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Bhrama (Hinduism) “When Jiva, having the immutable Kutastha as his basis, wrongly identifies himself with the gross and subtle bodies, he comes to think of himself as bound by the pleasures and pains of this world.” “When Jiva gives up his attachment to his illusory portion, the nature of the substratum becomes predominant and he realizes that he is associationless and of the nature of pure consciousness.” Bhrama (Sanskrit: भ्रम), in the context of Hindu thought, means – error, mistake, illusion, confusion, perplexity....

Bhramari type Hindu name Bhramari affiliation Mahadevi, Lakshmi, Parvati god_of Goddess of Bees Bhramari (भ्रामरी) is the Hindu goddess of bees. She is an incarnation of the goddess Adi Shakti in Shaktism, and is primarily regarded to be a form of Lakshmi in the Pancharatra texts, but is also regarded to be a form of Parvati in Shaivism. Etymology Bhramari means ’the goddess of bees’, or ’the goddess of black bees'....

Bhuman यो वै भूमा तत्सुखं, नाल्पे सुखमस्ति Bhuman is that happiness. भूमा सम्प्रसादादध्युपदेशात् | (Brahma Sutra I.iii.8) “Bhuman is the supreme Self, since he is taught as superior to samprasada (Prana)”. Bhuman (Sanskrit:भूमन) means fullness or abundance; It is a synonym of Brahman. The word, Bhuman, is derived from the word, Bahu, meaning much or many, with the suffix – imam, added after it by dropping – i, to impart the sense of the abstract noun....

Bhumika Bhūmikā (Sanskrit: भूमिका) is derived from the word, Bhūmi, meaning earth, soil, ground or character. Hinduism Subheccha or good desires Vichārāna or inquiry tanumānasī or pertaining to the thinned mind Sattvāpatti or the attainment of sattva Asamśakti or non-attachment Padārthabhāvanā or analysis of objects Turiya or the final stage. The Upanishads speak about the seven bhūmikās or jñānabhūmis (fields of knowledge) or the seven stages of development of wisdom, and about the four kinds of jivanmuktas....

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....