Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia - Saint
In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. It can be applied to both the living and the dead an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint - Definition Specific To Religion
Saint - Christianity. In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Chosen To Receive A Message
In many religions it is believed that the God has revealed a message to a prophet or messenger. Some of these religions, such as some for...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Literature: Other Scriptures In The Hindu Literature
The Tevaram and the Tiruvachakam which are the hymns of the Saiva saints of South India, the Divya-Prabandham of the Alvar saints of Sout...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism Founders: Devadasas Rescued Faith From Ritual  
In India, whenever religion and philosophy were perceived to be in danger of getting distorted at the hands of a few, reformers emerge...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Emphasis On Spiritual Practice
Hinduism is not a religion of mere theories. It is eminently practical. In no religion you will find such a variety of practical Yoga pra...   » Read the article

Article - Charity: Worship God Through Community Service  
One Friday afternoon, on his way to offer the weekly namaz at a mosque, a friend found an accident victim lying unattended on the road...   » Read the article

Article - Kabir Panthis: Hindu Sects And Cults - Kabir Panthis
Kabir Panthis: Kabir Panthis are the followers of saint Kabir. They are numerous in all the provinces of Upper and Central India. There a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia - Chosen People
Throughout history, various groups have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose. This status may be viewed as a mark of supe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia - Angel
An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods. Angel - Etymology. The Engl...   » 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 - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia - Origin Belief
An origin belief is any story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony). Such b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rishi: Encyclopedia - Rishi
In Hinduism, a Rishi (ṛṣi) is a sage and/or seer who "heard" (cf. shruti) the hymns of the Vedas from the Supreme Being Brahman while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Godhead: Encyclopedia - Godhead
Other related archivesA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Advaita Vedanta, Binitarianism, Dvaita, Father, Gaudiya Vaishnava, Godhead (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma: Encyclopedia - Karma
Karma or "Karm"(Sanskrit: कर्म from the root kri, "to do", meaning deed) or Kamma (Pali: meaning action, effect, destiny) is a te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Latter-day Saint Views
Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), and several of his associates, claimed that they were visited by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Types Of Purposes
The sense of being a chosen people occurs in both religious and nonreligious contexts. The Abolitionists, who were largely Christian, con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Superiority?
Views of being a chosen people are sometimes connected with ethnocentrism. The idea of a chosen people can be used to justify or create c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Judaism
In Judaism, chosenness is the belief that the Jews are a people chosen to be in a covenant with God. The idea is not connected with triba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Christianity
Supersessionism is the belief of many Christians that Christians have replaced Israel as God's Chosen people. In this view, the Jews' cho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Islam
Some Muslims believe Islam is Exclusive, and some do not. Muslims who believe that Muslims, Christians and Jews all serve the same God ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Hinduism
Whilst the caste system of India confers a degree of birth-right to the " chosen " Brahmins, there exist a few cults or New Religious Mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Other Religions
Angels are also a part of Zoroastrianism (called Amesha Spentas, of whom six are extremely important) and New Age beliefs. Also, angel-li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Angels As A Development Step Of The Soul
Some mystics believe, that a soul is growing in steps from minerals, plants and animals to men. When the human body dies, a soul could be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Angels In The Tanakh
The Biblical name for angel, מלאך ('malakh"), obtained the further signification of "angel" only through the addition of God's name, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Jewish Views
Angels appear in several Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) stories, in addition to the ones previously mentioned above. These include the warn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Christian Views
In the New Testament angels appear frequently as the ministers of God and the agents of revelation (E.g. Matthew 1:20 (to Joseph), 4:11. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Islamic Views
The belief in angels is central to the religion of Islam, beginning with the belief that the Qur'an was dictated to the Prophet Muhammad ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Other Religions
