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COMMON DICTIONARY

(Note: Does not include the Mmulargan School's own vocabulary)

A B C H J K M P R S T U V W Y Z

Acupuncture (China): Chinese system of medicine through the use of needles in specific zones of the body. Derived from the belief system of yoga.

Aikido (Japanese): Martial art of Japanese origin, developed in the 20th century.

Astral Travel: A state in which the energy of living beings leaves the physical body.

 

Bod Arts: General reference for systems and physical-psychical Arts of Ancient Himalayan origin.

Bod: Ancient region in the Himalayas.

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Chakra (Sanskrit): "Wheel" or "Circle".

Chi-Kung (Chinese): Chinese system of physical and breathing exercises; derived from Kung-Fu.

Chiropracty: Therapy through a specific type of massage, directed principally to the back.

 

Hinayana (Sanskrit): "The minor road" A branch of Buddhist philosophy.

 

Judo (Japanese): Japanese system of wrestling, developed in the 19th century (of this era).

 

Karate (Japanese): "Empty Hand". Martial art which originated on Okinawa. Brought to China in the 6th century.

Kung-Fu (Chinese): "Ability" (Gong-fu). In general, any technique of self-defense or martial art of Chinese origin, although its real beginnings are in ancient India.

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Magnetism: Universal energy that gathers all, coming especially from the physical body.

Mahayana (Sanskrit): "The great road"-A branch of Buddhist philosophy.

Maha Prana (Sanskrit): "Great Energy".

 

Peuyul (Tibetan): "Land of Snows" or "Land of the Gods".

Pranayama (Sanskrit): Breathing Techniques.

 

Reiki (Japanese): Therapy that works with energy. Originated in Japan.

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Shiatsu (Japanese): Therapeutic Japanese massage.

 

Tai-Chi (Chinese): System of slow exercises of Chinese origin, related to Kung-Fu and Tai chi chuan, that were all developed out of Indian traditions.

 

Unmani (Sanskrit): Astral travel.

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Vajramushti (Sanskrit): Martial art of Aryan Hindu origin (approximately 4,000 to 1,000 B.C.). Came out of "Nata", also Indian, from which all Chinese systems are devised.

 

Wu-Chu (Chinese): System of physical exercises and martial arts of Chinese, derived from Kung-Fu.

 

Yoga (Sanskrit): Literally, "Union". System of exercises originating in India, popularized by Patangali (circa 1st century B.C.).

Yuga (Sanskrit): Age, or Eon. A whole era.

 

Zen (Japanese): Originally Chan (Chinese), a form of Buddhist philosophy. Literally, "silence" or "meditation".

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