Dictionary - Somavansa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Somavansa
Somavansa [from soma moon + vansa race]   The lunar race or dynasty.   See also CHANDRAVANSA   (See also: Somavansa ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yayathi: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Yayathi (yayaathi)
Yayathi: Yayathi (Yayaathi). Eminent king of Lunar dynasty. Son of Nahusha and father of Nabhaga.   (See also: Yayathi , Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Induvansa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Induvansa
Induvansa (Sanskrit). Also Somavansa or the lunar race (dynasty), from Indu, the Moon. ("See "Suryavansa".)   (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yadu: Encyclopedia - Yadu
Yadu is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned in the Rig Veda. The epic Mahabharata and Purans refer to Yadu as the eldest so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Bharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Bharata - The Bharata Race
See Also: Mahabharata, ancient India The imperial dynasties of ancient India, such as the Kauravas and Pandavas of Hastinapura, are recog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fireworks: Encyclopedia - Fireworks
A fireworks event (also called a fireworks display or fireworks show) is a spectacular display of the effects produced by firework device...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Origins
The Janjua Rajput is a branch of the ancient Vedic Aryans of India belonging to the Lunar Race or Chandra Vansh. They gain descendancy pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Bharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Bharata - Son Of Dushyanta And Shakuntala
See Also: Mahabharata According to one legend, Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ugadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ugadi - The Lunar Almanac Of The Deccan
The festival marks the new year day for people who follow the southern Indian lunar calendar, pervasively adhered to in the states of And...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fireworks: Encyclopedia Ii - Fireworks - History Of Fireworks
In the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) firecrackers were made by roasting bamboo to produce the loud sound (known as "bian pao") th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Practices
Taoism - Religious Taoism. All forms of Chinese traditional religion involve baibai--bowing towards an altar, with a stick of incense i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guqin: Encyclopedia Ii - Guqin - Construction
According to tradition, the qin originally had five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Korea - World Heritage Sites Of Korea
There are a number of designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in Korea. Culture of Korea - Jongmyo Shrine. The Jongmyo Shrine was added ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Year Markings
Chinese calendar - Regnal Years. Traditional Chinese years were not continuously numbered in the way that the BC/AD system is. More com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Calendar - Year Markings
Chinese calendar - Regnal years. Traditional Chinese years were not continuously numbered in the way that the BC/AD system is. More com...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Induvansa, Induvamsa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Induvansa, Induvamsa
Induvansa, Induvamsa (Sanskrit) (from indu moon + vansa race)   The lunar race or dynasty in ancient Hindu story.   See als...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dynasties: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dynasties
Dynasties. In India there are two, the Lunar and the Solar, or the Somavansa and the Suryavansa.   In Chaldea and Egypt there we...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Suryavansa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Suryavansa
Suryavansa (Sanskrit). The solar race. A Surayavansee is one who claims descent from the lineage headed by Ikshvaku. Thus, while Rama ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandra-vansa, Candra-vansa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chandra-vansa, Candra-vansa
Chandra-vansa candra-vansa (Sanskrit) (from chandra moon + vansa lineage, race)   Also Chandravamsa. The lunar race; one of the t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dynasties: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dynasties
Dynasties Among ancient peoples almost worldwide there have always been two types of dynastic government, the divine and the human. An...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Visvamitra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Visvamitra
Visvamitra (Sanskrit) Friend of all; a celebrated rishi (sage), famed for his contests with the sage Vasishtha. By birth a Kshattriya ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bel: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bel
Bel (Chald.). The oldest and mightiest god of Babylonia, one of the earliest trinities, - Anu (q.v.) ; Bel, "Lord of the World&qu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yadava: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yadava
Yadava (Sanskrit) A descendant of Yadu; also a great race of Hindustan in which Krishna was born. The founder of this race, Yadu, was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pururavas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pururavas
Pururavas (Sanskrit) In Hindu philosophical mysticism and epic literature, the son of Budha, regent of the planet Mercury and equivale...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana (Sanskrit) [from Rama an avatara of Vishnu + ayana goings, adventures]   One of the famous epic poems of India, relating...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anubis: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Anubis
Anubis (Greek) Anpu (Egyptian) The Egyptian jackal-headed deity, lord of the Silent Land of the West (the underworld). To him with Tho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thoth: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Thoth
Thoth (Egypt, Egyptian). The most mysterious and the least understood of gods, whose personal character is entirely distinct from all ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thoth, Thot: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Thoth, Thot
Thoth, Thot (Greek) Tehuti (Egyptian) Egyptian goddess of wisdom, equivalent to the Greek Hermes, Thoth was often represented as an ib...   » Read the article

Dictionary - I Ching: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On I Ching
I Ching (Chinese) Also Yi King. The Book of Changes; also Holy Book of Mutations, these mutations being the manifestations of tao. &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nebo, Nabu, Nabi' Nebo: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nebo, Nabu, Nabi' Nebo
Nebo, Nabu, Nabi' nebo (Hebrew) The proclaimer by prophecy; one of the chief deities of the Chaldean or Babylonian pantheon, the god o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bel: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bel
Bel (Greek, Latin) Ba`al (Chaldean) (from Semitic ba`al chief, lord)   Lord, chief; one of the supreme gods of the Chaldeo- or As...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osiris: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Osiris
Osiris. (Egypt, Egyptian). The greatest God of Egypt, the Son of Seb (Saturn), celestial fire, and of Neith, primordial matter and inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Bharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Bharata - In History
See Also: History of Early Hinduism, Vedic civilization, History of Hinduism Bharata's paramount position as founder of modern India is i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Bharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Bharata - Literary Sources
Bharata's exploits as a child prince are dramatised in Kalidasa's poetic play The Recognition of Shakuntala. Emperor Bharata's life and e...   » Read the article