Anushthanapaddhati, Anuṣṭhānapaddhati, Anushthana-paddhati: 4 definitions

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Anushthanapaddhati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Anuṣṭhānapaddhati can be transliterated into English as Anusthanapaddhati or Anushthanapaddhati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Anuṣṭhānapaddhati (अनुष्ठानपद्धति) is the name of a text possibly related to the Anuṣṭhānagrantha, which is followed by the priests of the Thiruvananthapuram temple.—According to the Taraṇanallūr family members, who include the present chief-priest (tantri) of this temple, they follow a text known as Anuṣṭhāna-grantham, which is different from the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā mentioned in the māhātmya. While a ritual manual of fourteenth century CE, named Tantrasamuccaya is being used in most of the temples of Kerala, the Anuṣṭhāna-grantham is not known outside the Taraṇanallūr family. A ritual text of Kerala named Anuṣṭhānapaddhati is known to exist. [...]

Source: Vedic Heritage: Oral and Textual Traditions of Veda - Tamil Nadu Region

Anuṣṭhānapaddhati (अनुष्ठानपद्धति) (also known as Paraśurāmapaddhati) is the name of a ritual manual used exclusively by the Taraṇanallūr family.—The Vādhūla Nambudiri brahmins of Kerala, especially the Taraṇanallūr family of Nedumpally Mana, settled in Irinjalikuda area, are the chief priests of ten famous Viṣṇu shrines in Kerala, whose temple rituals are based on the Kerala ritual manuals. [...] The Anuṣṭhānapaddhati is not a complete ritual manual, but contains only certain do’s and don’ts. It looks as though they also make use of other ritual manuals which are generally used in the temples of Kerala. For a detailed study of ritual manuals of Kerala, see S.A.S. SARMA (2009:320-339).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anushthanapaddhati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Anuṣṭhānapaddhati (अनुष्ठानपद्धति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] K. 164.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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