Earliest reference to Angas occurs in Atharava Veda (V.22.14) where they find mention along with the Magadhas, Gandharis and the Mujavatas, all apparently as a despised people. The Jaina Prajnapana ranks the Angas and the Vangas in the first group of Aryan peoples. According to Buddhist texts like Anguttara Nikaya, Anga was one of the sixteen great nations (solas Mahajanapadas) which had flourished in central and north-west India in sixth century BCE. Anga also finds mention in the Jaina Bhag ...

Read more here: » Anga: Encyclopedia - Anga

Anga - limb, division, part; the various practices of bhakti such as hearing and chanting are referred to as angas (of bhakti).

(See also: Anga, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

anga:

anga - a limb, or body part

(See also: anga, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

One of the several stories narrated in the sixth anga of the Jain scriptures is about Malli. Malli was the only woman among the twenty-four Tirthankaras. Here is the story in brief.

Read more here: » Jainism: Malli – Woman Tirthankar

The Vedangas: There are six Angas or explanatory limbs, to the Vedas: the Siksha and Vyakarana of Panini, the Chhandas of Pingalacharya, the Nirukta of Yaska, the Jyotisha of Garga, and the Kalpas (Srauta, Grihya, Dharma and Sulba) belonging to the authorship of various Rishis.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

Read more here: » Vedangas: The Vedangas in the Hindu Scriptures

Karna (written Karṇa in IAST transliteration) (also known as Karan) is one of the central figures in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the first son of Kunti, and was thus half brother to the Pandavas, and the eldest of them. Although Duryodhana of the Kauravas anoints him king of Anga, his role in the legend far exceeds the importance of a king. He fought for the Kauravas in the great battle at Kurukshetra. Karna - Birth. The princess Kunti, while young, was granted a boon whereby she could call upon any of ...

Including:

• Karna - Birth
• Karna - Upbringing
• Karna - Training
• Karna - King of Anga
• Karna - The Tragedy of Karna
• Karna - The Ride with The Lord
• Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra
• Karna - Karna's Honor and Dishonor in Battle
• Karna - After Karna's Death
• Karna - Contrast with Arjuna
• Karna - Parallels
• Karna - Iliad
• Karna - Bible

Read more here: » Karna: Encyclopedia - Karna

Magadha was an ancient kingdom of India, mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It was also one of the four main kingdoms of India at the time of Buddha, having risen to power during the reigns of Bimbisara (c. 544-491 BCE) and his son Ajatashatru (c. 491-460 BCE). The core of the kingdom was that portion of Bihar lying south of the Ganges, with its capital at Rajagriha (modern Rajgir). Magadha expanded to include most of Bihar and parts of Bengal with the conquest of Anga, and then expanded up the Ganges valley annexing ...

Including:

• Magadha - History
• Magadha - Kings of Magadha

Read more here: » Magadha: Encyclopedia - Magadha

Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 BCE) was a king of the Magadha empire and belonged to Haryanaka dynasty. There are many accounts of him in the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha. He acquired Anga and placed it under the viceroyalty of Ajatashatru at Champa. He also strengthed his position by marriage alliances. His first wife was the daughter of the king of Kosala and sister of Prasenajit. The Kosali bride brought him Kashi village as dowry. This marriage also ended the hostility of Kosala and gave him free hand

Read more here: » Bimbisara: Encyclopedia - Bimbisara

Bhadrabahu was a [Jain] saint. He was spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya. He is considered author of Upsargar Stotra and Kalpasutra. His brother Varahmihira, was a known vedic scholar of his times. Bhadrabhau is considered to be last expert of 14 Poorvas, of 12th Anga called as Dristivaad, one of the scriptures of Jainism. Of these, 10 Poorva were passed on to Sthulibhadra, his chief disciple. Bhadrabahu went to Nepal for twelve years for ...

Including:

• Bhadrabahu - Legends Associated with Bhadrabahu

Read more here: » Bhadrabahu: Encyclopedia - Bhadrabahu

In Indian and Hindu mythology, Rishyasringa ('horned rishi' in Sanskrit) was a boy born with the horns of a deer. His father was the rishi Vibhandaka, and his mother was a deer. The father raised the boy in a forest, isolated from society. He never saw any girls or women, and was not told of their existence. In the usual version of the story, at the time that the boy becomes a young man, the kingdom of Anga suffers from drought and famine. The king, Romapada, is told that this can only be alleviated by a brahmin with the powers ...

