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Thanesvar 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)Thanesvar (identified with Śrīkaṇṭha) is the name of a country included in an international list of students participating in universities of ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution which included students from [e.g., Śrīkaṇṭha/Thanesvar] [...]. The courses of study comprised Vyākaraṇa, Buddhism, Sāṃkhya, Nyāya, Anekānta or Jaina and Lokāyata or Cārvāka philosophies. At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, [...].
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: Educational institution, Buddhism, Anekanta, Lokayata, Carvaka, Jainism, Nyaya, Vyakarana, Shrikantha, Samkhya, Education.
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2: Vājasaneyī Saṃhitā (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Jātaka of the red fish < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 78 - Dantavaktra and Vidūratha Slain: Balarāma’s Pilgrimage < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (K): The Paramāras < [Chapter 3]