| Term | Meaning |
| Taamhan | Copper or silver plate used in God"s Puja/worship |
| Tama | Self-restraint |
| Tap, Tapa, Tapas | Tap or Tapa refers to the threefold misery (burning heat) of material existence: There are three types of Tapas. 1) Adhyatmik-tap: miseries caused by one's own body and mind; 2) Adhibhautik-tap: miseries caused by other Jivas; and 3) Adhidaivik-tap, miseries caused by the demigods and demons. |
| Tapasvi | Ascetic. One who performs Tapa, Tapas. One who follows austerity or practice of penance. One who does Tapa to purify his impure mind. |
| Tattva-Jnana, Tattva Gyana | Knowledge of the Brahman |
| Tattwamasi, Tat Twam Asi | That thou art. This is one of the four Mahavakyas (great utterances): "Prajnanam brahma" (consciousness is the Absolute); "aham brahma asmi" (I am the Absolute); "tat twam asi" (that thou art); "ayam atma brahma" (the Self is the Absolute) |
| Tatva | Element |
| Titiksa | Endurance |
| Trishul | Trident |
| Turiya | Transcendental state or the the fourth state. Turiya transcends the three states - the waking state the dream state and the deep sleep state. Therefore, it is also called the fourth state. |