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Allopanishad Allah Upanishad, or Allopanishad, is a book of brahmanical origin written during Muslim rule in India during 16th to 17th century in the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar’s reign. Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s book Satyarth Prakash (The Light of Truth) argues that the Allopanishad is not part of the Upanishad canon and it does not even appear in the Atharvaveda. The famous Muktikā canon, which was given by Rama to Hanuman as the list of authentic 108 Upanishads does not contain Allopanishad....

Amalananda religion Hinduism birth_place India known_for Indian philosopher philosophy Author of Vedanta Kalpatarū which is a commentary on Vācaspati Miśra’s Bhāmatī ** Amalananda ** was a south Indian Sanskrit scholar who lived during the reign of Mahadeva, the Yadava ruler of Devagiri who ruled from 1260 to 1271. Not much is known about his life and background. Anubhavānanda is believed to have been his preceptor. Amalānanda wrote Vedānta Kalpatarū sometime before 1297....

Amavasu dynasty The Amavasu dynasty (अमावसुवंश) refers to a cadet branch of the Lunar dynasty (Chandravamsha) featured in Hindu literature. This dynasty is named after Amavasu, the youngest son of Pururavas, the first monarch of the Lunar dynasty, and the apsara Urvashi. Genealogy Amavasu Kanyakubja Vishvajit Bhima Nagnajit Kanchanaprabha Suhotra Jahnu Sunaha Ajaka Balakashva Kusha Kushanabha, Kushamba, Amurtarajas, and Uparichara Vasu. Amurtarajasa (son of Amurtarajas) and Gadhi (the son of Kushanabha who succeeded his father in Kanyakubja)....

Ambika (goddess) type Hindu name Ambika affiliation Adi Shakti, Parvati god_of Mother Goddess, Goddess of Supreme Power, Energy and Invincibility, abode Manidvipa weapon Discus, Conch Shell, Trident, Mace), Bow, Sword, Lotus Flower mount Lion or Lioness consort Shiva texts Markendeya Purana, Shiva Purana , Skanda Purana Ambika (Devanagari: अम्बिका, IAST: Ambikā) is generally the name of Adi Shakti, Shakti or Durga, the consort of Sadashiva, the Cosmic Male. She has eight arms, holding multiple weapons....

Ambubachi Mela type Hindu longtype Religious, folk observedby Hindus duration 3 days frequency annual date Middle of June The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu mela (gathering) held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This yearly mela is celebrated during the monsoon season that happens to fall during the Assamese month Ahaar, around the middle of June when sun transit to the zodiac of Mithuna), when the Brahmaputra river is in spate....

Amrita !Mohini with amrit Amrita (अमृत, IAST: amṛta), Amrit or Amata in Pali, (also called Sudha, Amiy, Ami) is a Sanskrit word that means “immortality”. It is a central concept within Indian religions and is often referred to in ancient Indian texts as an elixir. Its first occurrence is in the Rigveda, where it is considered one of several synonyms for soma), the drink of the devas). Amrita plays a significant role in the Samudra Manthana, and is the cause of the conflict between devas and asuras competing for amrita to obtain immortality....

Amritabindu Upanishad devanagari अमृतबिन्दु meaning Drop of nectar composition_date 100 BCE to 300 CE veda Krishna Yajurveda or Atharvaveda verses Varies with versions, 22 or 38 philosophy Yoga The Amritabindu Upanishad (Sanskrit:अमृतबिन्दु उपनिषद्) is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is one of the five Bindu Upanishads, attached to the Atharvaveda, and one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas. The text is notable for condemning “bookish learning” and emphasizing practice, as well as for presenting a six limbed Yoga system which match five stages of the eight stage Patanjali’s Yogasutras and offering a unique, different sixth stage....

Ānanda (Hindu philosophy) !Radha listening to Krishna’s flute playing seated by a shore Wellcome V0045056 Ānanda (Sanskrit: आनन्द) literally means bliss or happiness. In the Hindu Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad gita, ānanda signifies eternal bliss which accompanies the ending of the rebirth cycle. Those who renounce the fruits of their actions and submit themselves completely to the divine will, arrive at the final termination of the cyclical life process (saṃsāra) to enjoy eternal bliss (ānanda) in perfect union with the godhead....

Ānanda Bhaṭṭa Vedantakaumudi on the Vijnanabhairava, ed. Mukunda Rama Sastri, 1918. Ānanda Bhaṭṭa was a 16th or 17th century Bengali Shaivaite commentator on Vedanta. He is the author of the Vallalacharita, supposedly written at the behest of the Raja of Nabadvip, Buddhimanta Khan. Editions:

Anandamaya kosha The Anandamaya kosha or “sheath made of bliss” (ananda)) is in Vedantic philosophy the most subtle or spiritual of the five levels of embodied self. It has been interpreted differently according to specific schools of Indian (and also Theosophical) thought. The Anandamaya kosha in traditional Advaita Vedanta In Advaita Vedanta the Anandamaya kosha is the innermost of the five koshas or “sheaths” that veil the Atman) or Supreme Self....

Ananyata " Inner stillness, furthermore, requires a single-hearted intention, and disinterest in what is antagonistic to spiritual devotion. " " When one is single-hearted, one relinquishes seeking security in anything other than God. " Ananyatā (Sanskrit:अनन्यता) means – ‘having no equal’, ‘matchless’, ‘peerless’, ‘identity’, ‘sameness’ It is a form of devotion in which the devotee is solely dependent on God. Ananyata is the doctrine that makes no distinction between God and the Atman....

Anātman (Hinduism) Anātman in Sanskrit means that “which is different from atman” or “non-self”. In Hinduism, the former definition is found in some texts, while in Buddhism, anātman or anattā means non-self. Advaita concept of Anātman According to Śrī Candraśekhara Bhāratī of Śringeri, Shankara does not use the term anātman to mean non-soul or anti-soul. The Ātman) is formless and partless whose true nature cannot be perceived, while the anātman has form, has parts and whose nature can be perceived....

Anavastha As a philosophical term anavastha refers to the non-finality of a proposition or endless series of statements or regressus ad infinitum (infinite regress). In the Hindi language, anavastha means nothingness. Etymology Anavastha (Sanskrit: अनवस्था) is a Sanskrit nominal compound derived from the verb Stha (meaning standing, resting, grounded or founded). The expression literally means: that which does not stand down, non-resting, unstable, holding no definite position, un-grounded or without foundation....

Anavrtti Anavrtti (अनावृत्ति) is a Vedic term which means – non-return to a body, final emancipation. This word refers to the Jivanmukta. Overview Anavrtti means path of no return. It indicates the non-return of the soul to a new body, and refers to the end of the seemingly endless vicious cycle of birth, death and rebirth, the transmigration of soul from one body to another. Badarayana concludes with the statement: - अनावृत्तिः शब्दादनावृत्तिः शब्दात् || (Brahma sutra IV....

Ancestors of Rama !Rama Returns in Victory to Ayodhya, Pahari, Kangra, Fitzwilliam Museum Brahma Marichi Kashyapa Vivasvan (Surya) Shraddhadeva Manu The ancestors of Rama, the protagonist of the Ramayana, are described below according to Vishnu Purana and Valmiki Ramayana. The famous personalities of Suryavamsha as per the Vishnu Purana, Valmiki Ramayana, Ramakatha Rasavahini, Bhagavata Purana, and Raghuvamsha Charitram are Ikshvaku, Vikushi, Kakusta, etc. According to Hinduism, the city of Kosala and Ayodhya were founded by Manu (the earliest Prajapati) and by his son Ikshvaku, whose descendant was Rama....