Encyclopedia - Ashvamedha: Encyclopedia - Ashvamedha
The Ashvamedha, or the horse-sacrifice is one of the most important royal rituals of Vedic religion (1st millennium BC, the last recorded...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashvamedha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ashvamedha
ashvamedha The elaborate Vedic horse sacrifice.   (See also: ashvamedha , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashvamedha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashvamedha - The Vedic Sacrifice
The Ashvamedha could only be conducted by a king. Its object was the acquisition of power and glory, the sovereignty over neighbouring pr...   » Read the article

Article - Love And Happiness: Selfless Service And Sacrifice
After having won the Mahabharata war, King Yuddhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, performed the Ashvamedha Yagna in which he gave ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajna: Encyclopedia - Yajna
In Hinduism, Yajna or Yagya यज्ञ(Sanskrit yajñá "worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice") is a Vedic ritual of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan: Encyclopedia - Kurgan
Kurgan (кургáн) is the Russian word (of Turkic origin) for tumulus, a type of burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia - Sacrifice
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization
The Vedic civilization is the Indo-Aryan culture associated with the Vedas, the earliest known records of Indian history. Mainstream scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia - Horse
The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the ten modern species of the genus Equus. It has long played an importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agnihotra: Encyclopedia - Agnihotra
Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र) is a spiritual ritual originally from India, performed at dawn and dusk. Practitioners will pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion
The religion of the Vedic civilization is the predecessor of classical Hinduism, usually included in the term. Its liturgy is reflected i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia - Zoophilia
Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, "animal", and Philia, "friendship" or "love") is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attractio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Hinduism
Hinduism (हिन्दू धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma - सनातन धर्म, and Vaidika-Dharma - वैद�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashvamedha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashvamedha - Vedanta And Modern Hinduism
In vedantic interpretations, the Ashvamedha is understood as a ritual to get connected to the "inner Sun". In this tradition, it is claim...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aswamedha Yaga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aswamedha Yaga (ashvamedha Yaga)
aswamedha yaga: aswamedha yaga (Ashvamedha yaga). Horse sacrifice to absolve a king of all sins. A horse is marked with a victory c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurgan - Archaeology
Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppes, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania. Sometim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Pantheon
Philological reconstructions of some PIE theonyms: *Dyeus Ph2ter is believed to have been the original name of god of the daylit sky and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Priests
The main functionaries of the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European religion would have been maintained by a class of priests or shamans. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto-indo-european Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto-indo-european Religion - Mythology
There seems to have been a belief in a World tree, which in Germanic mythology was an ash tree (Norse Yggdrasil; Irminsul), in Hinduism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurgan Hypothesis - Overview
The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurgan Hypothesis - Overview
The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Games
Sacrifice is also used metaphorically to describe a number of plays in games. Sacrifices, in this sense, are plays that deliberately lose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Judaism
In Judaism, a sacrifice is known as a Korban from the Hebrew root karov meaning to "[come] Close [to God]". The centrality of sacrifices ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
Hindus believe in Ahimsa (non-violence). Even the oldest of their religious texts speak about earth, fire, water and air but not about an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Human Sacrifice
Human sacrifice was practiced by many ancient cultures. People would be ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Christianity
The concept of self-sacrifice and martyrs are central to Christianity. In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Natural History Of The Horse
In nature, horses function as prey animals. They have a natural tendency to flee from danger, though they will fight if cornered. Their e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Miscellaneous
Horse - Weight. Light horses such as Arabians, Morgan Horses, Quarter Horses, and Thoroughbreds weigh up to 1300lbs (about 590kg). "Hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Domestication Of The Horse And Surviving Wild Species
The earliest evidence for the domestication of the horse comes from Central Asia and dates to about 4,000 BCE. Competing theories exist a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Other Equids
Other members of the horse family include zebras, donkeys, and hemionids. The Donkey, Burro or Domestic Ass, Equus asinus, like the horse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - The Origin Of Modern Horse Breeds
Horses come in various sizes and shapes. The draft breeds can top 20 hands (80 inches, 2 metres) while the smallest miniature horses can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Miscellaneous
Horse - Weight. Light horses such as Arabians, Morgans, Quarter Horses, Paints and Thoroughbreds weigh up to 1300lbs (about 590kg). "He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Domestication Of The Horse And Surviving Wild Species
The earliest evidence for the domestication of the horse comes from Central Asia and dates to approximately 4,000 BCE. Competing theories...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Other Modern Equids
Other members of the horse family include zebras, donkeys, and hemionids. The Donkey, Burro or Domestic Ass, Equus asinus, like the horse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Evolution Of The Horse
Main article: Evolution of the Horse All equids are part of the family Equidae, which dates back more than 50 million years. Horses and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Horse Behavior
In nature, horses function as prey animals. They have a natural tendency to flee from danger, though they will fight if cornered. Their e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Miscellaneous
Horse - Weight. Light horses such as Arabians, Morgans, Quarter Horses, Paints and Thoroughbreds weigh up to 2300lbs (about 590kg). "He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - The Origin Of Modern Horse Breeds
Horses come in various sizes and shapes. The draft breeds can top 20 hands (80 inches, 2 metres) while the smallest miniature horses can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Horses In Sport Today
Horse - Racing in all its forms. Humans have always had a desire to know which horse (or horses) could move the fastest, horse-racing h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Vedic Religion
