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Isha Upanishad name Isha devanagari ईश sanskrit_transliteration īśā composition_date 1st millennium BC type Mukhya Upanishad veda Shukla Yajurveda verses 17 or 18 commentary Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya The Isha Upanishad (Devanagari: ईशोपनिषद् IAST ) is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a Mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses, depending on the recension....

Ishvaratva Ishvaratva in Sanskrit language is an abstract noun meaning ‘godhood’, it also means divinity. Purushottama (the Lord) conceals and also manifests the qualities at His will, He conceals his qualities like Ananda) (‘bliss’) and Ishvaratva (‘Lordship’) in the Jivas (‘Individual Souls’) and also conceals His quality of Consciousness in this material world. The Chidabhasa which constitutes Ishvaratva is almost an exact likeness of true consciousness on account of its being associated with Prakrti in equilibrium and consequently unperturbed by the gunas in action....

Jabala Upanishad devanagari जाबाल meaning Named after Vedic school composition_date before 300 CE, likely BCE veda Shukla Yajurveda verses Six chapters with 14 verses philosophy Vedanta The Jabala Upanishad (जाबाल उपनिषत्, IAST: Jābāla Upaniṣad), also called Jabalopanisad, is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The Sanskrit text is one of the 20 Sannyasa Upanishads, and is attached to the Shukla Yajurveda. The Jabala Upanishad is an ancient text, composed before 300 CE and likely around the 3rd century BCE....

Jabali Upanishad name Jabali devanagari जबालि sanskrit_transliteration jābāli meaning A Vedic sage type Shaiva veda Samaveda chapters 1 philosophy Shaivism The Jabali Upanishad (जबालि उपनिषत्), also called Jabalyupanishad (IAST: ), is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is attached to the Samaveda, and classified as is one of the Shaiva Upanishads. It is a short Upanishad, and structured as a discourse between sage Jabali to sage Pippalada, and is notable for presenting the Pashupata theology....

Jagannath Temple, Koraput name Jagannath Temple, Koraput native_name ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର, କୋରାପୁଟ ଶାବର ଶ୍ରୀକ୍ଷେତ୍ର map_type India Orissa map_caption Jagannath Temple in Odisha coordinates 18.81061°N, 82.7092°W country India state Odisha location Koraput deity Lord Jaganath architecture Hindu temple architecture year_completed 20th century CE Amarnath, Kedarnath, Baisnodevi, Pasupatinath, Prithviswar, Sri Govind Jiu, Srikrushna Janma Bhoomi, Bhootnath, Prayag Rajeswar, Bramhasila, Kashi Biswanath, Biraja, Kali, Kamakshi, Badrinath, Dwarakanath, Rameshwar, Somanath, Puskar, Srinath, Mahakaleswar, Haridwar, Bithalji, Maukhalingam, Sri Kurma, Barahanrusingha, Sri Balaji, Ayappa, Minakshi, Srirangam....

Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh name Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh country India state Odisha district Nayagarh location Nayagarh deity Lord Jagannath Jagannath temple at Nayagarh, Odisha, India, was erected by Vinayak Singh Mandhata in between 1788 and 1808 AD. It is unfinished, the architect of this temple was the father of the poet Yadumani. Jagannath temple at Laxmi Prasad area was erected by Jadunath Mangaraja, a king of Khandapada. It was reconstructed in 1972 by one Sri Nilakantha Sahu....

Jai Shri Ram !Ram in Ayodhya Jai Shri Ram (IAST: ) is an expression in Indic languages, translating as “Glory to Lord Rama” or “Victory to Lord Rama”. The proclamation has been used by Hindus as an informal greeting, as a symbol of adhering to Hindu faith, or for projection of varied faith-centered emotions. The expression was used by the Indian Hindu nationalist organisations Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their allies, which embraced the slogan in the late 20th century as a tool of increasing the visibility of Hinduism in public spaces and went on to use it as a battle cry....

