Knowra Japa Japa Japa is the repeated recitation of a mantra, aloud, softly, or mentally. Practitioners often use prayer beads to count repetitions and sustain concentration.
Mantra : A mantra is a word, phrase, or sound used in spiritual practice, often through repetition or contemplation. A mantra is the phrase or sound repeated in japa.
Vācika japa : Vācika japa is mantra recitation performed audibly. It is the audible form of repeated mantra recitation.
Vedic religion : Vedic religion is the ancient religious tradition associated with the Vedas and the ritual culture of early Indo-Aryan societies. Japa has roots in South Asian traditions shaped by Vedic recitation and ritual.
Hare Krishna : Hare Krishna is a devotional mantra and the common name of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Its repeated chanting is a prominent form of nama japa.
Bhagavad Gita : The Bhagavad Gita is a Sanskrit dialogue on duty, devotion, and liberation within the Mahabharata. The text presents sacrifice and remembrance in ways that inform devotional understandings of japa.
Mala : A mala is a string of beads used in Hindu, Buddhist, and other spiritual practices to count recitations or prayers. Moving bead by bead gives japa a tangible count.
Upāṃśu japa : Upāṃśu japa is mantra recitation spoken very softly, often with little or no sound audible to others. It names the quiet spoken mode between audible and mental recitation.
Hinduism : Hinduism is a diverse family of religious traditions originating in the Indian subcontinent. Japa is widely practiced across Hindu devotional and contemplative traditions.
Transcendental Meditation : Transcendental Meditation is a meditation technique in which practitioners silently repeat a mantra, typically for two sessions daily. It also uses silent mantra repetition, but follows a distinct modern teaching system.
Ishta-deva : An ishta-deva is a chosen or preferred deity toward whom a Hindu devotee directs worship. Japa often centers on the name or mantra of a chosen deity.
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