Hinduism In India Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: One of India's greatest yogis and spiritual writers, he was at first involved in the Indian freedom movement, but...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: The religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (ca 624544 bce). He refuted the idea of man's...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Hinduism
Hinduism (Hindu Dharma): (Sanskrit) India's indigenous religious and cultural system, followed today by nearly one billion adherents, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Siddhanta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siddha Siddhanta
Siddha Siddhanta: (Sanskrit) Siddha Siddhanta, also called Gorakhnatha Saivism, is generally considered to have come in the lineage of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: A Sanskrit Dictionary From Advaita To Yoga
Sanskrit dictionary. From Advaita to Yoga.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment" or "kundalini&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reincarnation: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Reincarnation
reincarnation: "Re-entering the flesh." Punarjanma; metempsychosis. The process wherein souls take on a physical body throug...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shaktism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shaktism
Shaktism (Shakta): (Sanskrit) "Doctrine of power."   The religion followed by those who worship the Supreme as the Div...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yajna: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yajna
yajna: (Sanskrit) "Worship; sacrifice."   One of the most central Hindu concepts - sacrifice and surrender through act...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  indus Valley Civilization: Indian Hindu Dictionary On  indus Valley Civilization
 Indus Valley Civilization (ca. 4000-1,500 BC): an advanced civilization in ancient India concurrent with the Babylonian and Egyp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Punjab: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Punjab
Punjab: (Sanskrit) The area of ancient India between the Indus and Sutlej, below Kashmir. It is now divided between India and Pakistan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gods: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Gods
Gods: Mahadevas, "great beings of light."   In Dancing with Siva, the plural form of God refers to extremely advanced ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Varna: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Varna
 - varna: The four varnas are as follows. - brahmin (brahmana): "Mature, evolved soul." Scholarly, pious souls of excep...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jainism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jainism
Jainism: (Jaina) (Sanskrit) An ancient non-Vedic religion of India made prominent by the teachings of Mahavira ("Great Hero"...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swami Sivananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda: (Sanskrit) One of Hinduism's most influential modern-day saints (1887-1963). He was born in South India, practiced me...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swami Vivekananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda,: (Sanskrit) "Of blissful discrimination." Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who was overtaken by an ardent love...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Self
Self: The nearest English equivalent of the Sanskrit word “Atman”, the essential Divinity of an individual.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orissa: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Orissa
Orissa Orissa is an eastern state belonging to the Indian sub-continent. The city of Bhubaneswar (temple city of India) is the state c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaar Dhaam,  Chaar Yuga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Chaar Dhaam & Chaar Yuga
Chaar Dhaam & chaar yuga There are 4 most important places in Sanaatan dharma (= religion of truth; The Hindu religion is rooted f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Banga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Banga, Bengal
Banga Banga is another name for ancient Bengal (West Bengal).   It is a historic region in the northeastern part of the Indian su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saivism Six Schools: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saivism Six Schools
Saivism six schools: Through history Saivism has developed a vast array of lineages. Philosophically, six schools are most notable: -...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit [from Sanskrit sanskrita or samskrita]   The ancient sacred language of the Aryans, originally the sacred or secret lang...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Year: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On New Year
New Year: The majority of Hindus in India celebrate the New Year according to traditional, pre-colonial calendars, several of which ar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Subramuniyaswami: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Subramuniyaswami
Subramuniyaswami: Current and 162nd satguru (1927-) of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. He was ordained Sivaya Subramuni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bal Gangadar Tilak: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Bal Gangadar Tilak
Bal Gangadar Tilak (1856-1920): One of India's first prominent nationalist leaders. His efforts towards India's total independence ear...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ganges: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ganges
Ganges (Ganga): (Sanskrit)   India's most sacred river, 1,557 miles long, arising in the Himalayas above Hardwar under the name ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana "The most ancient Sanskrit epic poem, written by the sage Valmiki. It is estimated to have been composed about 500 B.C.,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mudras: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Mudras
mudras: mudras - muscular contractions that include the bandhas   (See also: mudras , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Akasa (aakaasha)
akasa: akasa (aakaasha). Sky, space, ether.   (See also: akasa , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arunachala Mountain: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Arunachala Mountain
Arunachala Mountain: mountain in southern India where Ramana Maharshi resided throughout his adulthood. In the Puranas, Arunachala is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arya: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Arya
Arya (n): One of noble birth or character (Sanskrit). Also, the family of Indo-European languages, therefore, the nomadic invaders who...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mythology: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mythology
mythology: Body of tales and legends. All the myths of a specific people, culture or religion. India's mythology is among the world's ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahabharata: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Mahabharata
Mahabharata "[The Mahabharata] is...probably the longest single poem in the world's literature. Traditionally the author of the p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Narayana: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Jaya Prakash Narayana
Jaya Prakash Narayana, (1902-1979): the founder of the Congress Socialists in the early 1930's and leader of the Socialist Party. He w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Hinduism
HINDUISM: The main religious and social system in India. Hinduism has various sects with the commonality of the belief in reincarnatio...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B From backbiting to buddhi chitta.    » Read the article

