Encyclopedia - Manu: Encyclopedia - Manu
Manu has several meanings: *Manu in Indo-European mythology was the first man, see Manu (Hinduism), Mannus, Mannaz. For the Hindu "Laws ...   » 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 - Manu: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Manu
Manu In Hindu tradition, the father of the human race   (See also: Manu , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  manu: Sanskrit Dictionary On  manu
 Manu: father of the human race   (See also:  Manu , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Manu
Manu In Hindu tradition, the father of the human race   (See also: Manu , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Manu
Manu: Manu. The first father of mankind; author of the codes of righteous conduct (Dharma Sastras); son of Surya (the sun) and fath...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vach-sata-rupa, Vac-sata-rupa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vach-sata-rupa, Vac-sata-rupa
Vach-sata-rupa vac-sata-rupa (Sanskrit) The goddess in a hundred forms, or Vach as the immanent feminine aspect of divinity in the inn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manu
Manu (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root man to think]   In Hindu mythology, the son of Svayambhuva, father and husband of Ila, pare...   » Read the article

Article - Holi: Colourful Triumph Of Good Over Evil - About Holi  
Holi is an abundant celebration of joy, goodness and the season of spring. The day of Holi on Phalgun Purnima (full moon day) is obser...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Law-givers: The Hindu Law-givers In The Hindu Scriptures
The Celebrated Hindu Law-Givers From time to time, a great law-giver would take his birth. He would codify the existing laws and remove...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Root-manu, Seed-manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Root-manu, Seed-manu
Root-manu and Seed-manu Fourteen manus preside over our planetary chain during its life-cycle, there being two principal or round-manu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Manu
A Theosophical definition of Manu :   Manu Manu in the esoteric system is the entities collectively which appear first at the b...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Is There A Rule About Hindus Eating Meat?
Hinduism: Is there a rule about Hindus eating meat? Basically, there is a rule, an overlying rule, which gives the Hindu answer to this ...   » Read the article

Article - Fasting: Benefits Of Fasting
Fasting controls passion. It checks the emotions. It controls the senses also. It is a great penance. It purifies the mind and the heart....   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Ethics: Ethics In Hindu Darma
The mark of Dharma is Achara or good conduct. Achara is the mark of the good. From Achara is Dharma born. Dharma enhances life. Man att...   » 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 - Vaivasvata Manu: Sai Baba Dictionary On Vaivasvata Manu
Vaivasvata Manu: Vaivasvata Manu: an original father and law-giver of the human race. There are fourteen Manus appearing in one day...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu-svayambhuva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manu-svayambhuva
Manu-Svayambhuva (Sanskrit) The self-producing manu, manu the self-become; a name of Brahma as son of Svayambhuva, the self-producer o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raivata Manu: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Raivata Manu
Raivata Manu A son of Priyavrata who became the fifth Manu, after his brother Tamasa.   (See also: Raivata Manu , Bhakti, Bhak...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vriddha-manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vriddha-manu
Vriddha-manu Vriddha-manu (Sanskrit) [from vriddha old + Manu an ancient legislator]   An ancient recension of The Laws of Manu, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu-smrithi: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Manu-smrithi
Manu-smrithi: Manu-smrithi. Laws of Manu.   (See also: Manu-smrithi , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu-samhita: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Manu-samhita
Manu-samhita - a religious sastra spoken by the forefather of mankind Manu, delineating the codes of behavior for all human beings. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laws Of Manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Laws Of Manu
Laws of Manu. See MANU, LAWS OF   (See also: Laws of Manu , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu-dharma: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Manu-dharma
Manu-dharma: Manu-dharma. Code of virtuous conduct presented in the Dharma sastras by Manu.   (See also: Manu-dharma , Hind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Svayambhuva Manu: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Svayambhuva Manu
Svayambhuva Manu the original father of the human race.   (See also: Svayambhuva Manu , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu Dharma Sastra: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Manu Dharma Sastra (shaasthra)
Manu Dharma Sastra: Manu Dharma Sastra (Shaasthra). Codes of righteous conduct written by Manu.   (See also: Manu Dharma Sa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu Swayambhuva: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Manu Swayambhuva
