A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Aparanta-jnana
This page describes Aparanta-jnana which is located on page 142 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 “Aparanta-jnana” according to 142 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) [by Chandrima Das]
The (elephant) there has fine hair, sweet glance, a unique body and is slow-moving. 6) Aparanta forest: The signs of the elephants in the Aparanta forest: The Aparanta is (the country) to the east of the last mountain by the Reva, the Krishna mountain and the ocean....
Read full contents: Natural Abodes of Elephants: Forests and woods
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
If they are jnanis, they cannot attain liberation as a result of their jnana. So what do they achieve? In answer to this, Shri Bhagavan speaks the third line of this verse beginning with rakshasim. “They attain a demoniac nature.”...
Read full contents: Verse 9.12
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
‘nirgunopasanadvaraiva sagunopasanam mumukshoh mokshaya prabhavati, nanyatha; shravana-manana-nididhyasanabhave jnana-nudayat’ The Gita passage— ‘yoginamapi sarvesham madgatenantaratmana shraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yuktatamo matah’ states that a devotee is superior to a jnanin, In the final analysis this passage means that bhakti is superior to jnana. Our author says that this contention is wrong....
Read full contents: 44. Venkatanatha
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