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Recitation means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana1) Recitation (in Sanskrit: Puṣṭakavācana) refers to one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
2) Recitation of verse (in Sanskrit: Dhāraṇamātṛkā) was considered as another one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Full-text (+814): Vacana, Duhshasta, Astava, Svastyayana, Nigada, Ukthapatra, Nipatha, Patha, Divakirtya, Kramapatha, Vyakhyana, Svadhyaya, Vacayitri, Japamala, Nityapatha, Pariplaviya, Paryasa, Dirghapatha, Sthitapathya, Adhyayanotsava.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Introduction 2.2: Making of offerings to the Maṇḍala < [Chapter 9 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 5.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 5 (text and commentary)]
Text 7.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 7 (text and commentary)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXCIX < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CC < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CXCVI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 42 - The Gods Go to Kashyapa < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 48 - The Fruits of the Recitation of the Bharata < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 49 - The Fruits of the Recitation of Harivamsha < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Oral Method of Teaching < [Chapter 6 - Methods of Teaching and the Teacher–Student relationship]
Education system in the Saṃhitā Period < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Subjects studied in the Saṃhitā Period < [Chapter 5 - Subjects studied in the Vedic and Buddhist period]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - The Story of Dīrghatapas < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 3 - Dialogue between Parīkṣit and Uddhava < [Section 6 - Bhāgavata-māhātmya]
Chapter 193 - The Greatness of Śrīpati Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
4. Buddhist Sacred Recitation in Thailand < [Chapter 4 - Role of the Buddhist Education in The Thai Society]
2.3. Life of a Buddhist Monk in Thailand < [Chapter 4 - Role of the Buddhist Education in The Thai Society]
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