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Obsequies 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)Obsequies (after the departure of dear ones) 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:] Visit of dear ones in condolences; all the dear ones and relatives going to the water tank and performing the obsequies.
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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Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 4.15 (fifteenth khaṇḍa) (five texts) < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Adhyāya]
Section 5.10 (tenth khaṇḍa) (ten texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Dispute over Upanayana < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Canto II—Depicting of Adolescence < [Chapter 2 - Content Analysis of Bhagavatpādābhyudaya]
Same Instances in Different Digvijayas < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 112 - The Lamentations of Bibishana < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 99 - The Death of the Queens < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 44 - King Bhagiratha completes the funeral rites for his ancestors < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
7. The river Sindhu in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 7 - On shewing the departed ones < [Book 2]
Chapter 20 - On Vyāsa doing his duties < [Book 1]
Chapter 44 - On the story of Svadhā Devī in the discourse between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa < [Book 9]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
I, 2, 16 < [First Adhyāya, Second Pāda]