A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ajivakas
This page describes Ajivakas which is located on page 77 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 “Ajivakas” according to 7 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) [by Geetika Kaw Kher]
Three Tamil texts, the Manimakalai of the Buddhists, the Nilakesi of the Jainas, and the Sivajnanasiddhiyar of the Saivites, all contain outlines of Ajivika doctrine. The stories of the origin of Ajivika leader Makkhali Gosala are to be found in the Bhagwati Sutra and in Buddhaghosa s commentary on the Samanna-phala-sutta....
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Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
The dated Ajivika caves in the Barbar hills, Bihar were excavated in the reign of Asoka, in the 3rd century B. C. The Brahmanical worship cut its entry into the rock near about 400 A. D. It has the shape of a small, flat roofed Garbhagriha which was the most earliest ternple-plan what is called the Chadya-Prasada, Among the Gupta temples, a structural porch or mandapam belonging to Udaigiri, Bhopal may be taken as the earliest Brahmanical rock-cut temple....
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
IV, p. 483)– na vai maskaro syastiti maskari parivrajakah | ki tarhi | ma krita karmani ma krita karmani shantirvah shreyasityahato maskari parivrajakah || Patanjali opines that the maskarins were followers of the teaching– do not perform actions, but seek peace as the highest end –of Maskari Goshala the founder of Ajivaka order. He denies the interpretation of the word maskarin as one who holds the bamboo staff....
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