A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Abhinavagupta
This page describes Abhinavagupta which is located on page 4 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Abhinavagupta” according to 34 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) [by Lathika M. P.]
As a result, the disease left the Acarya went back with greater intensity to its instigator Abhinavagupta and struck him to death. This story puts the great scholar Abhinava Gupta in a very bad position as a tremendous black magician who tried to kill the Acarya. Vyasacaliya Shankaravijaya gives a similar account....
Read full contents: Shankara affected by the disease Bhagandara
Dasarupaka (critical study) [by Anuru Ranjan Mishra]
Abhinava Gupta also states that “Nataka is the act or presentation of the actor” (natasya natavritti, -Abhinavabharati, vol.I, p.3). The Natyashastra defines Nataka (Natyashastra.XVIII.12, XIX.145) as that which is based on various sentiments and emotions and represents pleasure and pain with the story of the kings, godsand sages. It is the story of the pastand is imitated properly....
Read full contents: Introduction to the Nataka type of Drama
Gati in Theory and Practice [by Dr. Sujatha Mohan]
Abhinava gupta uses the term tandava and lasya in his commentary where he quotes that Parvati is pleased when there is a little of lasya and Shiva with his ganas are pleased when there is a little of tandava. yatkincillasyametena devi tushyati nityashah | yatkincittandavam tena somah sanucarah shivah || Lasya according to Bharata is a graceful dance, which is an anga of the dramas. The later works describe these dances in various ways....
Read full contents: Analysis of technical terms: Tandava and Lasya
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