Kapila (Sanskrit: कपिल), a Rishi (sage), was the 10th child of sage Kardama and Devahuti As per Vedas, Kardama was provided a boon by Lord Narayana that he would himself be born as his son, attaining which Kardama had decided to leave for the forest for penance and research on Vedic studies Kardama had nine daughters who were very learned and went ahead to marry great sages Kapila was then born into great knowledge and wisdom...
Karma (; Sanskrit: कर्म, IPA: [ˈkɐɾmɐ] (listen); Pali: kamma) means action, work, or deed For the believers in spirituality the term also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and bad rebirths...
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth Kunti was granted the boon to bear a child with desired divine qualities from the gods and without much knowledge, Kunti invoked the sun god to confirm it if it was true indeed...
Kartikeya (Sanskrit: कार्त्तिकेय, romanized: Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Kumara, Murugan (Tamil: முருகன்), Shanmugha (IAST: Ṣaṇmukha) and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war He is a son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life story has many versions in Hinduism An important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times, Kartikeya is particularly popular and predominantly worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia as Murugan...
Karuṇā, part of the spiritual path in Buddhism and Jainism
Kashmir Shaivism, or Trika Shaivism, is a nondualist tradition of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra which originated sometime after 850 CE Since this tradition originated in Kashmir it is often called “Kashmiri Shaivism” It later went on to become a pan-Indian movement termed “Trika” (lit The Trinity) by its great exegete, Abhinavagupta, and particularly flourished in Orissa and Maharashtra Defining features of the Trika tradition are its idealistic and monistic Pratyabhijna (“Recognition”) philosophical system, propounded by Utpaladeva (c...
Kevala jñāna or Keval gyāna means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding or supreme wisdom Kevala jnana is believed to be an intrinsic quality of all souls This quality is masked by karmic particles that surround the soul Every soul has the potential to obtain omniscience by shedding off these karmic particles Jain scriptures speak of twelve stages through which the soul achieves this goal A soul who has attained kevala jnana is called a kevalin (केवलिन्)...
Kirtan (Sanskrit: कीर्तन; IAST: Kīrtana) is a Sanskrit word that means “narrating, reciting, telling, describing” of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions It also refers to a genre of religious performance arts, connoting a musical form of narration or shared recitation, particularly of spiritual or religious ideas, native to the Indian subcontinent With roots in the Vedic anukirtana tradition, a kirtan is a call-and-response style song or chant, set to music, wherein multiple singers recite or describe a legend, or express loving devotion to a deity, or discuss spiritual ideas...
Kleshas (Hinduism), spiritual afflictions in Hinduism Kleshas (Buddhism), negative mental states in Buddhism
A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: kośa), usually rendered “sheath”, is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy There are five koshas, and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion in the subtle body
Krishna (, pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ] (listen); Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity in Hinduism He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities Krishna’s birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar...
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organisation ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which has had adherents in India since the late 15th century and American and European devotees since the early 1900s...
Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu According to Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed on the eighth tithi (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Bhadrapada Masa This overlaps with August or September of the Gregorian calendar It is an important festival, particularly in the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism Dance-drama enactments of the life of Krishna according to the Bhagavata Purana (such as Rasa Lila or Krishna Lila), devotional singing through the midnight when Krishna was born, fasting (upavasa), a night vigil (Ratri Jagaran), and a festival (Mahotsav) on the following day are a part of the Janmashtami celebrations...
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (18 November 1888 – 28 February 1989) was an Indian yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar He is seen as one of the most important gurus of modern yoga, and is often called “the father of modern yoga” for his wide influence on the development of postural yoga Like earlier pioneers influenced by physical culture such as Yogendra and Kuvalayananda, he contributed to the revival of hatha yoga...
Kshama (Sanskrit: क्षमा, kṣamā) is a Sanskrit word that relates to the acts of patience, releasing time and functioning in the now Macdonell defines it as: “patience, forbearance, indulgence Kshama also indicates extreme patience and a capacity to forgive and forget The concept of Kshama forms one of the Ten Traditional Yamas, or restraints, that are codified in numerous scriptures including the Shandilya and Varaha Upanishads and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Gorakshanatha...