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Listening means something in 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)Listening (to texts of religion and philosophy) (after reciting them) refers to one of the various methods of pursuing the spiritual life in the Hermitages (or Ashrams) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 87.20-28: Here is a vivid description of the intellectual and spiritual life in the Aśrama of a Jaina Muni. Uddyotanasūri gives a list of twenty-one methods of study and discussions and approaches to the tenets of religion and philosophy, [e.g., listening to the texts after reciting them] [...]. Also see the description of the hermitage of Divākara Mitra described by Bāṇa in the Harṣacarita.
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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Full-text (+313): Akarnana, Pratishravana, Sakarna, Havanashrut, Nisamaka, Upassuti, Kanavasa, Lolakarna, Karnarpana, Shravaka, Kanava, Dattakarna, Samshrava, Ashrutkarna, Prasravana, Keldana, Odahana, Shrotravijnana, Ashrut, Samakarnitaka.
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Search found 279 books and stories containing Listening; (plurals include: Listenings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 105 - The Benefits of listenings to the Purāṇa
Chapter 67 - Lakṣmītīrtha and other Holy Centres
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Domain 8 - Dhammasavana (listening to the dhamma) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]
Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)
Factor 12-13 - Thina and middha (sloth and torpor) < [Chapter 2 - On akusala cetasikas (unwholesome mental factors)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100i - Phalaśruti (Fruit of hearing etc.) of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 44 - Virtues of listening to the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Chapter 279 - Merit of Listening to the Purāṇa < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 13 - The glory of the Purāṇas < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 7 - The rite of listening to Śivapurāṇa: Injunctions and prohibitions < [Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - Greatness of Śivapurāṇa < [Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 107-112 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Sections 103-104 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Sections 122-123 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.4c - Tattvaśravaṇa (attentive listening to doctrinal matters ) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 4.3c - Śuśrūṣā (desire to listen) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 4.3a - The Third: Balādṛṣṭi (balā-dṛṣṭi)—Introduction < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
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