A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Bhavisya-purana
This page describes Bhavisya-purana which is located on page 294 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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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
The Bhavishya Purana states that four castes resided in this island, which can be considered representative of ‘Caturvarnas of India– tatra punya janapadashcaturvarnasamanvitah | magashca magagashcaiva ganaga mandagastatha || magah brahmanabhuyishtha magagah kshatriyah smritah | vaishyastu ganaga jneyah shudrastesham tu mandagah ||—Bhavisya (1/139) On the basis of this information of the Bhavishya Purana , the castes of the Shakadvipa are divided into four varnas –Magha is Brahmana , Magaga is Kshatriya , Ganga...
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
Adi-purana (Do.).—‘In honour of all the six Pitris, he may feed at least one Brahmana every day.’ Markandeya-purana (Do., p. 432).—‘Every day, one shall offer shraddha, either with food or with water; and in honour of the Pitris, he shall feed several Brahmanas, or a single one.’ Yogi-Yajnavalkya (Do.).—‘Every day one shall offer shraddha to the Pitris, either with food or with water.’ Vyasa (Do., p. 433).—‘At the daily shraddha, the Vishvedevas are to be omitted.’ Bhavishya-purana (Do.)....
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The Vishnu Purana [by Horace Hayman Wilson]
The Bhavishya Purana. 9. Bhavishya Purana. “The Purana in which Brahma, having described the greatness of the sun, explained to Manu the existence of the world, and the characters of all created things, in the course of the Aghora Kalpa; that, is called the Bhavishya, the stories being for the most part the events of a future period. It contains fourteen thousand five hundred stanzas.”...
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