Angels are also a part of New Age beliefs. In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spentas have often been regarded as angels, but this is not stri...   » 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 - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Creation Myths
Origins beliefs commonly refer to creation myths — mytho-religious stories which explain the beginnings of the universe as a deliberate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Science-based Beliefs
Science, strictly speaking, deals only with observable phenomena. Anything that cannot be observed (either directly or indirectly) is, by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Creation Ex Nihilo
Creation ex nihilo (Latin: out of nothing) is at odds with our everyday experiences, in that nothing spontaneously comes into (or vanishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Religious Creation Beliefs
Several religions have creation stories, some of which account for the existence and present form of the Universe by the act of creation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Limits To The Ontology Of Creation
While many scenarios are proposed by religion and science to identify 'first cause' and the origin of creation (ontology), there are some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Belief - Creation Within Various Belief Systems
Some creation beliefs are part of a named system of beliefs and are labeled as such below. Some creation beliefs seem to be better charac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Holy Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Holy Cities - Buddhism
List of holy cities - Tibetan Buddhism. More important then anything inherent to the places is the presence of the holiest leaders, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Holy Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Holy Cities - Christianity
In addition, various Christian denominations have separate holy cities: List of holy cities - Armenian Apostolic. Echmiadzin List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Holy Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Holy Cities - Islam
In addition to the cities listed above the following are holy cities for some Islamic sects: List of holy cities - Shia. Najaf site of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Hinduism In Medieval Ages
History of Hinduism - Islamic Invasion. Main article: Islamic conquest of South Asia See also: Hindu Temples - What Happened to Them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma: Encyclopedia Ii - Karma - Karma In The Dharma-based Religions
Karma - Hinduism. Main article: Karma in Hinduism Karma in Hinduism differs from karma in Buddhism and Jainism, and involves the role...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma: Encyclopedia Ii - Karma - Analogs Of Karma - God The Judge
If we accept that the basic ethical purpose of Karma is to behave responsibly, and that the tenet of Karma may be simply stated 'if you d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma: Encyclopedia Ii - Karma - Western Interpretation
An academic and religious definition was mentioned above. Millions of people believe in it and is a part of many cultures and the psyches...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Augustine, Saint: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Augustine, Saint
Augustine, Saint (354-430) Influential Church Father, philosopher, scholar, and administrator, Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, who or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prasad: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Prasad (prasadam)
Prasad(am): Food or any gift that has been first offered in worship or to a saint; that which is given by a saint; literally: "gr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prasad: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Prasad
PRASAD: anything consecrated by being offered to God or to a saint   (See also: PRASAD , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gauranga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Gauranga (gauraanga)
Gauranga: Gauranga (Gauraanga). Name for Chaithanya, a great saint.   (See also: Gauranga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ashram (aashrama)
ashram: ashram (aashrama). Hermitage or monastery; residence for saints and spiritual aspirants.   (See also: ashram , Hind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Namadev: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Namadev (naamadhev)
Namadev: Namadev (Naamadhev). Hindu saint-poet in 13th and 14th centuries.   (See also: Namadev , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sadhus: Sai Baba Dictionary On Sadhus
Sadhus: Sadhus: Good men. (BV-34) Saint, who is devoted to spiritual discipline.   (See also: Sadhus , Hinduism, Hinduism D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sambhashan: Sai Baba Dictionary On Sambhashan(a)
Sambhashan: Sambhashan(a): Hearing about the Lord (saint) (RRV-7b) (RRV2-1)   (See also: Sambhashan , Hinduism, Hinduism D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spars: Sai Baba Dictionary On Spars(h)an
Spars: Spars(h)an: Touching of a saint (RRV-7b), (RRV2-1)   (See also: Spars , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahasamadhi: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Mahasamadhi
Mahasamadhi: Mahasamadhi: the departure of a self-realized  saint from his mortal coil.   (See also: Mahasamadhi , Hin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Valmiki: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Valmiki (vaalmeeki)
