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Nyayakusumanjali !Cover_page_of_Nyaya-kusumanjali Nyayakusumanjali (* A Handful of Flowers of Logic*) is a treatise in Sanskrit composed by 10th century CE Indian logician and philosopher Udayana. The work has been described as codification of the Hindu arguments for the existence of God. It has been noted that this treatise is the most elaborate and the most fundamental work of the Nyaya-Vaiseshika school on the Isvara doctrine. An outline of Nyaya-kusumanjali there is no other-worldly means (of attaining) a world beyond; even without assuming an Isvara the performance of the means of (attaining) the world beyond is possible; there are arguments that make known the non-existence of Isvara; even if Isvara existed, he would not be a source of valid cognition; and there are no arguments that can validly establish his (existence)"....

Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya !Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya (Devanagari: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय) is one of the most popular Hindu mantras, and according to the Bhagavata tradition, the most important mantra in Vaishnavism. It is called the Dvadasakshari Mantra, or simply Dvadasakshari, meaning the “twelve-syllable” mantra, dedicated to Vishnu and Krishna both. It has two traditions—Tantric and Puranic. In the Tantric tradition, the rishi of the mantra is Prajapati; in the Puranic tradition, the rishi is Narada....

Om Namo Narayanaya !Lord Vishnu Om Namo Narayanaya (ॐ नमो नारायणाय), also referred to as the Ashtakshara (eight syllables), and the Narayana Mantra, is among the most popular mantras of Hinduism, and the principal mantra of Vaishnavism. It is an invocation addressed to Narayana, the god of preservation, the form of Vishnu who lays in eternal rest beneath the cosmic waters. Origin In the Sama Veda, *‘Om Namo Narayanaya’ * is said to have been taught by Vedic sages to the seekers who came to them for wisdom....

Outline of Hinduism The following outline) is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism: Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Its followers are called Hindus, who refer to it as (सनातनधर्मः), amongst many other expressions. Hinduism has no single founder, and is formed of diverse traditions, including a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of “daily morality” based on the notion of karma, dharma, and societal norms....

Padmakshi Temple name Padmakshi Devasthanam map_type India Telangana coordinates 17.99795°N, 79.567°W map_caption Location in India country India state Telangana district Hanamakonda locale Hanamakonda elevation_m 299 deity Padmakshi (Lakshmi) temple_quantity 1 established 12th century Padmakshi Temple is one of the oldest temples in the Hanamakonda area of Telangana, India. It is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Padmakshi (Lakshmi), and also features Jain imagery. The site originally had a Shaivite cave temple, and a Jain shrine was established in 1117 CE, during the rule of the Kakatiya chief Prola II, who was himself a Shaivite....

Padmavathi type Hindu name Padmavati other_names Alamelu Manga animals Elephant affiliation Lakshmi, Vaishnavism abode Tirumala consort Venkateswara parents Akasha Raja, Dharani Devi mount Pink lotus deity_of Mother Goddess !Padmavathi Ammavari Temple|||Padmavati Temple, Tiruchanur Padmavati (పద్మావతి, पद्मावती) also known as Alamelu Manga is a Hindu goddess and the consort of the deity Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. She is described as a daughter of a local king and an avatar of goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu....

Paingala Upanishad devanagari पैङ्गल sanskrit_transliteration Paiṅgala meaning Name of Yajnavalkya’s student, Vedic school composition_date Unclear, early medieval veda Yajurveda type Samanya chapters 4 philosophy Vedanta The Paingala Upanishad (पैङ्गल उपनिषत्, IAST: Paiṅgala Upaniṣad) is an early medieval era Sanskrit text and is one of the general Upanishads of Hinduism. It is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads, and its manuscripts survive in modern times in two versions. The shorter version of the manuscript is found attached to the Atharvaveda, while the longer version is attached to the Shukla Yajurveda....

Pancabrahma Upanishad devanagari पञ्चब्रह्म sanskrit_transliteration Pañca-brahma meaning Five Realities composition_date before ~7th-century CE veda Krishna Yajurveda type Shaiva chapters 1 verses 36 philosophy Shaivism, Vedanta The Pancabrahma Upanishad (पञ्च ब्रह्म उपनिषत्, IAST: Pañca-brahma Upaniṣad) is a medieval era Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. The text is classified as one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads, and one of the 32 Upanishads of the Krishna Yajurveda. The Upanishad glorifies Shiva, with Vedanta nondualism terminology....

