and had an option to respond to the question after doing so. [186], On April Fools' Day 2015, a social experiment subreddit called r/thebutton appeared. [211] The godhead (or principal Buddha) is often depicted at the center of the mandala, while all other beings, including the practitioner, are located at various distances from this center. Starting in the early centuries of common era, newly revealed Tantras centering on Vishnu, Shiva or Shakti emerged. [212] Several celebrities have participated in the program, including Bill Gates,[213] Alyssa Milano,[214] and Snoop Dogg.
Reddit (/ˈrɛdɪt/, stylized in its logo as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. The early 20th-century Indian scholar Pandurang Vaman Kane conjectured that Madhvacharya ignored Tantra because it may have been considered scandalous. Maurizio Taddei (1979), "The Story of the Buddha and the Skull-Tapper, A Note in Gandharan Iconography", Annali, Istituto Orientale di Napoli Roma, Volume 39, Number 3, pages 395-420. "I'd have come forward sooner, "Experts Answer Reddit Questions About Transgender People", "AMA: How a Weird Internet Thing Became a Mainstream Delight", "Give and receive gifts online with Redditgifts", "Reddit Acquires Fan-Made Secret Santa Site, RedditGifts", "Secret Santa success caps banner year for Reddit", "The Biggest Secret Santa Gift Exchange in the World", "Nearly 1,000 Reddit Ottawa users signed up for gift exchange", "Bill Gates Gave One Reddit User an Amazingly Thoughtful Secret Santa Gift", "Bill Gates was her secret Santa, and it was as awesome as you'd think", "Web community's holiday gift exchange has more than 212,000 participants this year, including celebrities and people from 188 countries", "Reddit Meetup: Can users turn online connections into real ones?
(...). [19][20][21] This term is based on the metaphor of weaving, states Ron Barrett, where the Sanskrit root tan means the warping of threads on a loom. This thought just came to me too, have no idea where else I’d post this to. [115] Originally, Ohanian sought to name the mascot S'new, a play on "What's new? Accretion is close but not quite right. [157] In February 2014, Reddit announced it would donate 10% of its annual ad revenue to non-profits voted upon by its users.
[204] According to Padoux, the "internalized image of the yogic body" is a fundamental element for nearly all meditative and tantric ritual practices. [247][248][249][250] Some images of Liz Lee and McKayla Maroney from the leak were identified by redditors and outside commentators as child pornography because the photos were taken when the women were underage. [176] The prescriptions and rituals of the Śaiva Siddhānta Agamas are generally followed by Śaiva temples in South India and they are mostly compatible with orthodox Brahmanism, lacking terrifying deities and nimal sacrifice.[177]. [57], Tantrism is an overarching term for "Tantric traditions", states David Gray in a 2016 review, that combine Vedic, yogic and meditative traditions from ancient Hinduism as well as rival Buddhist and Jain traditions. Word related posts and questions are encouraged. [198] AMAs have featured CEO Steve Huffman,[199] as well as figures from the entertainment industry (including Elizabeth Banks and George Clooney),[140][200] literature (Margaret Atwood),[201] space (Buzz Aldrin),[202] privacy (Edward Snowden),[203] and others, such as experts who answered questions about the transgender community. ", "My Gift to Reddit: I created an image hosting service that doesn't suck. [45][46][47], In 2019, Reddit tested a new feature which allowed users to tip others. This text was later adopted by Saiva yogic traditions (such as the Naths) and is quoted in their texts. [99][98] Samuel also states that the sources depict them as using alcohol and sex freely, that they were associated with terrfying female spirit-deities called yoginis and dakinis, and that they were believed to possess magical powers, such as flight. Gray, this school integrated elements from both of these traditions, "the end result was a nondualistic system in which the transgressive elements were internalized and hence rendered less offensive to the orthodox. [266][267][268][269] On July 10, Pao resigned as CEO and was replaced by former CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman. [20][32][33] Admins, by contrast, are paid to work for Reddit. [72] Samuel also notes that sexual rituals and a spiritualized sexuality are mentioned in the late Upanishads. [82], The last major Śaiva tantric tradition is that of the Nāth or “Split-Ear” Kānphaṭa tradition, which emerged in the 12th or 13th century. [68] After Huffman and Ohanian left Reddit, Erik Martin, who joined the company as a community manager in 2008 and later became general manager in 2011, played a role in Reddit's growth. It is a healthy social must. Reddit can be viewed without an account but registration is required to submit, comment or vote. [304], On June 29, 2020, Reddit updated its content policy and introduced rules aimed at curbing the presence of communities they believed to be "promoting hate",[305] and banned approximately 2,000 subreddits that were found to be in violation of the new guidelines on the same day. Get intelligent suggestions in the Editor Overview pane in Word and let Editor assist you across documents, email, and on the web. Jainism also seems to have developed a substantial Tantra corpus based on the Saura tradition, with rituals based on yakshas and yakshinis. The site is primarily written in English with no way to display it in another language. Registering an account with Reddit is free and does not require an email address.
[95], While Reddit has continued calling itself open source[97] it has failed to continue updating its code for years. [209], Yantra are mystical diagrams which are used in tantric meditation and ritual. Another definition, more common among observers and non-practitioners, is some "set of mechanistic rituals, omitting entirely the ideological side". The experiment ended on April 6, 2018. Press J to jump to the feed. [123] Samuel writes that "we do not have a clear picture of how this network of pilgrimage sites arose."
