Vaikhanasagama, Vaikhānasāgama, Vaikhanasa-agama: 5 definitions
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (vaishnavism)Vaikhānasāgama (वैखानसागम) refers to the collection of āgamas of sage Vaikhāna, which represents one of the two classifications of Vaiṣṇavāgamas: one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Sage Vikhanasa is said to be the revealer of this Āgama, following him the four sages called Atri, Bhṛgu, Kāśyapa and Marīci have composed individual works. Hence they are called vaikhānasa-āgamas.
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (v)Vaikhānasāgama (वैखानसागम) refers to one of the two divisions of the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas (the other being Pāñcarātra).—Tradition has it that Lord Viṣṇu himself manifested as sage Vikhanasa and authored the Vaikhānasāgama. The sage Vikhanasa is also considered to be the mind-born or mānasaputra of lord Viṣṇu. The sage along with other seers like Atri, Marīci, Bhṛgu, and Kaśyapa was responsible for expounding the Vaikhānasāgama after deeply digging within himself (khanana) and meditated on the Lord, the ultimate Truth. Vikhanasa is said to have authored the Dharma, Gṛhya and Śrautasūtras also, directly under the guidance of lord Viṣṇu.
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’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVaikhānasāgama (वैखानसागम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 4962. Rice. 96. Quoted in Paraśurāmaprakāśa W. p. 312.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaikhānasāgama (वैखानसागम):—[from vaikhānasa] m. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaikhānasāgama (ವೈಖಾನಸಾಗಮ):—[noun] = ವೈಖಾನಸ [vaikhanasa]2 - 5.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vaikhanasa, Agama.
Full-text (+189): Vaikhanasa, Vikhanasa, Vaishnavagama, Pitha, Keshabandha, Makuta, Asana, Sthana, Kanthabhushana, Vakshobhushana, Ayudha, Sarpakundala, Ratnakundala, Shankhapatra, Shankhapatrakundala, Snanabera, Arcanadhikara, Tirthabera, Khilatantra, Puratantra.
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Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
8. Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
2. Classification of Agamas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
6. Inscriptions on Vasudeva’s image < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Vaishnavism during the Pallava period < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Scheme of Pallava Sculptures < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Conclusion (Religious Beliefs and Customs) < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
5.2. Classification of the Āgamas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(v,6-7) Vāstu in the Āgamas and Tantras < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(iv) Other Ācāryas (chief preceptors) of Vastuśāstra < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(iii) The Schools of Architecture and the Allocation of the Samarāṅguṇa < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Notes for chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]
Iconography in Kerala Tantric Literature: a general survey < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
H. H. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati < [April – June, 1993]
The Perspective of the Tantras < [September 1945]
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