A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Cosmology
This page describes Cosmology which is located on page 437 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Cosmology, the theory of five physical elements (pancabhutasiddhanta), and the theory of “three faults” (tridoshasiddhanta) are the most important fundamental theories of Ayurveda. A real understanding of man and the world presupposes the knowledge of the world constituents....
Read full contents: Fundamental Theories [in Charaka philosophy]
The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) [by Arpita Chakraborty]
Some of the Puranas are discourses on cosmology, geography and Hindu philosophy. They are usually written in the form of dialogue. Though scholars have differed about the final number of the Puranas, generally their number is held as 18. Of these 18 Puranas each has described in details the beliefs, customs, duties and virtues of a particular religious sect. Thus Puranas describes in details the actions which should be performed for the achievement of the different aims of life....
Read full contents: 10. The Puranas
The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
The cosmology of the Puranas mainly follows Samkhya doctrine with some difference. Some Puranas also deal extensively with Yoga philosophy. Moreover, the theory of incarnation, which is a special feature of the Puranas, especially of the Vaishnava Puranas, contains philosophical discussion on the ultimate reality or Brahman. Some Puranas like the Vishnupurana, Bhagavatapurana Markandeyapurana, Shivapurana, Vayupurana etc. are very rich in philosophical ideas....
Read full contents: Philosophical Aspects of the Puranas (Introduction)
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