Kailasasamhita, Kailasa-samhita, Kailāsasaṃhitā: 2 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKailāsasaṃhitā (कैलाससंहिता) refers to one of the seven books (saṃhitās) of the Śiva-purāṇa, according to the Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya 1.30-34.—“[...] This work consists of twenty-four thousand verses divided into seven saṃhitās (compendiums) [viz., kailāsasaṃhitā]. The three kinds of Devotion [(1) by meditation, (2) recital of prayer and (3) acts of worship and service] are fully explained in it. It must be listened to with great respect. [...] This divine Purāṇa of seven saṃhitās and called after Śiva stands on an equal footing with Brahman (i.e. Vedic Texts) and accords an achievement that is superior to everything else. He who reads the entire Śivapurāṇa without omitting any of the seven saṃhitās can be called a Jīvanmukta (a living liberated soul)”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kailāsasaṃhitā (कैलाससंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of Ādityapurāṇa. Sūcīpattra. 72.
—of Śivapurāṇa. Ben. 52. Oudh. V, 2. Xiv, 22. Np. Viii, 20. Ix, 20. X, 22.
2) Kailāsasaṃhitā (कैलाससंहिता):—from the Śivapurāṇa. Stein 215 (chapters 31-42).
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: Kailasa, Samhita.
Full-text: Shivapurana, Kailasa.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 2 - Answers Clarifying the Doubts of the Sages < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 81 < [Volume 1 (1871)]
The Saiva Philosophy in the Siva-Purana < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Shakti (The Power) in the Philosophy of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Kannada Versions of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 3 - Śaivism in Kaśmīra [Kashmir] < [Chapter 1: Introduction to Śaivism]