A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism Klaus K Klostermaie

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223 Appendices ● Upani•ads (108) = ‘Vedänta’ II. Smøti (‘Tradition’) ● Itihäsa ● Rämäyaæa ● Mahäbhärata (Including Bhagavadgïtä) ● Puräæas ● 18 Mahäpuränas: ● 6 Vai•æava (sättva) Puräæas: Vi•æu-Puräna Näradïya-Puräæa Bhägavata-Puräæa Garuõa-Puräæa Padma-Puräæa Väraha-Puräæa ● 6 Ÿaiva (räjasa) Puräæas: Matsya-Puräæa Kürma-Puräæa Liöga-Puräæa Ÿiva-Puräæa Skanda-Puräæa Agni-Puräæa ● 6 Brahmä (tämasa) Puräæas: Brahmä-Puräæa Brahmäæõa-Puräæa Brahmavaivarta-Puräæa Märkaæõeya-Puräæa Bhavi•ya-Puräæa Vämana-Puräæa ● 18 Upapuräæas ● Numerous Sthälapuräæas ● Smøtis (= Codes of Law) ● Manü-smøti ● Yajñavälkya-smøti ● Vi•æü-smøti etc. III. Sütras: ● Ÿrautasütras ● Gøhyasütras ● Kalpasütras ● Dharmasütras ● Ÿulvasütras IV. Vedäögas (Auxiliary sciences connected with Veda-study): 1) Ÿïk•ä (Phonetics) 2) Chandas (Metre) 3) Vyakäraæa (Grammar) 4) Nirukta (Etymology) 5) Jyoti•a (Astronomy) 6) Kalpa (Ritual) V. Upavedas (Sciences not connected with Veda-study) 1) Ayur-veda (Medicine) 2) Gandharva-veda (Music and dancing)
A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism 224 3) Dhanur-veda (Archery) 4) Sthäpatya-veda (Architecture) VI. Sectarian scriptures ● Saƒhitäs (Vai•æava) ● Ägamas (Ÿaiva) ● Tantras (Ÿäkta) Appendix Three: The Ten Principal Schools of Vedänta Each is listed with its founder and his main work, a commentary on the Brahmasütra. Advaita Vedänta: Ÿaökara (788–820) Ÿarïrakabhä•ya Viÿi•flädvaita Vedänta: Rämänuja (1017–1136) Ÿrïbhä•ya Dvaita Vedänta: Madhva (1238–1317) Aæuvakhyäyana Bhedäbheda: Bhäskara (9th century) Brahmasütrabhä•ya Dvaitädvaita: Nimbärka (11th century) Vedäntaparijätasaurabha Ÿuddhädvaita: Vallabhäcärya (1473–1531) Aæubhä•ya Acintya Bhedäbheda: Baladeva (18th century) Govindabhä•ya Dvaitädvaita: Ÿrïpati (1350–1410) Ÿrïkarabhä•ya Ÿivädvaita: Ÿrïkaæflha (13th century) Ÿrïkaæflhabhä•ya Samänyaväda: Vijñänabhïk•u (16th century) Vijñänämøta Appendix Four: The Eightfold Practice of Yoga: A•fläöga Yoga Remote Preparation: ● yama (practice of precepts) ● ahiƒsä (non-violence) ● satya (truthfulness) ● asteya (non-stealing) ● brahmacarya (continence) ● aparigraha (absence of greed) ● niyama (practice of virtues) ● ÿauca (purity) ● samto•a (contentment) ● tapas (discipline) ● svädhyäya (study, especially of sacred lore) ● ïÿvara pranidhäna (surrender to God) ● äsana (postures) ● präæäyäma (breath control) ● pratyähära (withdrawal of senses) Direct Preparation: These are collectively called samyama (effort) and successively applied to various categories of objects ● dhäraæä (concentration) ● dhyäna (contemplation) ● samädhi (trance) Beginning of Real Yoga: This comprises the exercise of extraordinary powers and the practice of advanced forms of meditation, leading to kaivalya, complete isolation and freedom.
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Contents Acknowledgementsvi Preface
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adhidaivata 16 dharma he will appea
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Akhil Bhäratïya Vidyärthi Pari
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Änanda Tïrtha 22 Änanda Tïrtha
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Äpastamba 24 Äpastamba Ancient wr
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arghya 26 One story explains its or
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ashes 28 expected to become more an
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a•flävaraæa 30 a•flävaraæa
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Aughara 32 Aughara A branch of the
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B Bädämi Ancient temple site in t
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Bhägavata Puräæa 36 the Mahäbh
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Bhärgavas 38 Jänatä Party in 198
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ïja-mantra 40 may be preferable to
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eath control 44 followers of CAITAN
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C caitanya See CONSCIOUSNESS. Caita
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caæõäla 48 famous for its realis
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Cidambaram 50 The Churning of the O
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cow 52 the physical universe. (See
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Dak•iæeÿvara 54 Dak•iæeÿvar
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Daÿa-padärtha Ÿästra 56 Pärvat
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Devï Bhägavata Puräæa 58 Devï
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Divodäsa 60 Dïpävali (Divälï)
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equality of women 66 result of deba
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F faith (viÿväsa, ÿraddhä) In a
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Frauwallner, Erich 70 Frauwallner,
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Gaæeÿa 72 Returning to India in 1
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ghï 74 ghï Clarified butter, an i
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Gokula 76 founded the Servants of I
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grammar 78 grammar See VYÄKÄRAŒA
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happiness 80 one of the four places
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Hindu Mahäsabhä 82 Hindu Mahäsab
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I icchä (‘desire’, ‘wish’)
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International Transcendental Medita
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jägarita sthäna 88 by two smaller
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jätï 90 jätï (‘birth-group’
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K Kabïr (1440-1518) Famous poet-sa
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Kalpa-sütra 94 Kalpa-sütra One of
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Karpatriji Maharaj 96 and found by
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Kauverï 98 Kauverï Major river in
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krodha 100 krodha (‘anger’) One
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Magadha 108 BCE). Until about the f
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Mänasa 112 Mänasa, also Mänasasa
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Manu 114 transmission of a mantra f
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Mätøkas 116 in today’s Kerala.
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moon 120 moon The hundreds of synon
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music 122 worshipped with flowers,
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näga 124 näga (2) Naked ascetics,
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Nära-Närada 126 time it takes to
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P padapaflha The text of the Veda i
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panth(a) 134 accomplishments of the
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patita 138 independently, without s
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pradak•iæa 140 pradak•iæa See
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Räma Tïrtha, Swämi 148 AVATÄRA
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Räm(a)däs(a) 150 death and Räma
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enouncer/renunciation 152 and autho
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Ø•abha 154 best known accomplish
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