A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Agrahara
This page describes Agrahara which is located on page 57 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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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
The shavarasenapati Bhukampa was the foremost among all the small villages. 2 Agraharika: Agrahara was an administrative unit and was typically a Hindu institution in Gupta times. The agrahara were given to the learned brahmanas (known as agraharika). “The agraharikas enjoyed some privileges, such as free labour personal besides a tax called uparikara....
Read full contents: Part 6: Administration and Administrative Officials
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
The agrahara (village where brahmins reside) named Jayantapura near the ashrama of Gautama Maharshi was constructed by this emperor. This emperor of a Rajashic mind decided to perform a yaga which would take years for its conclusion and in which land was to be given as gifts. He went to his father Ikshvaku, and took permission from him to conduct the yaga. He made all preparations for the yaga....
Read full contents: Story of Mithi
Paraskara-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
See on this word the remark of Nilakantha quoted by Böhtlingk-Roth sv. agrahara: agram brahmanabhojanam, tadartham hriyante rajadhanat prithakkriyante teऽgraharah kshetradayah. According to different commentators and lexicographers one Agra is equal to four or to sixteen mouthfuls of food. (* 5) I cannot indicate any more than Professor Stenzler could, where the passage here quoted occurs in a Brahmana. (* 6) Comp. Shaṅkhayana-Grihya II, 17, 2; Shatapatha Brahmana XI, 5, 6, 2....
Read full contents: Adhyaya II, Kandika 9
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