Encyclopedia - Brahman: Encyclopedia - Brahman
Brahman (ब्रह्मन् in devanagari script) in the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) schools of Hinduism, is the signifying n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia - Brahmanism
Brahmanism, popularly known as Hinduism, developed its ritual, worship and philosophy from Aryan scriptures; the Vedas. Over the years th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahman - Brahman And Atman
Philosopher mystics of the Upanishads identify Brahman, the world soul, with atman, the inner essence of the human being, or the human so...   » Read the article

Article - Self-realisation: Matter And Energy, Brahman And Maya  
Spirituality is man’s realisation of the spirit. According to advaita , the non-dualistic philosophy of Vedanta , this spirit, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saguna Brahman: Encyclopedia - Saguna Brahman
According to the many advaitins, Saguna Brahma or Īshwara, in Hindu philosophy, is God or Supreme Consciousness with gunas (qualities or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman-hill: Encyclopedia - Brahman-hill
The Brahman-Hill is an ethnic group of Nepal making up 12.5% of the country's population. The Brahman cast includes lots of sub division ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanical See: Encyclopedia - Brahmanical See
Brahmanical See refers to the domain of certain Hindu leaders in the Indian subcontinent. Because it is essentially an anglicized term (c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahman - Enlightenment And Brahman
While Brahman lies behind the sum total of the objective universe, some human minds boggle at any attempt to explain it with only the too...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Ocean Of Brahman
Hindu Quotes: Ocean of Brahman   My mind fell like a hailstone  into the vast expanse of Brahman's ocean.  Touching o...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: City Of Brahman
Hindu Quotes: City of Brahman   Never fear that old age will invade that  city; never fear that this inner treasure of all...   » Read the article

Article - Yogis: Sadasiva Brahman
Sadasiva Brahman Sri Sadasiva Brahman, a reputed Yogi, lived in Nerur, near Karur, in Trichinopolly district, some one hundred and twent...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga-kundalini Upanishad: Non-dual Brahman
Non-Dual Brahman 40. After that, That alone remains. That is the soundless, the touchless, the formless and the deathless.   From ...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Mythology: Are There Cosmic Causes And Cures For All Evils?
How did evilness enter the world? According to the author SC Varma, at the start or genesis of universe, there was only one almighty God,...   » Read the article

Article - Thriprayar: A Union Of Brahman And Maya  
Twenty-five kilometres south west of Thrissur in Kerala, there is an ancient Rama temple at Thriprayar. In front of the temple flows t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman Cattle: Encyclopedia - Brahman Cattle
The Brahman breed of cattle originated from the Bos indicus cattle originally brought to the US from India. It has been crossbred extensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nirguna Brahman: Encyclopedia - Nirguna Brahman
Nirguna Brahman, stresses the Ultimate Truth which exists and pervades through the Universe. It is considered without any form in Advaita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta (IAST advaita vedānta; Devanagari अद्वैत वेदान्त; IPA [ədvaitə vé:dα:ntə]) is probably th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmin: Encyclopedia - Brahmin
A Brahmin (pronunciation is Brahmann) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. The word is related to, but not to be confused with, the H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia - Bhakti
Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति; Tamil: பக்தி) is a Tamil or Sanskrit term from Hinduism that means intense devotion expresse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam: Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam
The word Devi Māhātmyama means the glory and significance of Devi, the Mother Goddess'. Devi Māhātmyam is the title of a part of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman (neuter gender): the impersonal God, devoid of all qualities; the Omnipresent, All-pervading, Transcendent Reality. This supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Brahman
Brahman The impersonal, all-pervasive aspect of the Supreme Truth. Another meaning of the word brahman is the transcendental sound of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman (Brahamana): the highest of the four Hindu castes. The priestly caste consists of many sub-castes depending on the area the pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: (Sanskrit) "Supreme Being; expansive spirit." From the root brih, "to grow, increase, expand." Name of Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Sub Castes
Brahmanism - Maharashtrian sub-castes:. Chitpavan Brahmins, Deshastha Brahmins Karhade Brahmins, Brahmanism - South Indian brahmin sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Sacramental Rites
The three first castes, however unequal to each other in privilege and social standing, are yet united by a common bond of sacramental ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Moksha
Orthodox Brahmanical scholasticism makes the attainment of final emancipation (mukti, moksha) dependent on perfect knowledge of the divin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Pantheism
The pantheistic doctrine which forms the foundation of the Brahmanical system of belief found its most complete exposition in one of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Caste
In India and Nepal, Brahmins, being members of the highest caste, historically enjoyed high social status as being traditionally learned ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Brahmin Supremacy
A considerable portion of the literature of Vedic times has apparently been lost; and several important works, the original composition o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Parapsychology Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: The supreme Godhead, beyond all distinctions or forms; ultimate Reality [from 'brih' - that which expands]   (See als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Theology
The tendency towards a comprehension of the unity of the divine essence had resulted in some minds, as has been remarked before, in a kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - The Four Stages Of Life
The pious Brahmin, longing to attain the summum bonum on the dissolution of his material body, was enjoined to pass through a succession ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Evolution Of Brahminism