Read more here: » Rishyasringa: Encyclopedia - Rishyasringa

Bihari is a name given to a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. The Bihari group consists of: Angika (30,000,000 speakers). Written in Anga,Kaithi and Devanagari scripts. Bhojpuri (26,254,000 speakers). Written in the Kaithi and Devanagari scripts. Kudmali (37,000 speakers) Magahi (11,362,000 speakers) Maithili (7,500,00 speakers). Written in the Maithili and Devanagari scripts. Panchpargania (274,000 speakers) Sadri (1,965,000 speakers) Surajpuri (273,0 ...

Read more here: » Bihari languages: Encyclopedia - Bihari languages

an-anga:

an-anga. Limbless.

(See also: an-anga, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

The name pa'anga derives from bean-shaped playing pieces. When the crew of the Port-au-Prince sank their ship in 1806 to prevent it from being taken by the attacking Tongans, Finau 'Ulukalala, chief of Ha'apai, could not find any valuables in the remains and decided to burn it down. It was later that William Mariner, the only survivor of this attack, told him that the pieces of metal resembling pa'anga were of great value. When Tonga introduced decimal currency, it decided not to call the main unit the dollar because the native ...

See also:

Tongan pa'anga, Tongan pa'anga - The Name, Tongan pa'anga - History, Tongan pa'anga - Bank notes, Tongan pa'anga - Coins, Tongan pa'anga - Pictures of the bank notes

Read more here: » Tongan pa'anga: Encyclopedia II - Tongan pa'anga - The Name

Coins come in denominations of one, two, five, ten, twenty and fifty seniti. On the 50¢, 20¢ and 10¢ coins you can again find the king's image. On the 5¢ coin shows a hen with chicks, the 2¢ coin the symbol of the United Nations program for planned families and the 1¢ coin corn. On the reverse you can find a plant and the writing Fakalahi me'akai (Tongan, "More food"); these plants are in declining order: tomatoes, yams, banana, coconuts, taro and vanilla. A specialty is the dodecagona ...

See also:

Tongan pa'anga, Tongan pa'anga - The Name, Tongan pa'anga - History, Tongan pa'anga - Bank notes, Tongan pa'anga - Coins, Tongan pa'anga - Pictures of the bank notes

Read more here: » Tongan pa'anga: Encyclopedia II - Tongan pa'anga - Coins

The political process among the ancient Indo-Aryans appears to have originally started with semi-nomadic tribal units called Jana (meaning tribe). Early Vedic texts attest several Janas or tribes of the Aryans, living in semi-nomadic tribal state, fighting among themselves and with other Non-Aryan tribes for cows, sheeps and green pastures. These early Vedic Janas later coalesced into Janapadas of the Epic Age. Term "Janapada" literally means the foothold of a tribe. The derivative meaning of Janapada from ...

See also:

Mahajanapadas, Mahajanapadas - Overview, Mahajanapadas - Kasi, Mahajanapadas - Kosala, Mahajanapadas - Anga, Mahajanapadas - Magadha, Mahajanapadas - Vajji or Vriji, Mahajanapadas - Malla, Mahajanapadas - Chedi or Cheti, Mahajanapadas - Vamsa or Vatsa, Mahajanapadas - Kuru, Mahajanapadas - Panchala, Mahajanapadas - Machcha or Matsya, Mahajanapadas - Surasena, Mahajanapadas - Assaka or Ashmaka, Mahajanapadas - Avanti, Mahajanapadas - Gandhara, Mahajanapadas - Kamboja

Read more here: » Mahajanapadas: Encyclopedia II - Mahajanapadas - Overview

The first reference to the Magadhas occurs in the Atharva-Veda where they are found listed along with the Angas, Gandharis and the Mujavats as a despised people. The bards of Magadha are, however, referred to in early Vedic literature and are spoken of in terms of contempt. The Vedic dislike of the Magadhas in early times was due to the fact that the Magadhas were not yet wholly Brahmanised. Rigveda mentions a king Pramaganda as a ruler of Kikata. Yasaka declares that Kikata was a non-Aryan country. Later Vedic literatur ...