Main article: Vedic religion. Texts considered to date to the Vedic period are mainly the four Vedas, but the Brahmanas, and some of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Horses In Sport Today
Horse - Racing in all its forms. Humans have always had a desire to know which horse (or horses) could move the fastest, horse-racing h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Specialized Vocabulary
The English-speaking world measures the height of horses in hands. One hand is defined in British law as 101.6 mm and is derived from a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - Specialized Vocabulary
Because horses and humans have lived and worked together for thousands of years, an extensive specialized vocabulary has arisen to descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Rigvedic Period
The origin of the Vedic civilization and its relation to the Indus Valley civilization and related cultures and an Indo-Aryan migration a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Religion - Post-vedic Religions
Vedic religion evolved into the Hindu paths of Yoga and Vedanta, a religious path considering itself the 'essence' of the Vedas. The Vedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Criticism
Hinduism is criticized based on current or past regressive social customs such as Dowry, Sati and casteism. Many also criticize it by lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Terminology
The general term zoophilia was first introduced into the field of research on sexuality by Krafft-Ebing (1894). The terms zoosexual and z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Extent Of Occurrence
The extent to which zoophilia occurs is not known with any certainty, largely because feelings which may not have been acted upon can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Health And Safety
Humans and animals cannot make each other pregnant, but infections due to improper cleaning could be an issue for either party. Most dise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Arguments About Zoophilia Or Zoosexuality
Platonic love for animals is usually viewed positively, but most people express concern or disapproval of sexual interest, sometimes very...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Mythology And Fantasy Literature
From cave paintings onward and throughout human history, zoophilia has been a recurring subject in art, literature, and fantasy. In Ugari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Media Discussion
Because of its controversial standing, different countries and medias vary in how they treat discussion of zoosexuality. Often sexual mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Pornography
Pornography involving sex with animals is widely illegal, even in most countries where the act itself is not explicitly outlawed. In the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Terminology
The general term zoophilia was first introduced into the field of research on sexuality by Krafft-Ebing (1894). The terms zoosexual and z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Extent Of Occurrence
The extent to which zoophilia occurs is not known with any certainty, largely because feelings which may not have been acted upon can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Health And Safety
Humans and animals cannot make each other pregnant, but infections due to improper cleaning could be an issue for either party. Most dise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Arguments About Zoophilia Or Zoosexuality
Platonic love for animals is usually viewed positively, but most people express concern or disapproval of sexual interest, sometimes very...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Mythology And Fantasy Literature
From cave paintings onward and throughout human history, zoophilia has been a recurring subject in art, literature, and fantasy. In Ugari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Media Discussion
Because of its controversial standing, different countries and medias vary in how they treat discussion of zoosexuality. Often sexual mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Pornography
Pornography involving sex with animals is widely illegal, even in most countries where the act itself is not explicitly outlawed. In the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Origins And Society
Hinduism - Origins of Hinduism. Main article: History of Hinduism Hinduism is the world's oldest major religion in existence. From a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Perspectives On Zoophilia
Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives. DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) stated that sexual contact with animals is almost never a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Perspectives On Zoophilia
Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives. DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) stated that sexual contact with animals is almost never a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Denominations
Each of the Hinduism's four major denominations share rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal deities with one another, but each sect h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Alternative Cultures Of Worship
Hinduism - The Bhakti schools. Main article: Bhakti The Bhakti (Devotional) school takes its name from the Hindu term that signifies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Books Articles And Documentaries
Zoophilia - Academic and professional. Andrea Beetz Ph.D.: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Zoophiles
Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle. Separate from those whose interest is curiosity, pornography, or sexual novelty, are those for wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Social Community
Whether there is such a thing as a "zoophile community", in the same sense as the gay community or any other alternative lifestyle commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Books, Articles And Documentaries
Zoophilia - Academic and professional. Andrea Beetz Ph.D.: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Zoophiles
Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle. Separate from those whose interest is curiosity, pornography, or sexual novelty, are those for wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Social Community
Whether there is such a thing as a "zoophile community", in the same sense as the gay community or any other alternative lifestyle commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Books Articles And Documentaries
Zoophilia - Academic and professional. Andrea Beetz Ph.D.: Love, Violence, and Sexuality in Relationships between Humans and Animals, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Sacred Texts
The overwhelming majority of Hindu sacred texts are composed in the Sanskrit language. Indeed, much of the morphology and linguistic phil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Important Symbolism And Themes In Hinduism
Hinduism - Tilaka symbol on forehead or between eyebrows. Main article: Tilaka The tilaka (or tilak) is a mark worn on the forehead a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Legal Status
Zoosexual acts are illegal in many jurisdictions, while others generally outlaw the mistreatment of animals without specifically mentioni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoophilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoophilia - Legal Status
Zoosexual acts are illegal in many jurisdictions, while others generally outlaw the mistreatment of animals without specifically mentioni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Core Concepts
Hinduism - The Eternal Way. "Sanātana Dharma" (सनातन धर्म, The Eternal Values ), the traditional name of Hinduism, s...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article