Yajnavalkya Smriti - Article Index

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

Dictionary - Yajnavalkya Smriti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yajnavalkya Smriti
Yajnavalkya Smriti: (Sanskrit) A Hindu code of law, one of the Dharma Shastras, regarded second in authority only to the earlier Manu ...   » 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

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

Article - Hindu Ethics: Ethics, Spirituality And Religion
Without ethics, you cannot have progress in the spiritual path. Ethics is the foundation of Yoga. Ethics is the corner-stone of Vedanta. ...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Ethics: Ethical Codes In Hinduism
Hinduism lays great emphasis on ethical discipline. Yama (self-restraint) and Niyama (religious observances or canons) are the foundation...   » Read the article

Article - Brahmacharya: Garland Of Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya is abstaining from all kinds of Maithuna or sexual enjoyment forever, in all places and in all conditions, physically, menta...   » Read the article

Article - Sangeet Marga: Sangeet Marga - Path To Moksha  
According to the Hindu view of creation, it was sound and not light that appeared first. In Vedic parlance it is called Nada Brahma or...   » Read the article

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

Article - Hindu Scriptures: A Full Overview Of The Hindu And Vedic Scriptures
Sanskrit literature can be classified under six orthodox heads and four secular heads. The six orthodox sections form the authoritative s...   » 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

Article - Sandhyopasana: Worship At The Junctions Of Time - Sandhyopasana
Sandhyopasana literally means - worship at the junctions of time. - It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandh...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Rituals: An Overview Of Hindu Rituals
An initiated journey thru the mayor Hindu Spiritual rituals by Sri Swami Sivandanda.   Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami...   » Read the article

Article - Brahmacharya: Importance Of Brahmacharya - Yoga And Sex
 Brahmacharya is the vow of celibacy in thought, word and deed, by which one attains Self-realisation or reaches Brahman. It means c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajnavalkya: Encyclopedia - Yajnavalkya
Sage Yajnavalkya of Mithila (perhaps 1800 BC) advanced a 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the sun and the moon. He is also cre...   » 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 - Chalukya: Encyclopedia - Chalukya
The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between 550 and 750, and again betw...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Smriti, Smrti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Smriti, Smrti
Smriti smrti (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root smri to remember]   What is remembered; unwritten teachings handed down by word of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharma Shastra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Dharma Shastra
Dharma Shastra: (Sanskrit) "Religious law book."   A term referring to all or any of numerous codes of Hindu civil and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - The Bhagavad Gita
Many a Hindu has said that the most succinct and powerful abbreviation of the overwhelmingly diverse realm of Hindu thought is to be foun...   » 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 - Chalukya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chalukya - The Kalyani Chalukyas
The Chalukyas of Kalyani played an important role in shaping the history of Karnataka during the eleventh and twelfth centuries A. D. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalukya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chalukya - The Kalyani Chalukyas
The Chalukyas of Kalyani played an important role in shaping the history of Karnataka during the eleventh and twelfth centuries A. D. The...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - Z
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