Dancing: 3 definitions
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Dancing means something in Christianity, 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Dancing represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Birth ceremony attended by auspicious rites and music; parties of dancing and singing men and women taking part in birth celebrations.
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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Partial matches: The, The, Dancing, Te.
Full-text (+1544): Nritya, Nartana, Natya, Tandava, Lasya, Nattana, Sangita, Nritta, Asha, Rinkha, Nataraja, Nriti, Ranga, Nartayitri, Nrityashala, Vinkha, Natyacarya, Nartaka, Uccatala, Veshtana.
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Search found 360 books and stories containing Dancing, The dancing; (plurals include: Dancings, The dancings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 180-181 < [Chapter 7 - Doctrine of the Self (ātman, ‘soul’)]
Verse 1250-1253 < [Chapter 17 - Examination of the Definition of Sense-perception]
Verse 200 < [Chapter 7 - Doctrine of the Self (ātman, ‘soul’)]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Autumn Song < [July – September, 2002]
The Vision of the Sacred Dance-II < [July – September, 1984]
Sittannavasal Frescoes-III < [January-February 1931]
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 110-112 - (Avalokiteśvara): Padmanarteśvara
Figure 229 - Hindu Gods: Gaṇapatihṛdayā
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.65 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 3.3.65 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 1.3.56 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.5.17 < [Chapter 5 - The Kidnapping of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Verse 5.7.10 < [Chapter 7 - The Killing of Kuvalayāpīḍa]
Verse 1.12.15 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
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