A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ignorance
This page describes Ignorance which is located on page 63 of the second 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ignorance” according to 209 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
Being in the midst of ignorance and thinking in their own minds that they are intelligent and learned, the ignorant wander, afflicted with troubles, like the blind led by the blind. Shankara s Commentary: Com.—Moreover, being in the midst of ignorance, i.e., being utterly ignorant and thinking in their own minds “we alone are intelligent and have known all that should be known.”...
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.8
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
samana casrityupakramat, amritatvam canuposhya || 7 || samana—Common; ca—and; a sriti-upakramat—up to the beginning of their ways; amritatvam—immortality; ca—and; anuposhya—not having burnt (ignorance). 7. And common (is the mode of departure at the time of death for both the knower of the Saguna Brahman and the ignorant) up to the beginning of their ways ; and the immortality (of the knower of the Saguna Brahman is only relative), not having burnt (ignorance)....
Read full contents: Chapter IV, Section II, Adhikarana IV
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 [by Vihari-Lala Mitra]
There is another figure of equivocation in the word doshah, meaning the night as well as the defect of ignorance). 58. It is under the influence of the cooling moon-light of ignorance;that our minds foster the fond desire of worldly enjoyments;and like the chakora birds of night, drink their fill of delight as ambrosial moon-beams. (The ignorant are fond of pleasures, and where ignorance is bliss, it is foolish to be wise). 59....
Read full contents: Chapter VI - The narration of delirium (moha)
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