Manu Swayambhuva (Sanskrit). The heavenly man. Adam-Kadmon, the synthesis of the fourteen Manus.   (See also: Manu Swayambhuva...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Code Of Manu: Sanskrit Dictionary On Code Of Manu
Code of Manu: A book on Hindu law by Manu.   (See also: Code of Manu , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) A B C D E F ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vriddha-manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vriddha-manu
Vriddha-manu.   See VRIDDHA-MANU   (See also: Vriddha-manu , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seed-manu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Seed-manu
Seed-manu.   See ROOT-MANU   (See also: Seed-manu , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Manvantara: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Manvantara
A Theosophical definition of Manvantara :   Manvantara (Sanskrit) This word is a compound, and means nothing more than "be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Law Of Manu: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Law Of Manu
Law of Manu (Manava Dharmasastra): Most famous of the Hindu codes of law (Dharmasastras), written about 200 BCE.    (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manusmriti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manusmriti
Manusmriti (Manusmrti).   See MANU, LAWS OF   (See also: Manusmriti , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ida, Ila: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ida, Ila
Ida or Ila (Sanskrit) Refreshment, flow; the goddess of sacred speech, similar to Vach; in the Rig-Veda called the instructress of Man...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laws Of Manu, Laws Of Manava-dharma-sastra: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Laws Of Manu, Laws Of Manava-dharma-sastra
Laws of Manu, Laws of Manava-dharma-sastra Also called the Manu-samhita; The Code of Manu (or Institutes of Manu).   Well-known ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apava: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Apava
Apava (Sanskrit) (from Ap water)   Water-mover; associated with Narayana, "he who moves in or on the waters of space," ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaivaswatha Manu: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Vaivaswatha Manu (vaivasvatha Manu)
Vaivaswatha Manu: Vaivaswatha Manu (Vaivasvatha Manu). Head (Indra) of the present age of Manu (Manvanthara); Prajaprathi. Son of M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abhutarajas: Theosophy Dictionary On Abhutarajas
Abhutarajas (Sanskrit) (from a not + the verbal root bhu to be born, produced + rajas passion)   Those not produced by or born wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmic Cycle: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Cosmic Cycle
cosmic cycle: One of the infinitely recurring periods of the universe, comprising its creation, preservation and dissolution. These cy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Humanity: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Humanity
Humanity. Occultly and Kabbalistically, the whole of mankind is symbolised, by Manu in India; by Vajrasattva or Dorjesempa, the head o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahayuga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mahayuga
Mahayuga (Sanskrit) [from maha great + yuga age, period of time]   Great age; in Hindu works, the 1000th part of a kalpa or Day o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Viraj: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Viraj
Viraj (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root viraj to be illustrious, shine forth]   Sovereign, splendid; in Hindu mythology, the son o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raivata-manvantara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Raivata-manvantara
Raivata-manvantara (Sanskrit) The manvantaric life cycle inaugurated and presided over by Raivata-manu, the fifth of the 14 manus. Ano...   » Read the article

Article - Philosophy Of Dreams Iiv: Prophetic Dreams
Sometimes dreams are prophetic of future good and bad fortune. The scripture teaches, �When a man engaged in some work undertakes for a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mannus: Encyclopedia - Mannus
Mannus, son of Tuisto was a mythological character from whom a number of Germanic tribes were descended. Tacitus (Germania, chapter 2) e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minos: Encyclopedia - Minos
In Greek mythology, Minos was a semi-legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. The Minoan civilization has been named after him. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia
Like the vast supercontinent Eurasia, the culture of Asia is the aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamayani: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamayani - Synopsis
Kamayani depicts the interplay of human emotions, thoughts, and actions by taking mythological metaphors. Kamayani has personalities like...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Manu
Manu (Sanskrit). The great Indian legislator. The name comes from the Sanskrit root man "to think" - mankind really, but sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mohini: Encyclopedia - Mohini