As the language of the Early Aryans has undergone continual processes of modification, dialectic division, and amalgamation with other na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Parapsychology Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: A person who belongs to the first class or caste of human beings. A person who studies the vedas diligently and imbibes all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Challenge To Brahmin Supremacy And Caste System
Brahmanism - Buddhism. Such a man arose in the person of a prince of Kapilavastu, Siddhārtha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism (about t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Brahman
BRAHMAN: The Absolute Reality; God.   (See also: BRAHMAN ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Brahman
brahman: The notion of sacrificial power in Vedic Hinduism which was controlled by priests.    (See also: brahman , Easte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saguna Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saguna Brahman
Saguna Brahman: (Sanskrit) "God with qualities." The Personal Lord. See: Brahman, Parameshvara. (See also: Saguna Brahman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirguna Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Nirguna Brahman
Nirguna Brahman: (Sanskrit) "God without qualities." See: Brahman. (See also: Nirguna Brahman , Hinduism, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: The cosmic ocean, where the soul (atman) is disolved upon death. This ocean is the cosmic soul in Hindu tradition.   &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: (Sanskrit) "Supreme Being; expansive spirit." From the root brih, "to grow, increase, expand." Name of Go...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Brahman
Brahman:   Brahman ("that which has grown expansive"): the ultimate Reality (cf. atman, purusha)   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmanic: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Brahmanic (braahmanik)
brahmanic: brahmanic (braahmanik). Relating to brahmins.   (See also: brahmanic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Brahman
Brahman: Brahman: the Absolute reality; god.   (See also: Brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: Hindu notion of the all-pervasive God who is identical to the self within us, especially as described in the Upanishads and V...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Brahman
Brahman: supreme consciousness, absolute reality.   (See also: Brahman ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahmanism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Brahmanism
Brahmanism: Reform movement within Hinduism from 1000 BCE to 300 CE which de-emphasizes priestly sacrificial rites and emphasizes the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Sanskrit Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: The Absolute; the Supreme Reality of Non-dualistic Vedanta.   (See also: Brahman , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Brahman
A Theosophical definition of Brahman :   Brahman (Sanskrit) A word of which the root, brih, means "expansion." It is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Word-brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Word-brahman
Word-Brahman: Om; Shabda Brahman.   (See also: Word-Brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Brahman
BRAHMAN: the Absolute Reality   (See also: BRAHMAN , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Brahman
Brahman: the Absolute or ultimate reality   (See also: Brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Brahman
brahman: the absolute or ultimate reality   (See also: brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Brahman
Brahman: Brahman. Also Brahmam. Impersonal Supreme Being, primal source and ultimate goal of all beings. Thus, It is identical to t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saguna Brahman: Sai Baba Dictionary On Saguna Brahman
Saguna Brahman: Saguna Brahman: the Universal Absolute incarnated as a 'limited' being (SSS-IV)   (See also: Saguna Brahman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman (Sanskrit) The highest of the four castes in India, one supposed or rather fancying himself, as high among men, as Brahman, th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Brahman
brahman (from Pali braahmaa.na): The brahman (brahmin) caste of India has long maintained that its members, by their birth, are worthy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirguna Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Nirguna Brahman
Nirguna Brahman: The impersonal, attributeless Absolute beyond all description or designation.   (See also: Nirguna Brahman , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Para-brahman: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Para-brahman
Para-brahman: Para-brahman. Universal Absolute Brahman.   (See also: Para-brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Daru-brahman: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Daru-brahman
Daru-brahman the Absolute Truth manifest in a wooden form.   (See also: Daru-brahman , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabda-brahman: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sabda-brahman
Sabda-Brahman (Sanskrit) Word-Brahman, "the soul of Brahman expressing itself though its akasic veils as the Divine Logos, or Wor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman-yogins: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahman-yogins
Brahman-yogins. See YOGI   (See also: Brahman-yogins , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shabda Brahman: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Shabda Brahman
Shabda Brahman: cosmic causal state.   (See also: Shabda Brahman ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Door Of Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Door Of Brahman
door of Brahman: Brahmarandhra; also called nirvana chakra.    A subtle or esoteric aperture in the crown of the head, the o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: The Reality (Atman) spoken of in its universal aspect: that God is both within and without, instantly present and infinitely ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman (Sanskrit) (from brih to expand)   Sometimes Brahma or Brahm. The one reality, "the impersonal, supreme and uncogniz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Salient Features Of Advaitism
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Advaita Vedanta - Thre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabda Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Sabda Brahman
SABDA BRAHMAN: sound-form of Brahman   (See also: SABDA BRAHMAN , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shabda-brahman: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Shabda-brahman
Shabda-Brahman: Shabda-Brahman: word-Absolute; Omkara or the  Veda.   (See also: Shabda-Brahman , Hinduism, Hinduism D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman Mutt: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Brahman Mutt
