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== Contextual meanings == | == Contextual meanings == | ||
The term dhriti can be exemplified as follows in various contexts: | The term dhriti can be exemplified as follows in various contexts: | ||
<ol style="text-align:justify;"><li>Patron of knowledge (jnanadevta) [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/39] </li> | |||
<li>Stage of cognition (prajna) [Chakrapani on Cha. Sa.Sharira Sthana1/98] </li> | |||
<li>Characteristics of prakriti types (physical and mental constitution) and atma (soul) </li> | |||
<li>Quality of an ideal student or a desirable teacher </li> | |||
<li>One of the characteristic feature of best quality muscular tissue (mamsa dhatu sara) [Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/105] </li> | |||
<li>Tendency to withhold mind from wandering amidst material desires </li> | |||
<li>A path to salvation (mokshasya upaya) [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 1/144] </li> | |||
<li>Soul-origin constituent of human beings (atmaja bhava) [Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 3/10] </li></ol> | |||