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Vijaya: Encyclopedia - Vijaya
There is a story about Vijaya and his men landing on the shores of Sri-Lanka. There were no women with them, since they were exciled by t...
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Saiva Agamas:
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Saiva Agamas: (Sanskrit) The sectarian revealed scriptures of the Saivas. Strongly theistic, they identify Siva as the Supreme Lord, i...
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Vijaya:
Sai Baba Dictionary On Vijaya
Vijaya:
Vijaya: Victory (SSS-II) also another name for Arjuna
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Vijaya Dasami Day:
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Vijaya Dasami Day:
Vijaya Dasami Day: The tenth day of the light-half of the month Asvina, day of victory (SSS) (SSS-II) the tenth ...
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Kali: The Hindu Godess Mother Kali
MOTHER
KALI
The
Destroyer of Demoniac Attributes
It is
unfortunate that Devi is ignorantly understood by many as a mere blood-thirsty
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Jaya And Vijaya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Jaya And Vijaya
Jaya and Vijaya The guards of a main gate of Vaikuntha. When the four Kumara sages tried to enter Vaikuntha, Jaya and Vijaya stopped t...
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Sankara-vijaya:
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Sankara-vijaya:
Sankara-vijaya: The classical biography of Sankaracharya. (SSS-II)
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Vijaya-vigraha:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vijaya-vigraha
vijaya-vigraha Deity forms which are taken out of the temple for processions and other outdoor functions, generally because of Their s...
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Durga Puja Or
Navaratri: Hindu
Festivals - Durga Puja Or
Navaratri
Durga
Puja or Navaratri:
This
festival is observed twice a year, once in the month of Chaitra and then in
Aswayuja. It lasts for nine d...
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Saraswathi:
The Hindu Godess Mother Saraswathi
MOTHER
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The presiding Deity over Creation and Dissolution
Mother
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Hindu Worship: Worship In Hinduism For Different
Hindu Gods
Religious
observances, traditional worship and Vratas have, at times, more than one
significance. Apart from being the adoration of the D...
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Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
The history of
Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present,
starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta
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Shivaratri: Hindu Rituals And Ceremonies - Shivaratri
Shivaratri
THIS
FALLS on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March).
The name means "the night of Shiva&qu...
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Lokas Or Planes: Hell Or Naraka
Hells are not imaginary fiction as ordinarily conceived of by the modern rationalistic mind. The empiricist believes only in experience o...
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Sai Baba Dictionary On Arjuna
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Arjuna [Phalgunah, another name for Arjuna, meaning 'One who is pure and unsullied, white']: Son of queen Kunti and King Pa...
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Seemollanghanam:
Sai Baba Dictionary On Seemollanghanam
Seemollanghanam:
Seemollanghanam: Means the act of crossing the boundary, from one kingdom into another. Kings, in former days, gat...
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Yadava:
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Yadava
Yadava (Sanskrit) A descendant of Yadu; also a great race of Hindustan in which Krishna was born. The founder of this race, Yadu, was ...
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Yadaya:
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Yadaya
Yadaya (Sanskrit). A descendant of Yadu; of the great race in which Krishna was born. The founder of this line was Yadu, the son of Ki...
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Vallabhacharyas, Vallbhacaryas:
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Vallabhacharyas, Vallbhacaryas
Vallabhacharyas Vallbhacaryas (Sanskrit) A Vaishnava sect founded by Vallabhacharya, a sectarian mystic said to have been the disciple...
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Jaya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Jaya
jaya “Victory!” or “All glories!” Jaya a gatekeeper in one of the Vaikuntha planets who, along with another ga...
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Sayana, Sayanacharya, Sayanacarya:
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Sayana, Sayanacharya, Sayanacarya
Sayana or Sayanacharya Sayanacarya (Sanskrit) The celebrated commentator on the Rig-Veda, who flourished under Vira-bukka I of Vijaya-...
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Dantavakra:
Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Dantavakra (dhanthavakra)
Dantavakra:
Dantavakra (Dhanthavakra). The rebirth of Vijaya, doorkeeper of Vishnu, as a demonic king; was killed in battle by Kris...
