Encyclopedia - Vedic: Encyclopedia - Vedic
Vedic may refer to: Hindu scriptures: The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts Vedic Sanskrit, their language Vedic religion Ved...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic: A Spiritual Dictionary On Vedic
Vedic: Of, or pertaining to the Vedas.   (See also: Vedic , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vedic
Vedic Pertaining to the Vedas, or more broadly, following or derived from the Vedic authority.   (See also: Vedic , Bhakti, Bh...   » Read the article

Article - Ayurveda, Gemstones Crystals: Vedic Gemstone Therapy
Gemstone Therapy From time immemorial gemstones have been used by all cultures of the world. Their inherent beauty is second to no other...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Astrology: Vedic Astrology And Physical Health
Vedic Astrology: Vedic Astrology and Physical Health Everyone is concerned with their health as well they should be. If you do not main...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Consecration: A Vedic Consecration To The Spiritual Heart
A Vedic Consecration to the Spiritual Heart The heart (hridaya) is the seat of the Self or Atman in Vedantic thought. Realization of the...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Astrology: Vedic Astrology - Relationship Compatibility Using Astrology
Relationship Compatibility Using Vedic Astrology So many people nowadays are experiencing problems in their relationships and could wel...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Astrology: Vedic Astrology And Mental, Emotional And Spiritual Health
Vedic Astrology and Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health In order to maintain a healthy mind we must realize the true realities of li...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Origins Of The Zodiac: The Hymns Of Dirghatamas In The Rig Veda
The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 B...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Science: Understanding The Creation Of The Universe
Why should we understand how the universe was created? Because it gives us a clearer understanding of where we have come from, where we a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion
The religion of the Vedic civilization is the predecessor of classical Hinduism, usually included in the term. Its liturgy is reflected i...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Mythology: Are There Cosmic Causes And Cures For All Evils?
How did evilness enter the world? According to the author SC Varma, at the start or genesis of universe, there was only one almighty God,...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Philosophy: Philosophy - Its Origin And Its Limitations
Philosophy is the rational aspect of religion. It is an integral part of religion in India. It is a rational enquiry into the nature of T...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Art: Vedic Art
When the painting is based on Vedic Principles you can get in touch with the source of all creation. Now anyone can go to the Oneness Fes...   » Read the article

Article - Vedic Genesis: Creative Math Of The Origins Of Universe
Creative Math of the Origins of Universe For the creation of anything three causes are required to be fulfilled: Material cause, instrum...   » Read the article

Article - Three Gunas: Vedic Yoga And The Three Gunas
Vedic Yoga and the Three Gunas The Vedas present a vast pantheon of deities (devatas) on many different levels, often said to be innumer...   » Read the article

Article - New Age Spirituality: New Age Vs. Vedic Tradition
A critical in-depth analysis of the differences and similarities between the New Age movement and the Vedic traditions by Henry Makow PhD...   » Read the article

Article - Knowledge: Vedic Philosophy - Knowledge
Knowledge: All knowledge implies four conditions: (i) the subject or the Pramata, the cogniser, (ii) the object or the Prameya, (iii) the...   » Read the article

Article - God, Soul And Universe: Vedic Philosophy - God, Soul And Universe
Short definition of God, Soul And Universe according to Vedic Philosophy.   Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda ...   » Read the article

Article - Vastu: Vasthu, The Indian Vedic Science Of Environmental Bliss
How vastu is working and how bad vastu can be rectified. Describes earth energies impact on the chakra system. The ancient science of Vas...   » Read the article