Panchadasi name Panchdasi पञ्चदशी author Vidyaranya विद्यारण्य country India language Sanskrit subject Philosophy genre Vedanta Panchadasi or Panchadashi (Devanagari: पञ्चदशी IAST paṃcadaśī) is a simple yet comprehensive manual of Advaita Vedanta written in the fourteenth century CE (1386-1391) by Vidyaranya, previously known as Madhavacharya. Pancha (पञ्च) is five and dasi (दशी) is ten, are the total fifteen chapters divided into three quintets the three aspects of Brahman, Sat) (सत्, Truth), Chit) (चित्, Consciousness) and Ananda) (आनंद, Bliss) aspects of Reality....

Panchagni Vidya “Any (particular) conception (for meditation) imparted in all the Upanishads is the same on account of the sameness of the injunction etc.” (Brahma Sutras III.iii.1) Panchagni vidyā (Sanskrit: पञ्चाग्नि) means - meditation on the five fires. This vidyā or knowledge appears in the Chandogya Upanishad (Chapter V 3-10) and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Chapter VI.2). It is one of the forty-one prescribed Vedic rituals. In Panchagni vidyā), which vidyā is a specific kind of knowledge, the symbolic agni (fire) is the object of meditation and has five important aspects – the three worlds (the heaven, earth and intermediate space), man and woman; which vidyā is taught in connection with the “Doctrine of Transmigration of souls” as the “Doctrine of descent”....

Panchashikha !Sage Panchashika preaching King Janaka “Let Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana, Kapila, Asuri Bardhu and Panchshikha be all satisfied with the water offered by me.” Panchashikha, who appears in Shanti Parva (Book of Liberation) of Mahabharata (Chapter 218), was a long-lived disciple of Asuri) who was a teacher of Samkhya Philosophy. As a follower of Kapila, Panchshikha was one of the earliest teachers of philosophy belonging to the Samkhya School of thought....

Para Vidya अथ परा यया तदक्षरमधिग्म्यते || - (Mundaka Upanishad I.i.3-5) अथ परा यया तदक्षरमधिग्म्यते || - (Mundaka Upanishad I.i.3-5) अथ परा यया तदक्षरमधिग्म्यते || - (Mundaka Upanishad I.i.3-5) Parā Vidyā (Sanskrit: परा विद्या) is a combination of two words – parā, in Hindu philosophy, means - existence, paramount object, the highest point or degree, final beatitude; and vidyā means - knowledge, philosophy, science, learning, scholarship. Para Vidya means – higher learning or learning related to the Self or the Ultimate Truth i....

Parabrahma Upanishad devanagari परब्रह्म sanskrit_transliteration Parabrahma meaning Highest Brahman composition_date 14th or 15th-century veda Atharvaveda type Sannyasa chapters 3 The Parabrahma Upanishad (परब्रह्म उपनिषत्) is one of the medieval era minor Upanishads of Hinduism composed in Sanskrit. The text is attached to the Atharvaveda, and is one of the 20 Sannyasa (renunciation) Upanishads. The Parabrahma Upanishad primarily describes the tradition of the sacred thread and topknot hair tuft worn by housesholders and why both are abandoned by Sannyasi after they have renounced for monastic lifestyle in the Hindu Ashrama) system....

Paramahamsa Upanishad name Paramahamsa devanagari परमहंस उपनिषद sanskrit_transliteration Paramahaṃsa meaning highest monk, illumined soul type Sannyasa veda Atharvaveda chapters 1 verses 4 The Paramahaṃsa Upanishad (परमहंस उपनिषद), is one of the 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in Sanskrit and is one of the 31 Upanishads attached to the Atharvaveda. It is classified as one of the Sannyasa Upanishads. According to Ramanujacharya, Paramhamsa is one of the forms of Lord Vishnu who imparted vedas to Lord Brahma in the form of Divine Swan as per Vishnu-Sahasranama....

Paramahansa Yogananda name Paramahansa Yogananda religion Hinduism birth_date January 5, 1893 birth_place Gorakhpur, North-Western Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) birth_name Mukunda Lal Ghosh death_date March 7, 1952 death_place Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States resting_place Forest Lawn Memorial Park alma_mater University of Calcutta (B.A.) nationality Indian and American guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri order Self-Realization Fellowship Order disciples See List of direct disciples of Yogananda philosophy Kriya Yoga literary_works Bibliography founder Self-Realization Fellowship /Yogoda Satsanga Society of India child yes Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India, and who lived his last 32 years in America....