A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Agnipurana
This page describes Agnipurana which is located on page 54 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 “Agnipurana” according to 64 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana [by Pratim Bhattacharya]
12: Alamkara-shastra in the Agni-purana and the Vishnudharmottara-purana. The Agnipurana, recognised as the ‘Puranic Encyclopaedia , devotes a portion of its contents to alamkaras. The unknown compiler of the alamkara section of the Agnipurana has collected material from various known and unknown sources. This alamkara portion follows an unorthodox tradition in many respects. As regards to the definition of alamkara the Agnipurana follows the tradition laid down by Dandin ....
Read full contents: 12: Alamkara-shastra in the Agni-purana and the Vishnudharmottara-purana
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) [by Debabrata Barai]
In the Agnipurana says that, who are devotion to Lord Vishnu known as Devas and those who are abused Lord Vishnu are called by name Asura. In poetic convention those three Daitya, Danava and Asura are attributed to the same identity....
Read full contents: Part 7.18 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Daityas, Danavas and Asuras
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
Agni-purana, [a pre-Samarangana source], calls these Prasadas as specimens of the Lata, and they are forty-five in number, but the Samarangana Sutradhara makes them sixty-four as we can see them at a glance tabulated hereunder:— I: The Rucaka etc. 64 Temples....
Read full contents: Chapter 6 - Group A: Early Lata Temples
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