A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Atman
This page describes Atman which is located on page 205 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 “Atman” according to 177 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
As in the words Svayambhu and Atmabhu the words Sva and Atman mean Vishnu; similarly here also the word Atman means Vishnu alone. Therefore when the Shruti says “now an instruction about the Atman,” it does not refer to the Jiva Atman, but to the Supreme Lord Vishnu. The Shruti says that “from Atman proceeds Prana, from Atman springs Hope, from Atman comes Memory, from Atman Ether, Fire, Water, etc.”...
Read full contents: Seventh Adhyaya, Fifteenth through Twenty-sixth Khandas (18 mantras)
Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
The phrase “sa atma sa vijneya” does not mean that the Turiya alone is the Self, He alone is to be known, but that the Atman, of which it was premised in the beginning “so yam atma catushpat”—“this Atman has four-feet,” has now been described in its four-fold divisions. The repetition of “sa atma” here is to mark the conclusion, as its use in the second verse marked the beginning. The description of the catushpat atman ends here....
Read full contents: Mantra 2.1
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
“Who has attainedetc,” (Atma-sampurna-yoga). —He whose knowledge of the Atman is complete by realisation of the fact that It is all-pervading. Atman=Brahman. According to another reading (Atta-sampurna-yoga), the meaning would be “one who has obtained perfection in Yoga”....
Read full contents: Verse 31
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