Dictionary - Peepal Tree: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Peepal Tree
Peepal tree Botanical name or the Latin name: Ficus religious Name in "Sanskrit" language: Ashvattha   The "Peepal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit (Sanskrita): (Sanskrit) "Well-made; refined, perfected."   The classical sacerdotal language of ancient India...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kalinga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Kalinga
Kalinga Kalinga is another name for the state of Orissa, but was larger in size than the modern day Orissa.   Kalinga is an ancie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tirthayatra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tirthayatra
tirthayatra: (Sanskrit) "Journeying to a holy place." Pilgrimage.   One of the five sacred duties (pancha nitya karmas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Andal: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Andal
Andal: (Tamil) Famed Vaishnava saint of Tamil Nadu. One of the Alvars, she lived in the early 9th century and today is venerated as one ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Andhra Pradesh (pradesha):: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Andhra Pradesh (pradesha):
Andhra Pradesh (Pradesha): (Sanskrit) Modern Indian state located on the southeast coast of India north of Tamil Nadu. The capital is Hy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thamas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Thamas
thamas: thamas. Dullness, ignorance, delusion, inactivity, passivity, inertia, sloth. Associated with colour black. See guna. &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Anga
Anga Anga is another name for some of the eastern regions of the present-day Bihar state and some parts of West Bengal.   Champaa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kashmiri Shaivism: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Kashmiri Shaivism
Kashmiri Shaivism: Shaivite philosophy of medieval Kashmir   (See also: Kashmiri Shaivism , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kasmalam: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Kasmalam (kashmalam)
kasmalam: kasmalam (kashmalam). Faintheartedness, impurity.   (See also: kasmalam , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka: the third section of each of the four Vedas that includes the explanations of the symbolism of the rituals and mental exerci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gandhi, Mahatma: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Gandhi, Mahatma
Gandhi, Mahatma (Mohandas K.) (18969-1948): The leader of the Indian nationalist movement who voiced the ideal of non-violence. He ded...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Advaita: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Advaita
advaita [not divided]: the one unchangeable, indivisible Truth; the one essence that cannot be described as real or non-real. Adi Shan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anandamayi Ma: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Anandamayi Ma
Anandamayi Ma: One of the major spiritual figures in twentieth-century India, first made known to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda in ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  kula Guru: Indian Hindu Dictionary On  kula Guru
 kula guru: spiritual teacher of the household or clan.   (See also:  kula guru , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amma: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Amma
amma: mother.   (See also: amma , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Conversion To Hinduism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Conversion To Hinduism
conversion to Hinduism: Entering Hinduism has traditionally required little more than accepting and living the beliefs and codes of Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jagadacharya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jagadacharya
Jagadacharya: (Sanskrit) "World teacher."   In 1986 the World Religious Parliament of New Delhi named five world leade...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monsoon: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Monsoon
monsoon: seasonal rain-bearing winds that inundate most India with rains from June 10 to September 10 each year, except the southeast ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neo-indian Religion: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Neo-indian Religion
neo-Indian religion: Navabharata Dharma.   A modern form of liberal Hinduism that carries forward basic Hindu cultural values - ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ayurveda
ayurveda: (Sanskrit) "Science of life." A holistic system of medicine and health native to ancient India. This sacred Vedic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Svayambhu Linga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Svayambhu Linga
svayambhu Linga: (Sanskrit) "Self-existent mark or sign of God."   Names a Sivalinga discovered in nature and not carv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Race: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Race
race: Technically speaking, each of the five races of man (Caucasoid, Congoid, Mongoloid, Australoid and Capoid) is a Homo sapiens sub...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Congress: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Congress
Congress (Indian National Congress): Organized in 1885 with the assistance of Allan Hume, a retired British civil servant, for the pur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sadhu: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sadhu
sadhu: (Sanskrit) "Virtuous one; straight, unerring."   A holy man dedicated to the search for God. A sadhu may or may...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rishikesh: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Rishikesh
Rishikesh: a traditional spiritual center of the Hindu sages and sadhus. It lies at the foot of the Himalayas on the River Ganga. &n...   » 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 - Bharatha-khanda: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Bharatha-khanda (-khandha)
Bharatha-khanda: Bharatha-khanda (-khandha). Continent of Bharath (India).   (See also: Bharatha-khanda , Hinduism, Hinduis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Firewalking: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Firewalking
firewalking: The trance-inducing ceremonial practice of walking over a bed of smoldering, red-hot coals as an expression of faith and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Advaita Siddhanta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Advaita Siddhanta
Advaita Siddhanta: (Sanskrit) "Nondual perfect conclusions." Saivite philosophy codified in the Agamas which has at its core...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dr S Radhakrishnan: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Dr S Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan, Dr. S.: (Sanskrit) (1888-1975) A President of India (1962 to 1967), an outstanding philosopher, prolific writer, compel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aryan: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aryan (aaryan)
Aryan: Aryan (Aaryan). (a) Literally noble. (b) Follower of Vedic or spiritual path. (c) Ancient dwellers of India who composed the...   » Read the article

