthonous Slovene minority in Italy, estimated at 83,000
- Smarta traditionTradition in Hinduism linked to Advaita Vedanta
- Smot (chanting)Cambodian Buddhist hymns and chants
- SmṛtiSecondary Hindu texts, that which is remembered
- Snake charmingPractice of appearing to hypnotise a snake
- Snake TempleChinese temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Snakes and laddersAncient Indian board game
- Snana YatraHindu bathing festival
- Society of the Song dynastyHistory of Chinese society from 960 to 1279
- Soham (Sanskrit)Sanskrit term
- Soka GakkaiJapanese Buddhist religious movement
- Sokei-anJapanese Buddhist monk
- Solar dynastyLegendary Indian dynasty
- Soma (drink)Vedic ritual drink
- SomanandaKashmiri Shavite Scholar
- Somasi Mara NayanarSomasi Mara Nayanar, also known as Somasi Maranar, Somasi Marar, Somasimarar and Somasira
- Somawathiya ChaityaBuddhist stupa in Sri Lanka
- Somawathiya National ParkSomawathiya National Park is one of the four national parks designated under the Mahaweli
- Someswarar TempleShiva temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Song YunChinese Buddhist monk and traveller
- SonggwangsaBuddhist temple at Jogyesan, South Korea
- Songjiang Square PagodaBuddhist pagoda in Shanghai, China
- Songkran (Thailand)Traditional Thai New Year's holiday
- Songtsen Gampo1st Tibetan Emperor and 33rd King of Tibet (d.650)
- Sopana SangeethamSopana Sangeetham is a form of Indian classical music that developed in the temples of Ker
- SotāpannaOne without the first 3 fetters in Buddhism
- SoulIn religion and philosophy, immaterial essence of a living being
- South Delhi districtDistrict of Delhi in India
- Southern Esoteric BuddhismEsoteric practices, views and texts within Theravada Buddhism
- Southern, Eastern and Northern BuddhismSouthern Buddhism, Eastern Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism are geographical terms sometime
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- SparśaSparśa (Sanskrit: स्पर्श; Pali: phassa) is a Sanskrit term that is translated as "contact"
- Special Region of YogyakartaAutonomous province in Java, Indonesia
- Spirit houseType of shrine found in Southeast Asia
- Spirit tabletRitual object in East Asian ancestor veneration
- Spiritual activismMeans for Social Transformation
- Spiritual but not religiousTerm used in religion
- Spiritual practiceActions for personal spiritual development
- SpiritualityPhilosophical and theological term
- SpokeA spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where
- ŚrautaSanskrit word that means "belonging to śruti"
- ŚrāvakaSanskrit word for a disciple used in Buddhism and Jainism
- ŚrāvakayānaBuddhist term referring to a vehicle to enlightenment available to disciples of a Buddha
- Sree Bhuvaneswary Temple, ValamchuzhyHindu temple in Kerala, India
- Sree Poornathrayeesa TempleTemple in Thrippunithura, Kerala, India
- Sri Aurobindo AshramSpiritual community in Pondicherry
- Sri HargobindpurSri Hargobindpur is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Indian sta
- Sri Kalyani Yogasrama SamsthaSri Lankan Theravada forest monastic organization
- Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple (Hamm)Hindu temple in Germany
- Sri Kandaswamy Kovil, BrickfieldsHindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Sri Kantha KrishnamacharyuluSri Kantha Krishnamacharyulu or Krishnamayya (12th-13th century CE) was the official songm
- Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden TempleHindu building in Vellore, India
- Sri Lakshmi Temple, Ashland, MassachusettsHindu temple in Massachusetts, United States
- Sri Lankan Forest TraditionBuddhist tradition
- Sri Lankan TamilsSouth Asian ethnic group
- Sri Muthumariamman Temple, MataleHindu temple in Sri Lanka
- Sri Ramakrishna Math, ChennaiIndian monastic organisation for men
- Sri Siva Subramaniya TempleHindu temple
- Sri Sri Radha Krishna TempleRadha Krishna temple in Utah, United States
- Sri Srinivasa Perumal TempleHindu temple in Singapore
- Sri Thendayuthapani TempleHindu Temple in Tank Road, Singapore
- Sri VaishnavismOne of the major Vaishnava traditions
- Sri Vinayaka Temple, GuddattuHindu Temple
- Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda SūtraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- SrimushnamSrimushnam is a town panchayat, and the headquarters of Srimushnam taluk, in Cuddalore dis
- SringeriTown in Karnataka, India
- Sringeri Sharada PeethamAdvaita Vedanta Hindu monastery with temples
- Sringeri Temple of TorontoHindu temple
- Srinivasacharya7th century Indian Vedantic Philosopher
- SripadarajaHindu saint and philosopher
- Sriranga GadyamHindu hymn
- SrirangamRegion of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- Srivari BrahmotsavamAnnual lunar festival
- Srivilliputhur Andal TempleHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- ŚrutiAuthoritative scripture of Hinduism
- Stalinist repressions in Mongolia1937–1939 purges in Mongolia
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- State Administration for Religious AffairsThe National Religious Affairs Administration (NRAA), formerly the State Administration fo
