Laghupretamanjari, Laghupretamañjarī, Laghu-pretamanjari: 1 definition
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Laghupretamanjari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Heidelberg: Preta, Pitṛ und PiśācaLaghupretamañjarī (लघुप्रेतमञ्जरी) is the name of a ritual manual that deals with funeral rites and ceremonies.—According to Jaidev Jani, Sanskrit lecturer at the university Baroda, the Pretamañjarī ritual manual is spread across northern India from Benares to Maharashtra. An indication of an even wider distribution comes from the number of manuscripts filmed by the Nepal German Manuscript Preservation Project. This catalog lists 44 manuscripts under the titles Pretamañjarī, Laghupretamañjarī, Pretamañjarīnārāyaṇabalividhi, Pretamantrakriyā and Garuḍapretamañjaryākhyāna. However, since the authors are not specified, the texts may be different.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Partial matches: Laghu, Pretamanjari.
Full-text: Pretamantrakriya.
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