Encyclopedia - Trimurti: Encyclopedia - Trimurti
In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) are three aspects of God in His forms as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. This Trimurt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trimurti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Trimurti
Trimurti: (Sanskrit) A classic representation of God as the three-fold Deity image - Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra. See: Brahma. (See als...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trimurti: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Trimurti
trimurti: literally 'three-form',the hindu trinity of three deities, brahma, vishnu and shiva, the creator, the Preserver and the des...   » Read the article

Article - Shivaratri: A Column Of Light On Shivaratri  
The lakhs of Shiva temples all over India include the famous temples at Amarnath in Kashmir, Somnath in Gujarat, Vishwanath in Varanas...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Music  : Trimurti Of Maths, Music, Meditation  
Music comes closest to meditation. Music is a way towards meditation and the most beautiful way. Meditation is the art of hearing the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimurti: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimurti - Change Of The Hindu Trinity
The definite settlement of the caste system and the Brahmanical supremacy must probably be assigned to somewhere about the close of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimurti: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimurti - Evolution Of Theology On The Hindu Trinity
The definite settlement of the caste system and the Brahmanical supremacy must probably be assigned to somewhere about the close of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Trinity: Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Trinity
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 - 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 - Brahma: Encyclopedia - Brahma
Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST transliteration) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harihara: Encyclopedia - Harihara
Harihara is a term used to denote the unity of Vishnu and Shiva as one and the same with Hari being the name of Vishnu and Hara that of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boons Offered To Kaliyan: Encyclopedia - Boons Offered To Kaliyan
Kaliyan was the sixth fragment of Kroni, the primordial Manifestation of Evil according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the Holy book of Ayyavaz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhairavi: Encyclopedia - Bhairavi
Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Goddess virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bija: Encyclopedia - Bija
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term bīja (Jp. 種子 shushi), literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin or cause of t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trimurti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trimurti
Trimurti (Sanskrit). Lit., "three faces", or "triple form" - the Trinity.   In the modern Pantheon these thr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trimurti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Trimurti
Trimurti (Sanskrit) [from tri three + murti imbodiment, form]   The Hindu triad, consisting of Brahma, the emanator or evolver; V...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sakti-trimurti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sakti-trimurti
Sakti-trimurti (Sanskrit) The feminine aspect of the Hindu Trimurti or Triad; passive complement or vehicle of the active principle. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Trinity - The Soul
Being the Soul of Vaikundar is of the Paramatma or the Ultimate God, (see:Ayya Vaikundar) it was viewed that the Ultimate God or Ekam, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - Scripture And Tradition
The word Trinity comes from the Latin noun Trinitas, meaning the state or condition of being three, or a group of three persons or things...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - Scripture And Tradition
The word Trinity comes from the Latin noun Trinitas, meaning the state or condition of being three, or a group of three persons or things...   » 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 - Ayyavazhi Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Trinity - The Spirit
The spirit of Narayana’s was in which the Ultimate soul installed. So on the other hand Vaikundar was viewed as Narayana, the Murthi St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Deities - Polytheistic Gods
Although the pantheistic system allowed only a subordinate rank to the old polytheistic gods, and the actual religious belief of the peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Trinity - The Body
According to Akilam the Spirit of Narayana and the Soul of Ekam collectively installed into the body of a human born to Ponnu Nadar and V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Brahmin Supremacy
A considerable portion of the literature of Vedic times has apparently been lost; and several important works, the original composition o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma: Creator God of the Trimurti in Bhakti Hinduism.    (See also: Brahma , Eastern Philosophy, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiva: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Shiva
Shiva: destroyer God of the Trimurti in Bhakti Hinduism.    (See also: Shiva , Eastern Philosophy, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Vishnu
Vishnu: The preserver God of the Trimurti in Bhakti Hinduism who is said to have human incarnations (avitars).    (See als...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hindu Trinity: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hindu Trinity
Hindu Trinity. See TRIMURTI   (See also: Hindu Trinity , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary) &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - Ontology Of The Trinity
Trinity - Historical view and usage. The Trinitarian view has been affirmed as an article of faith by the Nicene (325/381) and Athanasi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinayana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hinayana
Hindu Trinity. See TRIMURTI   (See also: Hinayana , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma-vishnu-siva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahma-vishnu-siva
Brahma-Vishnu-Siva. See TRIMURTI   (See also: Brahma-Vishnu-Siva , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Hinduism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Bhakti Hinduism
Bhakti Hinduism: Devotional movement within Hinduism beginning around 300 CE which emphasizes the gods of the Trimurti.   &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhuvana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bhuvana
Bhuvana (Sanskrit). A name of Rudra or Siva, one of the Indian Trimurti (Trinity).   (See also: Bhuvana , Theosophy, Spiritual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Theology