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- State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5Chinese regulation
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- Sthalasayana Perumal Temple, TirusirupuliyurHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- SthiramatiSthiramati (Sanskrit; Chinese: Anhui 安慧, and Jianhui 堅慧; Tibetan: Blo gros brtan pa) was a
- StotraSanskrit work meaning "ode" or "eulogy"
- Stri ParvaEleventh book of Indian epic Mahabharata
- Su ManshuSu Manshu (traditional Chinese: 蘇曼殊; simplified Chinese: 苏曼殊; pinyin: Sū Mànshū, 1884–1918
- Sub-commentaries (Theravāda)The sub-commentaries (Pali: ṭīkā) are primarily commentaries on the commentaries (Pali: aṭ
- Subak (irrigation)Balinese irrigation system
- Subala UpanishadVaishnava Upanishad text
- SubhadraHindu goddess and the sister of the god Krishna
- ŚubhakarasiṃhaIndian Buddhist monk and translator
- SubhashitaLiterary genre of Sanskrit epigrammatic poems
- Subramaniya Swamy Temple, ThiruparankundramMurugan Temple in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Subramaniya Swamy Temple, TiruchendurMurugan Temple in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Subramaniya Swamy Temple, TiruttaniMurugan Temple in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Subtle bodyQuasi material aspect of the human body
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- Sudarshana ChakraDiscus weapon used by Vishnu
- SudasTribal king of the Bhāratas
- Sudden awakeningSudden awakening to Enlightenment
- ŚuddhodanaFather of the Buddha
- SudeshnaIn the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Sudeshna was the wife of King Virata, at whose court the Pa
- Sudhindra TirthaDvaita philosopher of aesthetics
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- SugrivaVanara king and Rama's companion in Ramayana
- SulaymaniTayyibi Isma'ili branch of Yemen, India, and Pakistan
- Sumatindra TirthaScholar from Tamilnadu state, INDIA
- SumedhaMythological figure, regarded as a previous life of the Buddha
- SumitraQueen of Kosala in Hindu epic Ramayana
- Sundarar8th-century Indian poet
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- SupplicationForm of prayer
- Supreme God (Hinduism)In Hinduism, the Supreme God is the Supreme Being beyond gods (deva) and demons (asura), t
- Supreme Patriarch of CambodiaBuddhist leader in Cambodia
- Supreme Patriarch of ThailandHead of the order of Buddhist monks in Thailand
- Śūraṅgama MantraPopular Buddhist mantra in East Asian Buddhism
- Śūraṅgama Samādhi SūtraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Śūraṅgama SūtraSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- SurasaSurasa also Siras is a Hindu goddess, who is described as the mother of the Uragas (primor
- SurasamharamHindu folk ritual
- Sureśvara9th century Indian philosopher
- SuryaSolar deity in Hinduism
- SutraText in Hinduism, Buddhism, or Jainism, often a collection of aphorisms
- Sutra copyingEast Asian practice of copying of holy texts
- Sutra of Forty-two ChaptersSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Sutra of Perfect EnlightenmentSutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Sutta NipataBuddhist scripture, sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pāli Canon
- Sutta PiṭakaDivision of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism
- SuttavibhaṅgaFirst book of the Vinaya Pitaka of Pali Canon
- Suvarna BanikMercantile caste of Bengal
- SvādhyāyaTerm of self study
- SvarbhānuHindu mythological character associated with the eclipse
- SvargaHindu celestial abode of the gods
- Svatantrika–Prasaṅgika distinctionDoctrinal distinction within Tibetan Buddhism
- SvatantryaKashmiri Shaivite concept of divine sovereignty
- Svayam BhagavanConcept in Hinduism
- SvecchacaraSanskrit term meaning 'acting as one likes'
- Swadhyaya MovementReligious movement
- Swami Bhaskarananda SaraswatiSwami Bhaskarananda Saraswati (1833–1899) was a noted 19th-century sannyasin and saint of
- Swami PranavanandaIndian Hindu Monk
- Swami RamdasHindu guru
- Swami SarvapriyanandaHindu monk
- Swami Vivekananda and meditationIndian Hindu teacher's meditation
- Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)In 1888, Swami Vivekananda left the monastery as a Parivrâjaka— the Hindu religious life o
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- Swaminarayan BhashyamFive-volume commentary on Hindu scriptures
- Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna SansthaHindu denomination
- Swaminarayan Mandir, BhujHindu temple
- Swaminarayan Mandir, GadhadaHindu temple in Gadhada, India
- Swaminarayan Mandir, VadtalHindu temple in Gujarat, India
- Swaminarayan MantraMain mantra of the Swaminarayan sect
- Swaminarayan MuseumMuseum in Gujarat, India
- Swaminarayan SampradayaHindu sect founded in 1801 by Sahajanand Swami
- Swaminarayan Temple, AhmedabadHindu temple in Gujarat, India
- Swaminatha Swamy TempleMurugan Temple in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SyamantakaHindu mythological jewel
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