Jai Siya Ram !Ram-Sita Jai Siya Ram (or Jai Siyaram) is a Hindi expression, translating as “Glory to Sita and Rama”. Sociologist Jan Breman states that it was used as “a greeting of welcome in the countryside since time immemorial”. Worship Jai Siya Ram is used while worshipping Ram and Sita. It is often used during the recital of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Sunderkand. Many devotional songs with the theme Jai Siya Ram have been sung by singers such as Jagjit Singh, Mohammed Rafi among others....

Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana (JUB) (जैमिनीय उपनिषद्-ब्राह्मण, ‘) or the Talavakara Upanishad Brahmana (तलवकार उपनिषद्-ब्राह्मण, ‘) is a Vedic text associated with the Jaiminiya or the Talavakara shakha of the Samaveda. It is considered as an Aranyaka. A part of this text forms the Kena Upanishad. Together with the Bṛhadāraṇyaka and Chāndogya Upanishads, it dates to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit, likely predating the 6th century BCE....

James Cousins name James Henry Cousins pseudonym Mac Oisín, Jayaram birth_date July 22, 1873 birth_place 18, Kevor Street in Belfast, Ireland death_date February 20, 1956 death_place Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India spouse Margaret Elizabeth Cousins James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish-Indian writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram. Life Cousins was born at 18, Kevor Street in Belfast, Ireland, the descendant of Huguenot refugees....

Jamia Salafia, Varanasi name Al-Jamia-tus-Salafiah (Markazi Darul-Uloom) جامعة السلفية فاراناسي الهند established 1966 type Islamic university president Maulana Shahid Juanid city Varanasi state Uttar Pradesh country India campus Semi-Urban nickname Jamia Salfia Varanasi Salafiah University website aljamiatussalafiah.org Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (الجامعـۃ السلفیـ) is an Islamic jamia or seminary university located in the city of Varanasi in India. It was set up in 1966 by the Jamiat-Ahle Hadith-e-Hind. The then ambassador of Saudi Arabia to India Yusuf Al-Fauzan inaugurated the Jamia....

Jamia-e-Imania Jamia-e-Imania or the Imania Arabic College (الجامعة الإيمانية) is a Madrasa in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its full name is Majma-ul-Uloom, Jamia-e-Imania. Jamia-e-Imania was established as a Shia Religious Seminary for extended Islamic studies and higher religious education on 15 December 1866/1283 (A.H.) in the city of Banaras (Varanasi) India. It was founded by Moulvi Khursheed Ali Khan), on the proposal of Qazi Maulana Syed Bande Ali Khan the last Qaazi-ul-Quzaat (Islamic chief justice) of Banaras....

Jayanta Bhatta name Jayanta Bhatta religion Hinduism birth_date c. 820 CE death_date c. 900 CE philosophy Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy child Abhinanda home_town Srinagar Jayanta Bhatta (c. 820 CE – c. 900 CE ) was a Kashmiri poet, teacher, logician, and an advisor to King Sankaravarman. He was a philosopher of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. He authored three works on Nyāya philosophy: one of which is not known, an allegorical drama, and a commentary on Pāṇinian grammar....

Jijnasa Jijñāsā is the ‘desire to know’ in Hinduism. When the jijñāsā or the desire to know the true nature of objects intensifies then one reaches the threshold of jñāna or knowledge about those objects; knowledge. The desire to know is called the sādhya-sādhanā, the desire to know is the very base of knowledge which is an excited state that leads to understanding (paroksha jñāna) which is the beginning point of deeper knowledge (aproksha jñāna)....

Jivatva Jivatva (Sanskrit: जीवत्व) means – the state of life or the state of the individual soul. Jivatva is the state of life of the Jiva (transmigratory individual soul), the living entity, which is a particular manifestation of Atman), the embodied being limited to psycho-physical states, and the source of avidya) that suffers (repeated) transmigration as result of its actions. Until ignorance ceases the Jiva remains caught in experience of the results of actions bringing merit and demerit, and in the state of individuality (jivatva) (Brahma Sutra I....