The tendency towards a comprehension of the unity of the divine essence had resulted in some minds, as has been remarked before, in a kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Pantheism
The pantheistic doctrine which forms the foundation of the Brahmanical system of belief found its most complete exposition in one of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Caste
In India and Nepal, Brahmins, being members of the highest caste, historically enjoyed high social status as being traditionally learned ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - Similarities In The 16th-century Jewish Kabbalah
In the late Kabbalistic tradition, originating in the city of Safed in the 16th century, an essential part of representations of the Tree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Sub Castes
Brahmanism - Maharashtrian sub-castes:. Chitpavan Brahmins, Deshastha Brahmins Karhade Brahmins, Brahmanism - South Indian brahmin sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - In Popular Culture
In the Valérian comics, the Trinity appeared as a tough, street-hardened police sergeant (Father), a hippie (Son) and a broken jukebox (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - The Four Stages Of Life
The pious Brahmin, longing to attain the summum bonum on the dissolution of his material body, was enjoined to pass through a succession ...   » 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 - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Moksha
Orthodox Brahmanical scholasticism makes the attainment of final emancipation (mukti, moksha) dependent on perfect knowledge of the divin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Evolution Of Brahminism
As the language of the Early Aryans has undergone continual processes of modification, dialectic division, and amalgamation with other na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity - Dissent From The Doctrine
Most Christians believe that the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity is so central to the Christian faith, that to deny it is to reject the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmanism - Challenge To Brahmin Supremacy And Caste System
Brahmanism - Buddhism. Such a man arose in the person of a prince of Kapilavastu, Siddhārtha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism (about t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Murti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Murti
Murti(Sanskrit). A form, or a sign, or again a face, e.g., "Trimurti", the "three Faces" or Images.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aum
Aum (Sanskrit) The ancient Indians held that Om, when considered as a single letter ((Sanskrit character)) was the symbol of the Supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Murti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Murti
Murti (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root murch to become solid, take shape]   A shape, a manifestation, imbodiment, or personificat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agama Hindu Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Agama Hindu Dharma - General Beliefs And Practices
Practitioners of Agama Hindu Dharma share many common beliefs, which include: A belief in one supreme being called 'Ida Sanghyang Widi W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Characteristics Of Yama
He is a Lokapala and an Aditya. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a buffalo. He holds a loop of rope...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trigunas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trigunas
Trigunas (Sanskrit). The three divisions of the inherent qualities of differentiated matter - i.e., of pure quiescence (satva), of act...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Faces: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Three Faces
Three Faces. The Trimurti of the Indian Pantheon; the three persons of the one godhead. Says the Book of Precepts: "There are two...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chatur-mukha, Catur-mukha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chatur-mukha, Catur-mukha
Chatur-mukha catur-mukha (Sanskrit) (from chatur four + mukha face)   Four faces, four-faced; applied to each member of the Trimu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atmabhu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Atmabhu
Atmabhu (Sanskrit) (from atman self + bhu to become)   Self-existent, self-becoming, hence self-born. Applied to each member of t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agni: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Agni
Agni (Sanskrit). The God of Fire in the Veda; the oldest and the most revered of Gods in India. He is one of the three great deities: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Siva
Siva (Sanskrit). The third person of the Hindu Trinity (the Trimurti). He is a god of the first order, and in his character of Destroy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu Incarnation: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Vishnu Incarnation
VISHNU INCARNATION One of the Gods of the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti), who volunteered for incarnation in order to help the righteous and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossary Of Terms In Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossary Of Terms In Hinduism - B
Brahma (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others bein...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tridasa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tridasa
Tridasa (Sanskrit) [from tri three + dasa ten]   Thirty; as used in ancient India, it refers in round numbers to the general cycl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Regeneration: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Regeneration
Regeneration [from Latin re again + generare to beget]   Renewal, regrowth, spiritual rebirth; as rebirth follows upon death, reg...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vishnu
Vishnu (Sanskrit). The second person of the Hindu Trimurti (trinity), composed of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. From the root vish, "t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aum
Aum (Sanskrit) The ancient Indians held that Om, when considered as a single letter ((Sanskrit character)) was the symbol of the Supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Svaraj: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Svaraj
Svaraj (Sanskrit) The self-ruling, the self-resplendent; one of the seven principal rays of the sun, "the last or seventh (synthe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Faces: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Three Faces
Three Faces Generally refers to the Hindu Trimurti -- the three-faced deity known as Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva; but also refers to the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhutesa, Bhutesvara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bhutesa, Bhutesvara