Article - Islam And Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional Poems
Islam and Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional Poems Few have heard of the mystic poems Brahma Prakash or Dasa Avatar by the medi...   » 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

Dictionary - Yogi, Yogin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yogi, Yogin
Yogi yogin (Sanskrit) Feminine yogini. A devotee who practices a full yoga system; the yogi state is that which, "when reached, m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ashram
ashram: monastery, hermitage, place of retreat.   (See also: ashram , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Sat: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Sat
sat: the essence of being, the essential, the true.   (See also: sat , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Aghorasiva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aghorasiva
Aghorasiva: (Sanskrit) A Saivite philosopher of South India who in the 12th century founded a Siddhanta school emphasizing dualistic pas...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism Vs Christianity: Hindu Beliefs Compared With Christian Beliefs
Hinduism vs Christianity: Hindu beliefs compared with Christian beliefs      » Read the article

Dictionary - Bharatavarsha: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Bharatavarsha
Bharatavarsha: Bharatavarsha: India.   (See also: Bharatavarsha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism Versus Christianity: Hinduism And Christianity Compared
Hinduism versus Christianity: Hinduism and Christianity Compared Similarities and differences between Hinduism and Christianity.  ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On A
Hinduism Lexicon on A From aadheenam to axis.      » Read the article

Article - Vastu Shastra: Vasthu Ceremony - For Laying Foundation
Vasthu Ceremony - for laying foundation The ceremony of the laying of the foundation for a building should be performed only during the...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Temples As Places Of Deep Insight
Sacred Sites: Temples as Places Of Deep Insight Temples and other places of worship play a significant role in cultural reformation. ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism Vs Buddhism: Hinduism And Buddhism Compared
Hinduism and Buddhism Compared Similiarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.      » Read the article

Article - Hinduism, Islam And Christianity: Hinduism Relationship With Islam And Christianity
Hinduism, Islam and Christianity: Hinduism Relationship with Islam and Christianity The propagators of both Christianity and Islam have ...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Prayers: The Mantra On Lord Vishnu - A Hindu Prayer
The Mantra on Lord Vishnu - a Hindu Prayer.   From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.      » Read the article

Article - Islam And Hinduism: Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions
Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions Many would be surprised to learn that no ancient Hindu temple was dedicated to Rama - neither in Ay...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: What Is The Hindu Definition Of God -monotheistic Or Polytheistic?
What is the Hindu definition of God -monotheistic or polytheistic? There is much confusion about this, not among Hindus but among those ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Do Hindus Worship Idols?
Hinduism: Do Hindus worship idols? No, Hindus are not idol worshippers in the sense implied. They are intelligent people, and intelligen...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You
Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You Siddhartha Gautam roamed in search of the secret of sorrow and suffering. At Gaya, ...   » Read the article

Article - Ancient Indian History And Culture: Knowledge Of Ancient Indian History And Culture In The Hindu Scriptures
Knowledge of Ancient Indian History and Culture: The Mahabharata contains also the immortal discourse of Bhishma on Dharma, which he gave...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Why Do Hindu Women Wear The Dot On The Forehead?
Hinduism: Why do Hindu women wear the dot on the forehead? Not only women, but Hindu men also wear a dot on the forehead, indicating the...   » Read the article

Article - Kali: The Hindu Godess Mother Kali
MOTHER KALI The Destroyer of Demoniac Attributes It is unfortunate that Devi is ignorantly understood by many as a mere blood-thirsty H...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Prayers: Hindu Prayers
Hinduism and prayers: Hindu prayers In the spiritual realm a prayer has a greater significance. Continuous recitation of gods name (nam ...   » Read the article

Article - The Vedas: Divine Scriptures Of Ancient India - The Vedas
The Vedas  The Vedas are the Divine scriptures of ancient India and in modern times can be traced as least as far back as 12,OOO B....   » Read the article

Article - Telugu New Year's Day: Hindu Traditions - Telugu New Year's Day
Telugu New Year's Day THIS FALLS on the first day of the month of Chaitra (March-April) according to Chandramana. This is a day of rejoi...   » Read the article

Article - God As Mother: Celebration Of The Mother Principle
God as Mother: Celebration of the Mother Principle Durga Puja is to Bengal what Ganesh Chaturthi is to Maharashtra - an occasion to cele...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Women: Hindu View On The Woman
Hinduism and Women: Hindu view on the Woman According to Hinduism, a woman is a form of energy (shaktiswarupini) or an aspect of Shakti...   » Read the article

Article - Ancient Celts: Celtic Marriage
  Celtic Marriage This article is not just for those interested in the traditions of Celtic Marriage, it is also a look into the c...   » Read the article

Article - Knowledge: Of Vedic Philosophy - The Process Of Knowledge
The Process Of Knowledge: An object excites the senses. The mind arranges the sense-impressions into a percept. Egoism refers it to the S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism Dictionary: Hinduism Dictionary From A-i
A dictionary from A-J of most common spiritual words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual ...   » Read the article