Article - Scepticism: Scepticism In Ancient Vedic Literature  
We want to believe in the existence of a higher agency but at the same time refuse to accept it.   We take pride in our scepticis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology
Vedic mythology that occupies a pivotal position in the history of religions, is a significant aspect of Hindu mythology and has directly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization
The Vedic civilization is the Indo-Aryan culture associated with the Vedas, the earliest known records of Indian history. Mainstream scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit
Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, the earliest sacred texts of India. The earliest of the Vedas, the Rigveda, was composed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Science: Encyclopedia - Vedic Science
Vedic science is the term used in modern attempts to systematize ancient scientific thought to be found in early Indian scriptures, espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Priesthood: Encyclopedia - Vedic Priesthood
The Vedic priesthood is the collective term for the priests of the Vedic religion. Known as purohita, the priests are divided into severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Meter: Encyclopedia - Vedic Meter
The verses of the Vedas have a variety of different meters. They are divided by number of padas in a verse, and by the number of syllable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Chant: Encyclopedia - Vedic Chant
The term Vedic chant refers to recitation of hymns of the Vedas, the most ancient scriptures of India, and the basis of the many Hindu tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Meditation: Encyclopedia - Vedic Meditation
Vedic Meditation (VM) or Transcendental Meditation is simply Hindu Meditation. It can be clearly defined as spiritual discipline to link ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics
Vedic mathematics is a system of mental calculation developed by Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji which he claimed he had based on a lost ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Timeline: Encyclopedia - Vedic Timeline
According to Hindu mythology, the universe is cyclically created and destroyed. The life span of Brahma, the creator, is 120 divine years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Centre For Vedic Learning: Encyclopedia - World Centre For Vedic Learning
The World Centre for Vedic Learning is a skyscraper project in Jabalpur, India. It was announced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1998. The Wo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Vedic (vedhik)
Vedic: Vedic (Vedhik). Of or pertaining to the Vedas.   (See also: Vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Vedic
Vedic: Having to do with the Vedas.   (See also: Vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Vedic Religion
Main article: Vedic religion. Texts considered to date to the Vedic period are mainly the four Vedas, but the Brahmanas, and some of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Science - Types Of Vedic Science
Adherents of Maharishi Vedic science describe it as the science of self (atmavidya). Veda means knowledge; and Vedic science asserts that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Religion - Post-vedic Religions
Vedic religion evolved into the Hindu paths of Yoga and Vedanta, a religious path considering itself the 'essence' of the Vedas. The Vedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - Grammar
Vedic had a subjunctive absent in Panini's grammar and generally believed to have disappeared by then at least in common sentence constru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Hinduism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Vedic Hinduism
Vedic Hinduism: Religion of the India's Aryan invaders (1500-800 BCE), the sacred text of which is the Vedas    (See also:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - History
Five chronologically distinct strata can be identified within the Vedic language. Rigvedic. The Rigveda is by far the most archaic of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mythology - Dimensions
The vedic mythology has several dimensions. Vedic mythology - The deities. Vedic mythologies contain certain elements which are common ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Chant: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Chant - Popular Vedic Chants
The Hare Krishna mantra, also known as the 'Maha'-Mantra: (pronounced ha-ray, krish-nah, and rar-mah respectively) 'Hare Krishna Hare Kri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Astrology: Health And Healing Dictionary On Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology: Ancient system that allegedly helps to resolve doubts concerning children, health, spiritual growth, and other subjec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka Vedic: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Aranyaka Vedic
aranyaka vedic: forest texts or writings   (See also: aranyaka vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Science: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Vedic Science
vedic science: integral spiritual science of the vedas   (See also: vedic science , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Astrology: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology: Ancient Indian system of astrology, termed “Jyotish” in Sanskrit. Vedic Astrologers interpret the observe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - Phonology
Sound changes between Proto-Indo-Iranian and Vedic Sanskrit include loss of the voiced sibilant z. Vedic Sanskrit had a labial fricative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mythology - Background