Bhutesa or Bhutesvara (Sanskrit) (from bhuta living being + isa, isvara lord)   Lord of beings, lord of manifested entities and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Digambara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Digambara
Digambara (Sanskrit) (from dis a quarter or region of the heavens + ambara sky, atmosphere; also clothes, apparel)   Sky-clothed,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vayu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vayu
Vayu (Sanskrit) Air; one of the five cosmic elements. Personified, the god and sovereign of the air and the king of the gandharvas. Ag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Symbol
SYMBOL A symbol, whose meaning is unconscious or indirect, must not be confused with a sign, which is obviously a resemblance or consc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Other Ships The Matrix: Encyclopedia Ii - Other Ships The Matrix - The Rest Of Zion's Fleet
One of the discs in The Ultimate Matrix Collection DVD box set - the Zion Archives - features a list, concept designs and 3D renderings o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trikaya: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trikaya
Trikaya (Sanskrit) Lit., three bodies, or forms. This is a most abstruse teaching which, however, once understood, explains the myster...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva, Shiva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Siva, Shiva
Siva, Shiva (Sanskrit) The third god of the Hindu Trimurti (trinity): Brahma the evolver; Vishnu the preserver; and Siva the regenerat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six-pointed Star: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Six-pointed Star
Six-pointed Star The double triangle or Solomon's Seal; in India called the sign of Vishnu, where it "is the emblem of the Trimur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prajapatis: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Prajapatis
Prajapatis (Sanskrit) [from praja that which is brought forth from pra forth + the verbal root jan to be born + pati lord]   The ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root brih to expand, grow, fructify)   The first god of the Hindu Trimurti or triad, consistin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Typhon: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Typhon
Typhon (Egypt, Egyptian). An aspect or shadow of Osiris.   Typhon is not, as Plutarch asserts, the distinct " Evil Principl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu Visnu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vishnu Visnu
Vishnu Visnu (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root vish to enter, pervade]   The sustainer or preserver; the second of the three gods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma - Temples
Although Brahmā is prayed to in almost all hindu religious rites, there are only two temples dedicated to him in India, the more promine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'. Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is One and Shiva is all. A very precise and lucid explanation of Siva is contained in Mandukya Upanishad. His is the three states o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Introduction
Shiva is referred to as 'the good one' or the 'auspicious one'. Shiva - Rudra is considered to be the destroyer of evil and sorrow. Shiva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demiurge: Encyclopedia Ii - Demiurge - Platonism
Plato refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus as the entity who "fashioned and shaped" the material world. Pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demiurge: Encyclopedia Ii - Demiurge - Comparisons
Demiurge - Christianity. The concept of an evil Demiurge is completely at odds with typical Christian theology, which is often consider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Consorts, And The Burning Of Kamadeva
Śiva's consort is Devi, God's energy or God as the Divine Mother who comes in many different forms, one of whom is Kali, the goddess of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ganges River: Encyclopedia Ii - Ganges River - The Ganga In Hinduism
The Ganga is personified in Hinduism as a goddess: Maa Ganga (Mother Ganga). Hindu legend makes her the foster-mother of Karttikeya, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Other Forms And Legends
According to the foundation of Kaalism, Kali (pronounced Kaahli) came into existence when Śiva looked into himself. She is considered hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Schools And Views Of Śivaism
Nayanars (or Nayanmars), saints from Southern India, were mostly responsible for development of Śaivism in the Middle Ages. Of the schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Consorts And The Burning Of Kamadeva
Śiva's consort is Devi, God's energy or God as the Divine Mother who comes in many different forms, one of whom is Kali, the goddess of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - The Sons Of Shiva
Śiva and Parvati are the parents of Karttikeya and Ganesha. Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of wisdom, acquired his head by offending �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Worship
It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Shivalingas
As this web site, [1], states, Lord Shiva is the God of all and is worshipped by all, from devas such as Brahma, Indra, by asuras like Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Consorts And The Burning Of Kamadeva
Śiva's consort is Devi, God's energy or God as the Divine Mother who comes in many different forms, one of whom is Kali, the goddess of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - The Sons Of Shiva
Śiva and Parvati are the parents of Karttikeya and Ganesha. Ganesha, the elephant-headed God of wisdom, acquired his head by offending �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Other Forms And Legends
According to the foundation of Kaalism, Kali (pronounced Kaahli) came into existence when Śiva looked into himself. She is considered hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Shiva - Schools And Views Of Śivaism
Nayanars (or Nayanmars), saints from Southern India, were mostly responsible for development of Śaivism in the Middle Ages. Of the schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Worship
It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimurti: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimurti - Symbolizations
Swami Sivananda, in his book, All about Hinduism, noted that "Brahma represents the creative aspect; Vishnu, the preservative aspect; and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trimurti: Encyclopedia Ii - Trimurti - Symbolizations
Swami Sivananda, in his book, All about Hinduism, noted that "Brahma represents the creative aspect; Vishnu, the preservative aspect; and...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - T
This is a sitemap for topic pages related to Hinduism. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic:  ...   » Read the article