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Sādhana
Disciplined and dedicated spiritual practice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sādhana (Sanskrit: साधन; Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་, THL: druptap; Chinese: 修行; pinyin: xiūxíng) is an ego-transcending spiritual practice.[1] It includes a variety of disciplines from any culture like Hindu,[2] Buddhist,[3] Jain[4] and Sikh traditions that are followed in order to achieve various spiritual or ritual objectives.
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Sadhana is done for attaining detachment from worldly things, which can be a goal of a Sadhu. Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga and Jñāna yoga can also be described as Sadhana, in that constant efforts to achieve maximum level of perfection in all streams in day-to-day life can be described as Sadhana.[5]
Sādhana can also refer to a tantric liturgy or liturgical manual, that is, the instructions to carry out a certain practice.