Siddham: 2 definitions
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Siddham 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.
India history and geography
Source: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (historical)The word siddham often stands by itself on the margin and the Svaśtika appears after the word siddham. Sometimes, the word siddham or its symbol was followed by one or more verses in praise of various deities. These auspicious symbols appear for first time in the Nāsik Cave inscription of the time of the Sātavāhana king Kṛṣṇa and in the Hathigumphā inscription of Khāravela, belonging to the last quarter of the first century B.C. and the beginning of the first century C.E.
With the expansion of the Gupta Empire, the currency of ‘siddham’ extended over the entire North and the East of India. The word ‘siddham’ had an equivalent symbol - ‘э’ - and frequently both the word and the symbol were used together.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySiddham.—(EI30; CII 3), literally, ‘success has been attained’; an invocation found in early inscriptions at the commencement of the text; used in the sense of siddhir = astu, ‘let there be success’; sometimes confused with the praṇava; generally indicated in later records by a symbol having several varieties; sometimes indicated by the letter cha. Cf. siddhi Note: siddham is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Siddhamanasa, Siddhamanorama, Siddhamantra, Siddhamarga, Siddhamata, Siddhamatrika, Siddhamba, Siddhamelaka, Siddhamkara, Siddhamnaya, Siddhamodaka, Siddhamta, Siddhamti, Siddhamtiga, Siddhamtisu, Siddhamtiya, Siddhamudra, Siddhamulikanighantu, Siddhamulike, Siddhanjana.
Ends with: Atthasiddham, Purvatrasiddham, Vipratishiddham.
Full-text (+1): Aptagama, Purvatrasiddhiya, Antaratamya, Siddhi, Kratvartha, Punahprasangavijnana, Om, Viparinama, Siddha, Nipatana, Anupurvya, Paramkaryatva, Kalinganagara, Gokarnasvamin, Upacara, Madgu, Abhivimana, Apamukha, Kala, Abhimukha.
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Search found 32 books and stories containing Siddham; (plurals include: Siddhams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Divisions of Substance < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Substance (5): Ākāśa (Ether) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Substance (6): Kāla (Time) < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.14 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 39 < [First Stabaka]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 3.7.29-30 < [Chapter 7 - The Holy Places of Śrī Girirāja]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
2.1. Common Characteristics of Jīvas and Īśvaras < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
5.4.2. Parabrahman in Human-Like Form < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
4.1. Akṣarabrahman is not Parabrahman < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
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