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Mendicant means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Mendicants were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life), in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] An old man surrounded by his family; a beggar asking for food; a mendicant clothed in tattered garments.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 173 books and stories containing Mendicant; (plurals include: Mendicants). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 119 - Ways Differ < [Chapter XVI - Self Realization]
Story 31 - Worldly Blessing a Curse < [Chapter V - Happiness]
Story 165 - Model of a Vedantic Life < [Chapter XXVI - Vedanta]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 4: Yadus become mendicants < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupadī]
Part 3: Kṣemaṅkara’s omniscience < [Chapter III - Eighth incarnation as Vajrāyudha]
Part 2: Previous births of Indrajit and Meghavāhana < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.4.48 < [Adhikaraṇa 12 - Sūtras 46-48]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.1.11 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 8-11]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.4.17 (correct conclusion, continued) < [Adhikaraṇa 1 - Sūtras 1-20]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.361 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]
Verse 8.360 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]
Verse 11.3 < [Section I - ‘Snātakas’ and their Treatment]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XVIII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section CCCXXI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section IX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 4, 20 < [Third Adhyāya, Fourth Pāda]
III, 4, 18 < [Third Adhyāya, Fourth Pāda]
III, 4, 9 < [Third Adhyāya, Fourth Pāda]
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