Pancopasana, Panca-upasana, Pañcopāsanā: 1 definition
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Pancopasana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchopasana.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryPañcopāsanā (पञ्चोपासना).—Worship by impersonalist Māyāvādīs of five deities (Viṣṇu, Durgā, Brahmā, Gaṇeśa and Vivasvān) that is motivated by the desire to ultimately abandon all conceptions of a personal Absolute.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.10.139 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]
Verse 3.2.114 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
1. Introduction and Types of Temples in India < [Chapter 2 - Characteristics features of Orissan Temples]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
A True Servant—A True Master (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Puranic Records on the Sun-worship < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]