English words from Sanskrit
- centumReferring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops.
- skycladBelonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
- Eight Legionsgroup of eight Buddhist deities protecting the Dharma
- Four Noble TruthsFour central Buddhist teachings: (i) that suffering is an innate characteristic of existence with each rebirth; (ii) that it is caused by cravings or desires; (iii) that it can be ended by eliminating the cravings or desires; and (iv) that the noble eightfold path is the way to achieve this.
- Lotus Sutra"Sūtra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra", a popular Sanskrit treatise which forms the basis of many forms of Buddhism.
- Sun SalutationA common series of asanas in yoga.
- suspended congressA sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them.
- three firesThree Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma
- twilight languageA secret communication system, involving verbal, nonvisual, or visual symbols, associated with tantric traditions in Vajrayana Buddhism and Hinduism.