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Dig Vijaya:
Sai Baba Dictionary On Dig Vijaya
Dig vijaya:
Dig vijaya: conquest of territory (SSS-IV)
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Dharma Vijaya:
Sai Baba Dictionary On Dharma Vijaya
Dharma vijaya:
Dharma vijaya: the triumph of righteousness (SSS-IV)
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Jaya And Vijaya:
Sai Baba Dictionary On Jaya And Vijaya
Jaya and Vijaya:
Jaya and Vijaya: two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account of offending the four Kumara Rsis, and wh...
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Vijaya And Jaya:
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Vijaya and Jaya:
Vijaya and Jaya: two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account of offending the four Kumara Rishis, and ...
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Champa: Encyclopedia - Champa
The kingdom of Champa (or Lin-yi in Chinese records) controlled what is now south and central Vietnam from approximately 192 through 1697...
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540s Bc: Encyclopedia - 540s Bc
Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India.
Sri Lanka - Name.
In 1972, the official n...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - History
Legend states that the prince Vijaya came to Sri Lanka from Orissa, in north-eastern India, during the sixth century BCE and started to r...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - Independence
Dominion status followed in February 1948, with military treaties with Britain (the upper ranks of the armed forces were British) and Bri...
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Champa: Encyclopedia Ii - Champa - History
Champa was established by the rebellion of a local official named Kiu-lien against the Chinese authority in 192 in the region of present-...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - History
Sri Lanka - Prehistory.
The Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa are claimed to give a near-continuous written history of the island and is also the...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - Civil War
Under Jayewardene's government the ethnic situation deteriorated, and in 1983 civil war (Eelam War I) broke out, with the Tamil areas com...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Politics
The President of the Republic, who is directly elected for a six-year term, serves as Head of State, Head of Government and Commander in ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Demographics
Racial identities in Sri Lanka do not represent the genetic heritage. Assimilation and intermixing has produced a group of people who are...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka
See Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka
The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is an ongoing conflict between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tami...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - European Occupation
The first Europeans to visit Sri Lanka in modern times were the Portuguese: Francisco de Almeida arrived in 1505, finding the island divi...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - The Struggle For Independence
In 1919 the Ceylon National Congress(CNC) was founded to agitate for greater autonomy. The party soon split along ethnic and caste lines,...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Geography
The island of Sri Lanka lies within the Indian Ocean, with the Bay of Bengal to the northeast. It is separated from the Indian subcontine...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Ecology
Sri Lanka is one of the world's bio-diversity hot-spots. Its forests are amongst the most floristically rich in Asia and for some faunal ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Provinces
Sri Lanka consists of 8 provinces:
Central
North Central
North Eastern
North Western
Sabaragamuwa
Southern
Uva
Western
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Geography
The island of Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal. It is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gul...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Politics
The President of the Republic is directly elected for a six-year term and serves as Head of State, Head of Government and Commander in Ch...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - Early History
The Sinhalese chronicle the Mahavamsa relates the landing of Vijaya, the first Sinhalese king, in 543 BC. The Sinhalese people are believ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Economy
Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century). From independence, till 1977, ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Economy
Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century). From independence, till 1977, ...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Ecology
Sri Lanka is one of the world's bio-diversity hot-spots. Its forests are among the most floristically rich in Asia and for some faunal gr...
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Champa: Encyclopedia Ii - Champa - The Dynasties Of Champa
Dynasty I
192- ? Sri Mara
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circa 270 Fan Hiong
circa 284-336 Fan Yi
Dynasty II
336-349 Fan Wen
349- ? Fan Fo
circa 377 Bh...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Name
In 1972, the official name of the nation that governs the island was changed to the Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka...
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History Of Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sri Lanka - Pre-history
There were palaeolithic human settlements in Sri Lanka by at least 125,000 years ago, by people using chert and quartz tools. The country...
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Sri Lanka: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Lanka - Demographics
About 74 percent of the population belongs to the Sinhalese majority, which is predominantly Buddhist, mostly following the Theravada tra...
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Vijaya:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vijaya
Vijaya See Jaya and Vijaya.
(See also:
Vijaya , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind
and Soul)
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This is a
sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - V . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles
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Vijaya:
Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Vijaya
Vijaya:
Vijaya. Conqueror, or Victory (name for Arjuna).
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also: Vijaya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit
Dict...
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Vijaya:
Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Vijaya
vijaya:
vijaya. Victory.
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also: vijaya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit
Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)
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