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Bhuvaneshvari type Hindu name Bhuvaneshvari devanagari भुवनेश्वरी sanskrit_transliteration Bhuvaneśvarī affiliation • Brahman, , • Shakti, , • Mahadevi, , • Tripura Sundari, , • Parvati, , • Durga, , • Subhadra god_of One of the Highest Forms of Mahadevi and Supreme Being in Shaktism , Para Brahman, the Supreme Being abode Manidvipa consort Shiva weapon Noose, goad member_of The Ten Mahavidyas texts Devi Bhagavata Purana mount Lion festivals Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Navaratri, Adi-Puram Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: Bhuvaneśvarī) is a Hindu goddess....

Bibliography of Varanasi !WikiprojectIndiacities varanasi This is a bibliography of notable works about Varanasi. See also Bibliography of India History of India Indian literature Indology in Wikiversity →Varanasi Bibliography External links Banaras Bibliography. Extensive bibliography published by the Südasien-Institut at Heidelberg University.

Bishnu Charan Ghosh name B. C. Ghosh birth_date June 24, 1903 birth_place Lahore, Punjab Province), British India death_place Calcutta, West Bengal, India nationality Indian known_for Modern yoga occupation Bodybuilding relatives Paramahansa Yogananda (brother) Bishnu Charan Ghosh (24 June 1903 – 9 July 1970) was an Indian bodybuilder and Hathayogi. He was the younger brother of yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, who wrote the 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. In 1923, he founded the College of Physical Education, Calcutta....

Blue Lotus Feet name Blue Lotus Feet type ep artist Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy cover Blue Lotus Feet.jpg released October 19, 1998 length 13:59 label Domino, RUG81 (UK, CDs) prev_title Western Music) prev_year 1997 next_title Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle next_year 1999 Blue Lotus Feet is the name of a Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy EP released on UK record label Domino Records in 1998. It consists of the “One with the Birds” / “Southside of the World” single (previously released on Palace Records in the U....

Botanical identity of soma–haoma There has been much speculation as to the botanical identity of soma or haoma. Soma) is a plant described in Hindu sacred texts including the Rigveda, while haoma is a plant described in the Avesta, a collection of Zoroastrian writings. Both names are derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian *Sauma. Proposed candidates include various species of plants and or fungi. Traditional etymology of Indian Soma is Somalata (Cynanchum acidum; ‘moon plant’) used traditionally by the Srauta Brahmins called Somayajis whereas the Avestan Haoma is an Ephedra (Ephedra distachya), which are totally unconnected species sourced from different areas....

Brahma type Hindu name Brahma devanagari ब्रह्मा sinhala බ්‍රහ්ම sanskrit_transliteration Brahmā affiliation Trideva, Deva) deity_of God of Creation, Creator of the Universe, Epitome of knowledge and the Vedas abode Satyaloka or Brahmaloka, Pushkara weapon Brahmastra, Brahmashirsha astra mantra ॐ वेदात्मनाय विद्महे हिरण्यगर्भाय धीमही तन्नो ब्रह्मा प्रचोदयात् ।।, symbol Lotus, the Vedas, japamala and kamandalu consort Saraswati (Brahmani)) mount Hamsa) festivals Kartik Purnima member_of Trimurti other_names Svayambhu, Virinchi, Prajapati children Mind-born children including Angiras), Atri, Bhrigu, Chitragupta, Daksha, Himavan, Jambavan, Kama, Kratu, Kumaras, Marichi, Narada, Pulaha, Pulastya, Shatarupa, Svayambhuva Manu Vashishtha Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as “the Creator” within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva....

Brahma Sutras The Brahma Sūtras (ब्रह्मसूत्राणि) is a Sanskrit text, attributed to the sage Bādarāyaṇa or sage Vyāsa, estimated to have been completed in its surviving form in approx. 400–450 CE, while the original version might be ancient and composed between 600 BCE and 200 BCE. The text systematizes and summarizes the philosophical and spiritual ideas in the Upanishads. The scholar Adi Shankara’s interpretation of the Brahmasutra attempted to synthesize diverse and sometimes apparently conflicting teachings of the Upanishads by arguing, as John Koller states: “that Brahman and Atman are, in some respects, different, but, at the deepest level, non-different (advaita), being identical....

