Bhasmadharana, Bhasmadhāraṇa, Bhasma-dharana: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhasmadhāraṇa (भस्मधारण):—[=bhasma-dhāraṇa] [from bhasma > bhas] n. application of ashes (on the head and other parts of the body), [Religious Thought and Life in India 400]
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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Partial matches: Dharana, Bhasma, Tarana.
Starts with: Bhasmadharanavidhi.
Full-text: Bhasmadharanavidhi, Bhasma.
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
27. Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upaniṣad on Bhasma Dhāraṇa < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
4. Bhasma Dhāraṇa—A daily rite < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
24. Yājñavalkya on the holy ash (Tripuṇḍra) < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Practical Applications of Textual Criticism < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]