The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2580 page)

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(Skt., ‘act of sitting’). A word of varied though related meanings in Indian religious thought. It can mean ritual worship, devotional worship, and meditation. In his commentary on the
Ved
nta S
tra
,
R
m
nuja
equates up
sana with devotional meditation and knowledge of
Brahman
(5. 1. 1). This is a higher kind of knowledge which has the character of devotion (
bhakti
) and consists in direct intuition of Brahman.

 
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Upa Veda
.

Secondary
Veda
in Hinduism, attached to, but having no other connection with, revealed Veda. They are

(i) 
yur Veda
, on medicine;
(ii) 
Gh
ndharva Veda
, on music and dance;
(iii) 
Dhanur Veda
, on archery and military skills;
(iv) 
Sth
patya Veda
, on architecture (sometimes referred to as
ilpa
astra
)

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