Valmiki: Valmiki (Vaalmeeki). The saint-poet who wrote the Ramayana.   (See also: Valmiki , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhargavarama: Sai Baba Dictionary On Bhargavarama
Bhargavarama: Bhargavarama: descendant of Bhrigu, a saint in the Vedic primeval times (RRV-8).   (See also: Bhargavarama , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Darsan: Sai Baba Dictionary On Darshan
Darsan: Dars(h)an: Seeing and experiencing a saint, blessing (RRV-7b).   (See also: Darsan , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Renukacharya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Renukacharya
Renukacharya: (Sanskrit) A Vira Saiva philosopher and saint. (See also: Renukacharya , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Saint George: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Saint George
Saint George Patron saint of England; the universal allegory of the dragonslayer reappears in Christian ecclesiasticism as the archang...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Count Saint-germain: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Count Saint-germain
Count Saint-Germain   "Referred to as an enigmatical personage by modern writers. Frederic II., King of Prussia, used to say...   » Read the article

Dictionary - All Saints' Day, All-hallows, Hallowmas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On All Saints' Day, All-hallows, Hallowmas
All Saints' Day, All-Hallows, Hallowmas (Halloween) A festival originally on the first of May, said to have been instituted for the ma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saint Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225?-1274) Italian Scholastic philosopher, member of the Dominican order, student of Albertus Magnus, and most ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bernard Of Clairvaux, Saint: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bernard Of Clairvaux, Saint
Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1091-1153) French Cisterian monk, founder and abbot of the monastery of Clairvaux; opponent of rationalis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satsanga: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Satsanga
Satsanga: Literally: "company with Truth." Associaton with godly-minded persons. The company of saints and devotees.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramdas: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ramdas (raamdhaas)
Ramdas: Ramdas (Raamdhaas). Maratha 17th century saint; author of work on religious duty; guru of the great King Sivaji.   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thyagaraja: Sai Baba Dictionary On Thyagaraja
Thyagaraja: Thyagaraja: 1767-1847 Tamil Nadu; great poet, composer; saint whose songs are very popular and loved in India etc. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arunagirinathar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Arunagirinathar
Arunagirinathar: (Tamil) South Indian Saivite poet saint (ca 1500). See: Kandar Anubhuti. (See also: Arunagirinathar , Hinduism, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karunakarak Kadavul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Karunakarak Kadavul
Karunakarak Kadavul: (Tamil) Hymn by the Tamil saint, Tayumanavar (1705 - 1742), in praise of Lord Siva. See: Tayumanavar. (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arunagirinathar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Arunagirinathar
Arunagirinathar: (Tamil) South Indian Saivite poet saint (ca 1500). See: Kandar Anubhuti. (See also: Arunagirinathar , Hinduism, Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saint Martin, Louis Claude De: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Saint Martin, Louis Claude De
Saint Martin, Louis Claude de. Born in France (Amboise), in 1743. A great mystic and writer, who pursued his philosophical and theosop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saint-martin, Louis Claude De: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Saint-martin, Louis Claude De
Saint-Martin, Louis Claude de.   See MARTINISTS   (See also: Saint-Martin, Louis Claude de , Mysticism, Mysticism Diction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tirumurai: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tirumurai
Tirumurai: (Tamil) "Holy book."   A twelve-book collection of hymns and writings of South Indian Saivite saints, compi...   » 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 on...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arbhuta Tiru Antadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Arbhuta Tiru Antadi
Arbhuta Tiru Antadi: (Tamil) poem of 100 verses in praise of Lord Siva composed in Tamil by the woman Saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar (ca 5th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ganachara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ganachara
ganachara: (Sanskrit) Loyalty to the community. One of five Vira Saiva codes of conduct. Also, name of a Vira Saiva saint. See: pancha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnaneshvari: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jnaneshvari
Jnaneshvari: (Sanskrit) Foremost religious treatise in the Marathi language. Written by the Natha saint Jnaneshvar (or Jnanadeva) abou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Invocation: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Invocation
invocation (to invoke): A "calling or summoning," as to a God, saint, etc., for blessings and assistance. Also, a formal pra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kandar Anubhuti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kandar Anubhuti