The Vedic mythology is best recorded in the four Vedas, also called the Vedam, which are part of the Hindu Shruti. In Sanskrit the word m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic-agamic: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vedic-agamic
Vedic-Agamic: Simultaneously drawing from and complying with both of Hinduism's revealed scriptures (shruti), Vedas and Agamas, which ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic-agamic: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vedic-agamic
Vedic-Agamic: Simultaneously drawing from and complying with both of Hinduism's revealed scriptures (shruti), Vedas and Agamas, which ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agni Vedic: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Agni Vedic
Agni Vedic: sacred fire   (See also: Agni Vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka Vedic: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Aranyaka Vedic
Aranyaka Vedic: forest texts   (See also: Aranyaka Vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mathematics - Criticism
Critics have questioned whether this subject deserves the name Vedic or indeed mathematics. They point to the lack of evidence of any sut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Science: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Vedic Science
Vedic Science: integral spiritual science of the Vedas   (See also: Vedic Science , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rig-vedic: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Rig-vedic (rik-vedhik)
Rig-vedic: Rig-vedic (Rik-vedhik). Of or relating to the Rig-veda.   (See also: Rig-vedic , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic City Iowa - Geography
Vedic City is located approximately two miles north of Fairfield, Iowa. Fairfield is the home of the Maharishi University of Management. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Rigvedic Period
The origin of the Vedic civilization and its relation to the Indus Valley civilization and related cultures and an Indo-Aryan migration a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Vedic Literature And Uttarakuru
Aitareya Brahmana makes first reference to Uttarakuru and Uttaramadra as real-life Janapadas and informs us that these two nations lied b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic City Iowa - History
The idea for Vedic City, a centralized location to hold group transcendental meditation, was conceived in 1991. This idea evolved into a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Chant: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Chant - Divine Sound
Portions of the Vedic literature are almost like textbooks on sound, elucidating the use of sound as a spiritual tool. They assert that t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedic Hand Analysis: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Vedic Hand Analysis
Vedic Hand Analysis: Ancient Indian discipline, termed “Hasta Samudrika Shastra” in Sanskrit. The hand is a mirror of a pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ikshvaku: Encyclopedia Ii - Ikshvaku - In Vedic History
Hindu mythology calls Ikshvaku and his line the emperors of the world. The world in Vedic terms, extended fairly to all of Bharat, or all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashvamedha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashvamedha - The Vedic Sacrifice
The Ashvamedha could only be conducted by a king. Its object was the acquisition of power and glory, the sovereignty over neighbouring pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mathematics - When The Samuccaya Is The Same That Samuccaya Is Zero
This formula is useful in solution of several special types of equations that can be solved visually. The word samuccaya has various mean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Philosophy - Vedic Philosophy
In the east, Indian philosophy begins with the Vedas where questions related to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mathematics - By One More Than The One Before
The proposition "by" means the operations this formula concerns are either multiplication or division. [ In case of addition/subtraction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanskrit Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanskrit Literature - The Vedic Period
Composed between approximately 2000 BC and 500 BC, Vedic literature forms the basis for the further development of Hinduism. There are fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - Vedic Mythology
See Also: Indo-Iranian mythology, Vedic mythology, Indian mythology The roots of mythology that evolved from classical Hinduism come from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deva Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Deva Hinduism - Vedic Religion
The Vedas, the earliest comprehensive literature of the Indo-European people, contain mantras for pleasing the devas to obtain blessings....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Mathematics - All From Nine And The Last From Ten
Corollary 1: Whatever the extent of its deficiency, lessen it still further to that very extent; and also set up the square of that defic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedanta - Transition From Vedic To Vedantic Religion
While the traditional Vedic 'karma kanda', or ritualistic components of religion, continued to be practiced through the Brahmins as medit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Vedic Ca. 2000-1500 Bce
Yoga was first clearly expounded in the Vedic shastras (Hindu religious texts). Those that estimate Yoga's age to be four thousand years ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Timeline - Six Shaka-karte Kings Of Kaliyuga
The age named Kaliyuga or the "Black Age" is now running. The age is to last 4,32,000 human years in all; of this number, 5,106 years hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Indus-sarasvati Civilisation And The Vedic Village
