A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Avastha-parinama
This page describes Avastha-parinama which is located on page 219 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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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
This gives us the feeling of having the same continuous experience (ekagrata parinama) of a subject. Such mind practicing samyama (ekagra citta) as described above has capability of transforming the essential nature or basic characteristics (dharma parinama), symptoms (laksana parinama) and state (avastha parinama) of a thing (sutra-3. 13). The result of samyama seems to be strange or miraculous, but is produced by a law of nature....
Read full contents: Part 4.10 - Samyama and its effects (parinama)
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
Ekagrata Parinama also is composed of similar pratyaya following each other at inconceivably high speed. Being dynamic its called parinama and not avastha (state). This is similar to Buddha s thought of ‘everthing is in continuous flux . Even a flame of a candle is getting diminished every moment and new flame is getting born every moment. But because they are so similar that we feel only one flame is burning....
Read full contents: Sutra 3.12
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
It is this change of Brahman s nature that is regarded as the parinama of Brahman. Since Brahman is thus admitted to be undergoing change of state (parinama), it can consistently be regarded as the material cause of the world. The illustration of the ocean and the waves is also consistent with such an explanation....
Read full contents: Part 22 - Rangacarya
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