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Observing 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)Observing (the Triratna in the form of darśana, jñāna, caritra) 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., observing of Triratna in the form of darśana, jñāna, caritra] [...]. 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 (+657): Nishama, Samacarana, Vratin, Shrutin, Palana, Apracyuta, Nirikshaka, Nishevin, Anusevin, Vratastha, Satyapratijna, Chidradarshin, Yatavrata, Avipluta, Amnayasarin, Aryavrata, Sabrahmacarin, Dharin, Suvrata, Upalakshana.
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Search found 294 books and stories containing Observing; (plurals include: Observings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.4 - List of other Vratas described in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 4.2g - Ādityaśayana-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 4.3c - Gaurītṛtiyā-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.384 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.7.51 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CIX < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section XXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section XXXVI < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Education in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 50 - Aparā Ekādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 108 - King Cola and Brāhmaṇa Viṣṇudāsa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 119 - In Praise of a Fast for a Month < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.43 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.151 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.4.55 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
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