sadhana

noun

sa·​dha·​na

ˈsädənə

plural -s

1

: Hindu religious training or discipline through which an individual attains samadhi

2

: Hindu or Buddhist spiritual training through which an individual worships a formed image as a mediate step to the worship of a formless deity or principle

3

: the tantric evocation of a deity by means of spells and ritual for the purpose of getting control of the deity

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit sādhana; akin to Sanskrit sādhu going straight to a goal

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