The earliest production in the Indus Valley Civilization was characterised by well planned cities and houses where religion did not seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dravidian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Dravidian People - Dravidian And Vedic Culture
The Dravidians and South Indians have been in some respects the best preservers of ancient Vedic culture and traditions, especially when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Indus-sarasvati Civilisation And The Vedic Village
The earliest production in the Indus Valley Civilization was characterised by well planned cities and houses where religion did not seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - Post-vedic Hindu Scriptures
The new books that appeared afterwards were called Smriti. Smrti literature includes Itihasas (epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata), Puranas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Pre-vedic Ca. 6000 - 3000 Bce [?]
Older findings are believed by some to show that "yoga" existed in some form well before the establishment of vedas in the Indian subcont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Mathematics: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Mathematics - Vedic Mathematics 1500 Bc - 500 Bc
As a result of the mathematics required for the construction of religious altars, many rules and developments of geometry are found in Ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryans: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryans - Pre-vedic Indo-aryans
The separation of Indo-Aryans proper from Proto-Indo-Iranians is commonly dated, on linguistic grounds, to roughly 1800 BC. The Nuristani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Natural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Natural History - Vedic Times
The vedas represent some of the oldest historical records available and it lists the names of nearly 250 kinds of birds and also has note...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas Veda is a generic name for the most ancient Indian sacred literature, i.e. the Rg-veda, Yajur-veda, Sama-veda and Atharva-veda. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Purana
Purana "Literally "ancient"; any one of eighteen sacred books of Hinduism, attributed to Vyasa, which elaborate and pop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahabharata: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Mahabharata
Mahabharata "[The Mahabharata] is...probably the longest single poem in the world's literature. Traditionally the author of the p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi Mahatmyam: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Devi Mahatmyam
Devi Mahatmyam Otherwise known as the Durgasaptasati or the Candi, this is a sacred text to the Divine Mother used for chanting. &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanisads: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Upanisads
Upanisads These are writings at the end of the Vedas, regarded as the source of the Vedanta philosophy. Sri Aurobindo has translated a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana "The most ancient Sanskrit epic poem, written by the sage Valmiki. It is estimated to have been composed about 500 B.C.,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitreya Upanishad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Aitreya Upanishad
Aitreya Upanishad It belongs to the Rg Veda. It is considered as one of the principal Upanisads and concerns with imparting the knowl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brhadaranyaka Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Brhadaranyaka Upanisad
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad "Teachings from the forest." The Brhad is the longest and the oldest of the Upanisads. It contains d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Katha Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Katha Upanisad
Katha Upanisad The Katha contains the story of Natchiketas, who is granted three wishes by Yama, the lord of death. The last wish Nat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sandilya Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Sandilya Upanisad
Sandilya Upanisad This is one of the minor Upanisads and contains dialogues between the sages Atharvan and Sandilya. It concerns with...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samkhya-karika: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Samkhya-karika
Samkhya-karika A treatise on the Samkhya philosophy, written by Isvarakrsna, one of the proponents of the Samkhya system of philosophy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad Gita: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita Dated between the 5th and the 2nd centuries B.C., the Gita, which comprises 18 chapters, is a part of the Mahabharata. I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavata Purana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana It is the fifth purana in length but is the most popular and influencial among the puranas. It is primarily a vaishn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandogya Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Chandogya Upanisad
Chandogya Upanisad The Chandogya Upanisad contains the story of Svetaketu, a boy who was sent away by his father to be educated. When...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kena Upanisad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Kena Upanisad
Kena Upanisad "The Kena Upanishad ...concerns itself only with the relation of mind-consciousness to Brahman-consciousness and d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sutra: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Yoga Sutra , Raja Yoga
Yoga Sutra A succint set of aphorisms or sutras written by Patanjali which describe what has come to be known as Rajayoga.   &quo...   » Read the article