Kandar Anubhuti: (Tamil) A highly mystical 51-verse poem in praise of Lord Karttikeya-Murugan composed by the Tamil saint, Arunagirina...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahatma: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahatma
mahatma: (Sanskrit) "Great soul."   Honorific title given to people held in high esteem, especially saints. See: atman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matsyendranatha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Matsyendranatha
Matsyendranatha: (Sanskrit) A patron saint of Nepal, guru of Gorakshanatha and a mystic in the Natha tradition (ca 900). Some consider...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arbhuta Tiru Antadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Arbhuta Tiru Antadi
Arbhuta Tiru Antadi: (Tamil) poem of 100 verses in praise of Lord Siva composed in Tamil by the woman Saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar (ca 5th c...   » 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 - Vachana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vachana
Vachana: (Sanskrit) "Utterance."   Short, insightful devotional poems written by the early Vira Saiva sharana saints. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vinayaka Ahaval: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vinayaka Ahaval
Vinayaka Ahaval: (Tamil) "Ode to Vinayaka." Famous Tamil poem in praise of Ganesha by the 8th-century woman saint, Auvaiyar....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vachana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vachana
Vachana: (Sanskrit) "Utterance."   Short, insightful devotional poems written by the early Vira Saiva sharana saints. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vinayaka Ahaval: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vinayaka Ahaval
Vinayaka Ahaval: (Tamil) "Ode to Vinayaka." Famous Tamil poem in praise of Ganesha by the 8th-century woman saint, Auvaiyar....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sant: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sant
sant: (Sanskrit) "Saint." A Hindi or vernacular term derived from the Sanskrit sat, meaning "truth; reality." (S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Periyapuranam: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Periyapuranam
Periyapuranam: (Tamil) (Sanskrit) Twelfth book of the Tirumurai. Story of the 63 Saiva Nayanar saints of Tamil Nadu, written by Sekkil...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramakrishna: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna: (Sanskrit) (1836-1886) One of the great saints and mystics of modern Hinduism, a champion and exemplar of monistic theism...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: the most ancient sacred literature of the Hindus. Most ancient texts revealed to the sages and saints of India which explain an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Appar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Appar
Appar: (Tamil) "Father." Endearing name for Tirunavukarasu (ca 700), one of four Tamil saints, Samayacharyas, who reconverte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashrama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashrama
ashrama: (Sanskrit) "Place of striving." From shram, "to exert energy." Hermitage; order of the life. Holy sanctua...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lalla: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Lalla
Lalla: (Lalasa (Sanskrit) in Sanskrit.) (Sanskrit) A woman Kashmir Saivite saint (ca 1300) whose intensely mystical poems, Lalla Vakya...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashrama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ashrama
ashrama: (Sanskrit) "Place of striving." From shram, "to exert energy." Hermitage; order of the life. Holy sanctuary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Appar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Appar
Appar: (Tamil) "Father." Endearing name for Tirunavukarasu (ca 700), one of four Tamil saints, Samayacharyas, who reconverted ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Srikantha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Srikantha
Srikantha: (Sanskrit) A saint and philosopher (ca 1050) who promoted a Saivite theology which embraced monism and dualism. Founder of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sikhism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sikhism
Sikhism: "Discipleship." Religion of nine million members founded in India about 500 years ago by the saint Guru Nanak. A re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tayumanavar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tayumanavar
Tayumanavar: (Tamil) A Tamil Saivayogi, devotional mystic and poet saint (ca 17th century) whose writings are a harmonious blend of ph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tamil Nadu: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu: (Tamil) State in South India, 50,000 square miles, population 55 million. Land of countless holy scriptures, saints, sages...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sambandar: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sambandar
Sambandar: (Tamil) Child saint of the 7th-century Saivite renaissance. Composed many Devaram hymns in praise of Siva, reconverted at l...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mirabai: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mirabai
Mirabai: (Sanskrit) A Vaishnava saint (ca 1420), poetess and mystic, said to be a Rajput princess who abandoned the world in total sur...   » Read the article