See also:

Mahajanapadas, Mahajanapadas - Overview, Mahajanapadas - Kasi, Mahajanapadas - Kosala, Mahajanapadas - Anga, Mahajanapadas - Magadha, Mahajanapadas - Vajji or Vriji, Mahajanapadas - Malla, Mahajanapadas - Chedi or Cheti, Mahajanapadas - Vamsa or Vatsa, Mahajanapadas - Kuru, Mahajanapadas - Panchala, Mahajanapadas - Machcha or Matsya, Mahajanapadas - Surasena, Mahajanapadas - Assaka or Ashmaka, Mahajanapadas - Avanti, Mahajanapadas - Gandhara, Mahajanapadas - Kamboja

Read more here: » Mahajanapadas: Encyclopedia II - Mahajanapadas - Magadha

The Mallas are frequently mentioned in Buddhist and Jain works. They were a powerful people dwelling in Eastern India. Panduputra Bhimasena is said to have conquered the chief of the Mallas in course of his expedition of Eastern India. Mahabharata mention Mallas along with the Angas, Vangas, and Kalingas as eastern tribes. The Mallas were republican people with their dominion consisting of nine territories (Kalpa Sutra; Nirayavali Sutra), one of each of the nine confederated clans. Two of these confederations...one with Kusinara (modern Kasi ...

See also:

Mahajanapadas, Mahajanapadas - Overview, Mahajanapadas - Kasi, Mahajanapadas - Kosala, Mahajanapadas - Anga, Mahajanapadas - Magadha, Mahajanapadas - Vajji or Vriji, Mahajanapadas - Malla, Mahajanapadas - Chedi or Cheti, Mahajanapadas - Vamsa or Vatsa, Mahajanapadas - Kuru, Mahajanapadas - Panchala, Mahajanapadas - Machcha or Matsya, Mahajanapadas - Surasena, Mahajanapadas - Assaka or Ashmaka, Mahajanapadas - Avanti, Mahajanapadas - Gandhara, Mahajanapadas - Kamboja

Read more here: » Mahajanapadas: Encyclopedia II - Mahajanapadas - Malla

A contest tournament was held to determine the greatest skilled warrior after completion of teaching by Drona. The Kauravas were jealous of the Pandavas from their childhood. In the contest, Arjuna emerged as the best and Duryodhana was afraid of him. At that time Karna entered the arena and challenged Arjuna. But Drona, teacher of the princes, refused to let him take part as the contest was for the princes. At this, Duryodhana, eldest of the Kauravas gifted Karna the throne of Anga (today's Bhagalpur in Bihar), so that Karna would be a king and thus e ...

See also:

Karna, Karna - Birth, Karna - Upbringing, Karna - Training, Karna - King of Anga, Karna - The Tragedy of Karna, Karna - The Ride with The Lord, Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra, Karna - Karna's Honor and Dishonor in Battle, Karna - After Karna's Death, Karna - Contrast with Arjuna, Karna - Parallels, Karna - Iliad, Karna - Bible

Read more here: » Karna: Encyclopedia II - Karna - King of Anga

The child Karna was borne down the river and picked up by the leader of charioteers called Adiratha, a shudra, the lowest caste in Hindu society. He was raised by Adiratha and his wife Radha as their son; the son of a god among the lowest members of society. They knew something of his parentage by the jewellery he was found with, and never hid his noble birth from him. He was also known as Radheya beca ...

See also:

Karna, Karna - Birth, Karna - Upbringing, Karna - Training, Karna - King of Anga, Karna - The Tragedy of Karna, Karna - The Ride with The Lord, Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra, Karna - Karna's Honor and Dishonor in Battle, Karna - After Karna's Death, Karna - Contrast with Arjuna, Karna - Parallels, Karna - Iliad, Karna - Bible

Read more here: » Karna: Encyclopedia II - Karna - Upbringing

After Karna's death, Kunti informed the Pandavas that she was Karna's mother and that he was the eldest of the Pandavas. The Pandavas grieved for Karna. Yudhisthira, particularly, was incensed on hearing that his mother had kept secret from him and his brothers Karna's true identity, whom it would have been their duty in life to serve and revere as their elder, as his four brothers had served and revered him. He laid a bane on all women that from then on, they would nev ...

See also:

Karna, Karna - Birth, Karna - Upbringing, Karna - Training, Karna - King of Anga, Karna - The Tragedy of Karna, Karna - The Ride with The Lord, Karna - The Great War: Kurukshetra, Karna - Karna's Honor and Dishonor in Battle, Karna - After Karna's Death, Karna - Contrast with Arjuna, Karna - Parallels, Karna - Iliad, Karna - Bible

Read more here: » Karna: Encyclopedia II - Karna - After Karna's Death