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Riding 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)Riding (on a horse) 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:] The figure of a king riding on a horse and going for hunting; then the various animals trembling for fear of impending death; then a crowd of people making noise to bring the animals together, i.e., engaged in what is now known as hāṅkā;
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Search found 256 books and stories containing Riding; (plurals include: Ridings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
7. Elephant fighting described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
8. Horse fighting described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.12.44 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Verse 1.12.43 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Verse 1.12.47 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Influence on foreign countries < [Chapter 5]
Airāvata (vehicle of the King of Gods—Indra) < [Chapter 4]
The gaja-śārdula concept < [Chapter 2]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
15. Icons of the Dikpalas < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
10. Icons of Kartikeya < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
13. Icons of Shakti < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.72 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Verse 2.204 < [Section XXX - Rules to be observed by the Religious Student]
Verse 11.201 < [Section XXVI - Expiation for riding a Camel and other similar Offences]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Horse Riding < [Chapter 1.2 - Śrīla Gurudeva’s Pūrvāśrama]
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