Encyclopedia - Bhagavan: Encyclopedia - Bhagavan
Bhagavan - also written Bhagawan or Bhagwan (भगवान् in devanagari script, Bhagavān in IAST) is a Sanskrit word meaning Holy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahayana: Encyclopedia - Mahayana
Mahāyāna (literally "great vehicle"; from the Indian language of Sanskrit. Chinese: 大乘, Dàshèng; Japanese: 大乗, Daijō; Vietna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahayana - Doctrine
The way of the Mahayana, in contrast to the more conservative and austere Theravada school of Buddhism, can be characterized by: Univers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - Indo-scythian Kingdoms
Indo-Scythians - Abiria to Surastrene. The first Indo-Scythian kingdom in the Indian subcontinent occupied the southern part of Pakista...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavan - Usage
The actual word is Bhagavat (भगवत् in Devanagari script, pronounced as "bhəgəvət"), and its nominative singular form under n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahayana - Origins
Scholars believe that Mahayana as a distinct movement began around the 1st century BCE in the North-western Indian subcontinent (in what ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahayana - Headline Text
The Mahayana scriptures were probably set in writing around the 1st century BCE. Some of them, such as the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahayana - Mahayana Scriptures
The Mahayana scriptures were probably set in writing around the 1st century BCE. Some of them, such as the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - Main Indo-scythian Rulers
Northwestern India: Maues, c. 90-60 BCE Coin Vonones, c. 75-65 BCE Coin Spalahores, c. 75-65 BCE Coin Spalarises, c. 60-57 BCE Coin Azes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - The Indo-scythians And Buddhism
The Indo-Scythians seem to have been followers of Buddhism, and many of their practices apparently continued those of the Indo-Greeks. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - Indo-scythians In Ancient Indian Litterature
The Indo-Scythians were named "Shaka" in India, an extension on the name Saka used by the Persians to designate Scythians. From the time ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - Origins
The ancestors of the Indo-Scythians are thought to be Sakas (Scythian) tribes, originally settled in southern Siberia, in the Ili river a...   » Read the article