Brahman Mutt: Brahman Mutt. A hermitage.   (See also: Brahman Mutt , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Sai Baba Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: Brahman:'The universal spirit, soul' (also called Hiranyagarbha: 'of the gold inside' - SB 8-17) Associated with Creation,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: The Absolute Reality; the Truth proclaimed in the Upanishads; the Supreme Reality that is one and indivisible, infinite, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti - Brahman The Ultimate
This substratum – named Brahman, by the Upanishads – permeates everything in the world. It is the common content of all that has a na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirguna Brahman: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Nirguna Brahman
NIRGUNA BRAHMAN: the impersonal, attributeless Absolute   (See also: NIRGUNA BRAHMAN , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: In Vedic philosophy, the absolute Reality or all-pervasive supreme Principle of the universe.   (See also: Brahman ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dwija Brahman: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dwija Brahman
Dwija Brahman (Sanskrit). The investure with the sacred thread that now constitutes the "second birth". Even a Sudra who cho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Para-brahman: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Para-brahman (param Brahma)
Para-brahman (param brahma) The supreme personal form of the Absolute Truth.   (See also: Para-brahman , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saguna Brahman: Sanskrit Dictionary On Saguna Brahman
Saguna brahman: (Lit., Brahman with attributes) The Absolute conceived as the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer of the universe; corr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirguna Brahman: Sanskrit Dictionary On Nirguna Brahman
Nirguna brahman: The Supreme Godhead of the Vaisnavas, or worshippers of Vishnu.   (See also: Nirguna brahman , Sanskrit Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabda-brahman: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Sabda-brahman
A Theosophical definition of Sabda-Brahman :   Sabda-Brahman (Sanskrit) A phrase literally signifying "WordBrahman"&n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deva-brahman, Deva-brahma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Deva-brahman, Deva-brahma
Deva-Brahman or Deva-Brahma (Sanskrit) A name given to Narada, considered to be like a Brahma among the devas.   (See also: De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Important Books And Figures Of Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta - Mahavakya. Mahavakya, or "the great sentences," state the unity of Brahman and Atman. They are 4 in number and their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Adi Sankara: The Pillar Of Advaita
The first person to consolidate the principles of Advaita was Adi Sankara (आदि शंकर, pronounced as /α:di shənkərə, 788-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Devi Mahatmyam - Brahman To Be Known Shakti To Be Worshipped
The primordial Parāshakti is therefore the ultimate dynamic energy of the transcendental Brahman, other than which there is no existence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Are The World And God Wholly False?
Advaita Vedanta - Status of the world. People often get confused by Advaita teachings that the universe is false. Shankara says that th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma Vidya: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Brahman Vidya
Brahma (n) vidya: knowledge of the eternal Truth, Brahman.   (See also: Brahma Vidya , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul) &nb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Adi Sankara's Thoughts In A Summary
Adi Sankara's treatises on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras are his principal and almost undeniably his own works....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advaita Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Advaita Vedanta - Advaita And Science
According to some followers of Advaita, it may very well be a place where the scientific world intersects with the spiritual world. They ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Devi Mahatmyam - The Primeval Energy
One of the unique features of Hinduism is the fact that it conceives divinity also as mother goddess. When divinity has no name or form -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Devi Mahatmyam - Energy More Fundamental Than Matter
The concept of primeval (cosmic) energy or 'Prakriti' in Sanskrit, is most fundamental to the understanding of Indian philosophy and also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhakti: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhakti - Classifications Of Bhakti
Narada Bhakti sutra by sage Narada distinguishes eleven forms based on the different relationship to God that the devotee can assume. Pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devi Mahatmyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Devi Mahatmyam - She Is Many-one
She is indeed the mother of the universe. She creates. She preserves. She dissolves. She is the sat , therefore creates. She is the chit,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas - Patanjali's Mahabhasaaya On Kambojas
Almost similar information on the Kambojas is also provided by Patanjali's Mahaabhaasya (2nd c BC). Sanskrit: zavatir gatikarmaa kamboje...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas - Bhuridatta Jataka On Kambojas
Following Dr Grierson's investigations on Kambojas which appeared in 1911, Dr Kuhn published a summary of his own article (Das Volk Der K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas - Dr Grierson's Changed Views
That the killing of lower animals is a Zoroastrian religious practice is amply attested from the passages in Mazdean books like the Videv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas - Further Evidence On Kambojas Being Non-indo Aryans
Language and ethnicity of Kambojas - Mahabharata on Kamboja culture. Mahabharata speaks of the Yavanas, Kambojas, Darunas etc as the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas: Encyclopedia Ii - Language And Ethnicity Of Kambojas - Some Scholarly Opinions On Kambojas' Ethnicity
Dr V. S. Aggarwala: "As shown in the Jataka and Avestic literature, the Kamboja was a center of ancient Iranian civilization as is eviden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahman - Etymology
Brahman or brahma, and similar words, have various meanings, mostly related to Hinduism. These words come from a Sanskrit root bŗh = " t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahman: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahman - Semantics And Pronunciation
In the earliest Vedic Sanskrit: The word stem (neuter gender) is Brahman (ब्रह्मन्, pronounced as /brəh mən/) and its ...   » Read the article