Brahma Upanishad name Brahma Upanishad devanagari ब्रह्म sanskrit_transliteration Brahma meaning Brahman composition_date before 3rd-century CE type Sannyasa veda Krishna Yajurveda chapters 3 Brahma Upanishad (ब्रह्मोपनिषत्) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is among the 32 Upanishads attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, and classified as one of the 19 Sannyasa Upanishads. The text has been one of the important Upanishads dealing with Hindu renunciation traditions....

Brahma Vaivarta Purana religion Hinduism language Sanskrit verses 18,000 chapters 276 volumes 4 author Vyasa The Brahmavaivarta Purana (ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण; ) is a voluminous Sanskrit text and a major Purana (Maha-purana) of Hinduism. It is an important Vaishnavism text. This Purana majorly centers around the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna. Although a version may have existed in late 1st millennium CE, its extant version was likely composed in the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent....

Brahmachaitanya name Brahmachaitanya Maharaj religion Hinduism birth_date February 19, 1845 birth_place Gondavale Budruk, Satara district, Maharashtra, India birth_name Ganpati Raoji Ghugardare (Kulkarni) death_date December 22, 1913 death_place Gondavale Budruk, Satara district, Maharashtra, India guru Tukamai disciples Brahmanand, Anandsagar, Bhausaheb Ketkar, Dr. Kurtakoti, Pandurangabuva, Tatyasaheb Ketkar, Pralhad Maharaj philosophy Advaita Vedanta, Vaishnavism Brahmachaitanya or Gondavalekar Maharaj (19 February 1845 – 22 December 1913) was an Indian Hindu saint and spiritual master. Brahmachaitanya was a devotee of the Hindu deity Rama and signed his name “Brahmachaitanya Ramdasi”....

Brahmani (Matrika) type Hindu name Brahmani devanagari ब्रह्माणी sanskrit_transliteration Brahmāṇī affiliation Saraswati deity_of Shakti of Brahma abode Brahmaloka or Satyaloka consort Brahma mount Swan & lotus Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta Matrikas. She is a form of Saraswati and is considered as the Shakti of the creator god Brahma in Hinduism. She is an aspect of Adi Shakti, possessing the “Rajas Guna” and is therefore the source of Brahma’s power....

Brahmanical System of Education country name Ancient India system type Brahmanical ( Sanatana ) primary languages Sanskrit footnotes Vedas, Upnishads, Six schools of Indian Philosophy, Puranas, Itihas, Vyakaran, Arithmetic, Shradha-kalp, Astrology, Ethics, etc. leader titles Acharya established dates Vedic period Brahmanical System of Education was an ancient system of education in ancient India. It was based on Vedic tradition. The main objective of the educational system was to make the students self-reliant....

Brahmavidya Upanishad name Brahmavidya devanagari ब्रह्मविद्या sanskrit_transliteration Brahmavidyā meaning Knowledge of Brahman composition_date ~100 BCE to 300 CE type Yoga veda Krishna Yajurveda chapters 1 verses varies by manuscript (14 to 110) philosophy Yoga, Vedanta The Brahmavidya Upanishad (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मविद्या उपनिषत्, IAST: Brahmavidyā Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas. Two major versions of its manuscripts are known....

Braj name Braj type Region image_caption top to bottom: Krishna Janmasthan at Mathura, Radha Rani Temple at Barsana, Prem Mandir at Vrindavan and Kusum Sarovar at Govardhan Hill. subdivision_type Country subdivision_name 🇮🇳 India subdivision_type2 Region subdivision_name2 Northern India blank_name_sec1 Language blank_info_sec1 Braj Bhasha dialect of Hindi seat_type Proposed capitals) seat Mathura, Agra parts_type Proposed Districts parts_style list p1 Mathura district p2 Agra district p3 Aligarh district p4 Ghaziabad district p5 Hathras district p6 Gautam Buddha Nagar district p7 Mainpuri district p8 Etah district p9 Kasganj district p10 Firozabad district p11 Bulandshahr district p12 Bharatpur district p13 Dholpur District p14 Palwal District p15 Faridabad District p16 Karauli District Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhumi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Haryana state, Bharatpur district in Rajasthan state and Morena District in Madhya Pradesh....

Bṛhaddevatā The Bṛhaddevatā (बृहद्देवता), is a metrical Sanskrit work, traditionally ascribed to Shaunaka. It is an enlarged catalogue of the Rigvedic deities worshipped in the individual suktas (hymns) of the Rigveda. It also contains the myths and legends related to the composition of these suktas. Recensions The extant manuscripts of this text are found in two recensions, the shorter and the longer. The shorter recension contains 1091 verses, of which 18 verses are not found in the longer one....