Mohini is one of the 25 avatar of Vishnu found in the Puranas. The main story, or lila, concerning Mohini is the Sagar or Samudra manthan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matsya Purana: Encyclopedia - Matsya Purana
It’s the sixteenth purana. During the period of mahapralaya, Lord Vishnu had taken Matsya avatar (fish incarnation) to save the seeds o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vasu: Encyclopedia - Vasu
In Hinduism, the Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. They are eight elemental gods representing aspects of nature, re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi
Ekam-The Ultimate Oneness Vethan-The Creator Thirumal-The Maintainer Sivan-The Destroyer Vaikundar-The Incarnation The Trinity Akilattira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarasvati River: Encyclopedia - Sarasvati River
The Sarasvati River is an ancient river that is mentioned in Hindu texts. The Nadistuti hymn in the Rig Veda mentions the Sarasvati betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayya Vaikundar: Encyclopedia - Ayya Vaikundar
Ekam-The Ultimate Oneness Vethan-The Creator Thirumal-The Maintainer Sivan-The Destroyer Vaikundar-The Incarnation The Trinity Akilattira...   » 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 - Matsya: Encyclopedia - Matsya
Matsya (Fish in Sanskrit) was the first Avatara of Vishnu. According to legend, the king Manu was washing his hands in a river when a lit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayodhya: Encyclopedia - Ayodhya
Ayodhya (Sanskrit: अयोध्या, IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xisuthrus: Encyclopedia - Xisuthrus
Xisuthrus - Chaldean Flood Myth:. The god Chronos warned Xisuthrus (the equivelent of Noah in the Sumerian Flood Myth) of a coming floo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manu Smriti: Encyclopedia - Manu Smriti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dravidian People: Encyclopedia - Dravidian People
The terms Dravidians and Dravidian Race are sometimes given to the peoples of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia - Arya
Arya (árya-) is a Sanskrit term used by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and others. It means "master, noble, lord" or can refer to any Vaishya....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ikshvaku: Encyclopedia - Ikshvaku
Ikshvaku is the first king and founder of the Sun Dynasty in Vedic civilization in ancient India. He was the son of Manu, sired by the Su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prominent Jurists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prominent Jurists - Modern Jurists By Country
List of prominent jurists - Argentina. Luis Moreno Ocampo List of prominent jurists - Australia. Edmund Barton (judge) Garfield B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayodhya: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayodhya - Legacy And Importance
Ayodhya was one of the most ancient, largest and most magnificent of Indian cities. It is said to have covered an area of 250 km² (96 sq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Farming
A significant and far-reaching shift in human subsistence and lifestyle was to be brought about in those areas where crop farming and cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dravidian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Dravidian People - Ethnology
The term arose from nineteenth century Western scholars assumptions that Dravidian speakers were a distinct group within India, separate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Cosmology - Hindu Cosmology
Professor Arthur Holmes (1895-1965) geologist, professor at the University of Durham. He writes regarding the age of the earth in his gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya - Religious And Spiritual Uses
The term Arya is often used in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrian texts. In the spiritual context it can be applied to Rishis or to so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Nationalities And Ethnic Groups
There are an abundance of ethnic groups throughout Asia, with adaptations to the climate zones of Asia, which can be arctic, subarctic, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata Sword: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata Sword - Sword With The Historical Personages
The Devas then presented the mighty sword to Manu, advising him to wield it with utmost care, only resorting to it for punishing the tran...   » 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 - Noah's Ark: Encyclopedia Ii - Noah's Ark - Biblical Literalism And The Ark Narrative
Many conservative Christians (especially in the United States) and Orthodox Jews are believers in Biblical inerrancy, the concept that th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racing De Ferrol: Encyclopedia Ii - Racing De Ferrol - Current Squad 2005/06
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.racingclubferrol.net and www.lfp.es As of September 1, 2005 1 Queco P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - The Upanishads
While the Upanishads are indeed classed within the fold of the "Vedas," their actual importance to Hindu thought has far exceeded that of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Architecture
Until contact with European influence, some cultures would build renewable buildings. For example, in Japan, the temples of Kyoto and Nar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - History
