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A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
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From the classical to the contemporary, this is a comprehensive, systematic and accessible encyclopedia of the phenomenon known as 'Hinduism'. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the religion and its texts, Klostermaier presents the theoretical and practical aspects of Hinduism that render this most ancient of religions a living faith. The encyclopedia features the major systems of Hindu thought, covers figures from Manu to Gandhi and includes locations from Ramesvaram, on the southernmost tip of India, to the Himalayas in the north. Written with assurance, learning, sympathy and insight, this is an invaluable reference for students, adherents of the religion and those unfamiliar with this diverse world faith.
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
HinduismabhÄva (ānon-beingā)
Absence of reality, a category in NYÄYA.
Abhinav BhÄrat Society
āYoung India Societyā, founded by Vinayak Damodar SAVARKAR and his brother Ganesh Savarkar in the 1930s āto take up the sword and destroy the Government because it is foreign and oppressiveā.
Abhinavagupta (12th century CE) Representative of KASHMIR ÅAIVISM and one of the most prolific thinkers and writers of Hinduism. Author of the multi-volume TantrÄlokÄ.
abhiniveÅa
(āattachmentā [to bodily life])
A form of AVIDYÄ (ignorance) and a cause for suffering and rebirth according to PATAĆJALA YOGA.
Äbhiras
Ancient and populous clan of semi- nomadic cattlebreeders in northern India often mentioned in ancient Indian literature in connection with Kį¹į¹¢į¹A.
abhiį¹£ekha (āaspersionā)
Anointment, consecration of either a king or an image.
ÄcamanÄ«ya
The offering of water to a deity during worship for rinsing the mouth.
ÄcÄra (ābehaviourā)
Rules of life for specific castes, orders or religions, laid down in texts such as ÄcÄra-dÄ«pa.
ÄcÄrya (āmasterā)
Honorific title of recognized teachers.
ÄcÄryÄ
A female teacher.
acyuta (āthe unfallenā)
Name of VIį¹¢į¹U (and Kį¹į¹¢į¹A), either indicating that he did not fall down from heaven (as other minor deities did) or that he is imperishable.
adbhuta (āwondermentā)
One of the eight RASAS (sentiments, emotional experiences) of Indian aesthetics.
adharma (āunrighteousnessā)
The opposite of DHARMA and the cause of the breakdown of law and order. Kį¹į¹£į¹a says in the BhagavadgÄ«tÄ that whenever adharma threatens to eclipse dharma he will appear as an AVAį¹¬ÄRA to save the righteous and destroy the wicked.
adhidaivata
(ārelating to the gods [devas]ā)
A mode of interpretation of Vedic HYMNS (alternatives: adhiyajƱa, ADHYÄTMA).
adhikÄra (āqualificationā)
Requirements for commencing study or for becoming a member of a particular school or sect.
adhvaryu
Class of Vedic priests whose task it was to construct the ALTARS and recite the HYMNS at SACRIFICES.
adhyÄsa (āsuperimpositionā)
A central concept in ÅAį¹KARAāS ADVAITA VEDÄNTA explaining the congenital and universal illusion that makes one confuse REALITY with UNREALITY.
adhyÄtma
(ārelating to the self [Ätman]ā, āspiritualā) A recognized mode of interpreting sacred texts.
AdhyÄtma RÄmÄyana
(āSpiritual RÄmÄyanaā)
A 12th-century re-rendering of the RÄMA story in which RÄma from the very beginning appears as divinity incarnate.
Ädi SamÄj (āFirst Associationā)
Branch of the BRAHMO SAMÄJ led by Debendranath TAGORE after its breakup due to innovations introduced by Keshub Chandra SEN in the 1880s.
ÄdiÅaį¹
karÄ(cÄrya) (788-820 CE)
āFirst, or Original, Åaį¹
karaā, title of the founder of ADVAITA VEDÄNTA to distinguish him from his successors, who also carry the title Åaį¹
karÄcÄrya.
Aditi
Vedic goddess, mother of the ÄDITYAS.
Ädityas
A group of Vedic deities, sons of Aditi. Initially there were eight of them, but Aditi abandoned MÄrttÄį¹įøa, the sun. Thus the Vedas speak of the āseven Ädityasā, among whom VARUį¹A was the foremost, and he is often called āthe Ädityaā. In post-Vedic times there were 12 Ädityas, personifying the 12 months. They are the eternal sustainers of light and life.
ÄdivÄsis
(āFirst or Original Inhabitantsā)
Epithet given to members of indigenous (Indian) tribes.
adį¹į¹£į¹a (āunseenā)
An important category in MÄŖMÄį¹SÄ and VAIÅEį¹¢IKA: the invisible (but real) fruit of a religious act that adheres to a person and which becomes actualized after death.
Advaita VedÄnta
A school of VEDÄNTA, founded by ÅAį¹KARA, which teaches ānon-dualityā, i.e. ultimate identity of BRAHMAN and ÄTMAN.
Ädya-prakį¹ti (āprimeval matterā)
A title of ÅAKTI, expressing her fundamental importance for everything.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
- Chronology
- Appendices
- Thematic Bibliography
- Thematic Index