The Sanskrit terms Vṛṣasārasaṅgraha and Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha can be transliterated into English as Vrsasarasangraha or Vrishasarasangraha or Vrsasarasamgraha or Vrishasarasamgraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: ECSAS 2021: Devotion Unmarked: The Reinterpretation of the Four Life-Stages in the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha

Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha (वृषसारसंग्रह) (7-9th centuries) refers to a hitherto unedited lay Śaiva (but partly also Vaiṣṇava and Dharmaśāstra-type) text transmitted in the so-called Śivadharma-corpus, makes an attempt to wholly internalise the four life-stages (āśrama) of orthodox Brahmanism, and at the same time to strip them of any outer signs. At various loci, it gives lists of orthodox ‘marks of devotion’ (such as clothes, the sacred thread, girdles, ash-marks, seats, rosaries, water-jars, etc.) now reinterpreted as internalised qualities (such as the meaning of sacred texts, the three guṇas, compassion, truthfulness, etc.).

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: HAL: The function of the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha in the Śivadharma corpus

Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha (वृषसारसंग्रह) (lit. “Compendium on the Essence of the Bull [of Dharma]”) is a Sanskrit text of twenty-four chapters brought down to us in Nepalese multiple -text manuscripts of the so-called Śivadharma corpus. In general, the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha is a text on Dharma (religious duties), as its title suggests. De Simini has raised the possibility that the bull (vṛṣa) in the title may not only refer to Dharma but also to Śiva’s mount. As a matter of fact, while the bull as a synonym of Dharma is mentioned in the text repeatedly, somewhat surprisingly, and perhaps significantly, there is no clear reference to Śiva’s mount in the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Partial matches: Samgraha.

Full-text (+10): Shivahridaya, Hridaya, Samdhya, Brahmahridaya, Vishnuhridaya, Tapas, Yajnakrit, Vrata, Agnihotrin, Shivanda, Mamsa, Anarthayajna, Madhu, Srishta, Ashtama, Paravasha, Ciravasa, Dayapara, Paradara, Bhojana.

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