The religious phenomenon of Ayyavazhi made its presence felt primarily by a movement of people accross the country, and their confluence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deluge Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Deluge Mythology - Flood Myths In Various Cultures
Gods Enlil and 7 who decree fate Ishtar and planet Venus Tiamat and Tablets of Destiny Annunaki and astronauts Marduk and Babylon Heroe...   » 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 - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Denominations Of Hinduism
Contemporary Hinduism traditionally has four major divisions, Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smarthism. According to Adherents.com t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minos: Encyclopedia Ii - Minos - The Historical And Scholarly Minos
He reigned over Crete and the islands of the Aegean Sea three generations before the Trojan War. He lived at Knossos for periods of nine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ikshvaku: Encyclopedia Ii - Ikshvaku - In Hinduism
Ikshvaku is the first king to implement the Manusmriti, or the religious rules of Hindu living composed through divine inspiration and fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarasvati River: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarasvati River - The Sarasvati River In Hindu Texts
Sarasvati River - Rig Veda. The Hindu Vedas mention a river named Sarasvatī. In Sanskrit saras means a pool or water body, and vatī (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayya Vaikundar: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayya Vaikundar - Birth Of Body And Spirit
Main article: Sampooranathevan In 1809, Muthukutty was born in the southern most tip of south India, in a holy place named Swamithoppe (t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Rights Of Women: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Rights Of Women - Christian Laws And Influences On Women's Rights
The following are a few of the matters in which Christianity appears to have made alterations, generally but perhaps not always improveme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deluge Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Deluge Mythology - Flood Myths In Various Cultures
Gods Enlil Ishtar Tiamat and Tablets of Destiny Annunaki Marduk and Babylon Heroes Utnapishtim Tammuz Gilgamesh and Enkidu Monsters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - The Peoples Of The Epics
Hindu mythology is not only about Gods and men, but classifies a host of different kinds of celestial, ethereal and earthly beings. Hind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - History
The religious phenomenon of Ayyavazhi made its presence felt primarily by a movement of people across the country, and their confluence a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayya Vaikundar: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayya Vaikundar - Seizing The Powers Of Witchcraft, Sorcery, And Other Esoteric Magical Practices
Similarly, Vaikundar performed another action to 'seize the esoteric evil powers'. Akilam says that, he had taken away the powers of thos...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Neolithic Religion
The Neolithic Religion was the major religion during the main Neolithic Period in Europe. There appeared to be veneration of a Mother God...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - Dharmic Definition
In the religious universe of Ayyavazhi, the teachings on Dharma has two levels of understanding: One, as a principle of 'righteousness', ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ikshvaku: Encyclopedia Ii - Ikshvaku - House Of Ikshvaku
Sri Rama, the seventh and most famous Avatara of Vishnu, of the epic Ramayana is a descendant of the house of Ikshvaku. Great kings like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - Pantheism And Panentheism
Though Ayyavazhi is mostly connected with the concept of Ekam, some followers advocates Ayyavazhi as Pantheistic, sticking to the concept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi - Beliefs
Adherents of Ayyavazhi believe in both reincarnation and the Dharma Yukam but condemn the caste system . They also reject the use of murt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noah's Ark: Encyclopedia Ii - Noah's Ark - Narrative
This is the story of Noah's Ark according to chapters 6 to 9 of the Book of Genesis: God, seeing that man had become dedicated to evil, d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata Sword: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata Sword - Sword With The Mythological Deities
Brahma gave that sword to Rudra (one of Shivas forms) with the bull-banner and asked him to put down the sinners and evil-doers (papa and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noah's Ark: Encyclopedia Ii - Noah's Ark - Textual Analysis The Documentary Hypothesis And The Ark Narrative
The 87 verses of the Ark narrative present a story of great power and poetry, but they also leave an impression of occasional confusion -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata Sword: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata Sword - Historical Value Of The Legend
This Mahabharata legend seems to point to a remote era of transition from Bronze age to Iron age (around 14th BC?). The discovery of iron...   » Read the article