Nama ireenyaya cha prapadhyaya cha 9.1.1
Salutations to your form, which lives in hearts of, devas and Nama paaryaya cha vaaryaya cha 8.2.2 The number 11 has a big significance in propitiating Lord Siva. 78% of users get news from Reddit. After creating an account, users will automatically be "subscribed" to the list of default subreddits. Notable participants include former-United States President Barack Obama (while campaigning for the 2012 election),[196] Bill Gates (multiple times),[197] and Donald Trump (also while campaigning). [105] Reddit rolled out its multireddit feature, the site's biggest change to its front page in years, in 2013. [43], Teun Goudriaan in his 1981 review of Hindu Tantrism, states that Tantrism usually means a "systematic quest for salvation or spiritual excellence" by realizing and fostering the divine within one's own body, one that is simultaneous union of the masculine-feminine and spirit-matter, and has the ultimate goal of realizing the "primal blissful state of non-duality". As of August 1, 2018[update], r/IAmA, which is the most popular community for AMAs, was the eighth most popular subreddit on the site with 17.7 million subscribers. [207], The online Reddit community conducts real-world meetups across the globe each summer. [277][278], In September 2016, a Redditor named mormondocuments released thousands of administrative documents belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an action driven by the ex-Mormon and atheist communities of that site.
[1][17], The word appears in the hymns of the Rigveda such as in 10.71, with the meaning of "warp (weaving)".
[311][312], Reddit data can help provide scientific research in various fields. Clicking the "join" button on another's circle would cause the owner's circle to grow bigger, while the "betray" button would cause the owner's circle to no longer function (having "betrayed" the owner's trust). [190], The Jain worship methods, states Ellen Gough, were likely influenced by Shaktism ideas, and this is attested by the tantric diagrams of the Rishi-mandala where the Tirthankaras are portrayed.
[143], In 2018, Reddit hired Jen Wong as COO, responsible for the company's business strategy and growth, and introduced native mobile ads. "What Do We Mean by Tantrism?". Also before you start REEEEEEEing at me for using AHS as a source, there's links and screenshots of the relevant comments. [187][188][189], In the Sikh literature, the ideas related to Shakti and goddess reverence attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, particularly in the Dasam Granth, are related to tantra ideas found in Buddhism and Hinduism.
In these and post-Vedic texts, the contextual meaning of Tantra is that which is "principal or essential part, main point, model, framework, feature". [285][286], On November 30, 2016 CEO Steve Huffman announced changes to the algorithm of their r/all page to block 'stickied' posts from a number of subreddits, such as r/The_Donald. For example, in Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka (chapter 15), the Trika "trinity" of goddesses (Parā, Parāparā, and Aparā) are visualized on the ends of the three prongs of a trident (located above the head). [75] Reddit and other websites participated in a 12-hour sitewide blackout on January 18, 2012, in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act. We enjoy dictionaries, language learning, word games, and educational tools. "[128] Nissan ran a successful branded content promotion offering users free gifts to publicize a new car,[129][130] though the company was later ridiculed for suspected astroturfing when the CEO only answered puff piece questions on the site. This means that the poster has not replied to any responses since posting or there are currently no answers. [156], There seems to have been some debate regarding the appropriateness of tantra. Reddit is a social news website and forum where content is socially curated and promoted by site members through voting.
[170][171] On January 18, Reddit participated in a 12-hour sitewide blackout to coincide with a congressional committee hearing on the measures. hand gestures) and complex visualizations involving divine symbols, mandalas and deities. This means, that unhelpful, off-topic top-level comments will be removed. [113] Its colors are black, white, and orange-red. The site was unblocked later.
[90], The Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, and the Devi Mahatmya in the Markandeya Purana all mention the fierce, demon-killing manifestations of the Great Goddess, Mahishamardini, identified with Durga-Parvati. [108] Reddit's in-house video uploading service for desktop and mobile launched in 2017. "[181], In May 2014 Reddit was blocked in Indonesia on the grounds that it hosts content that includes nudity. [183] It first spread to Tibet in the 8th century and quickly rose to prominence.
[61][62], The Keśin hymn of the Rig Veda (10.136) describes the "wild loner" who, states Karel Werner, "carrying within oneself fire and poison, heaven and earth, ranging from enthusiasm and creativity to depression and agony, from the heights of spiritual bliss to the heaviness of earth-bound labor". At a [0-10] - "Being at a [0-10]" is a sliding scale of "highness" from marijuana, with 0 being sober and 10 being blown into space. Three years later, the CEO explains how the 'front page of the internet' rebuilt the team", "Reddit will limit the reach of a pro-Trump board and crack down on its 'most toxic users, "Reddit Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic", "Aaron Swartz, Reddit Co-Founder And Online Activist, Dies At 26", "Reddit Thrives Under Hands-Off Policy of Advance Publications", "With Reddit Deal, Snoop Dogg Moonlights as a Tech Investor", "Reddit reportedly raising $50M at a $500M valuation", "Reddit Raising a Big Round, and Some Y Combinator Players Are in the Mix", "Reddit raised $200 million in funding and is now valued at $1.8 billion", "Reddit valued at $3 billion after raising $300 million in latest funding round", "What is Reddit? [50][51][52] After speaking with Huffman and Ohanian following the lecture, Graham invited the two to apply to his startup incubator Y Combinator.