A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Bhuman
This page describes Bhuman which is located on page 310 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 “Bhuman” according to 17 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
He begins with ‘name and goes higher and higher, till he teaches the highest truth, which is Bhuman. “The Bhuman (infinite) is bliss. . . . The Bhuman you should seek to understand. . . . Where one sees nothing else, hears nothing else, understands nothing else, that is the Bhuman” (Chh. 7. 28 and 7. 24. 1). The question is, what does this Bhuman refer to. The opponent holds that it is the vital force....
Read full contents: Chapter I, Section III, Adhikarana II
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
me; pareca—O Supreme Lord; bhuman—O Lord; paripahi—please protect; pahi—please protect....
Read full contents: Verse 4.22.7
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
and Sanatkumara then leads him, by a series of instrumental steps, beginning with understanding, up to the knowledge of bhuman. We therefrom conclude that the bhuman is that very True whose explanation had been promised in addition to the (knowledge of the) vital air. We thus see that the instruction about the bhuman is additional to the instruction about the vital air, and bhuman must therefore mean the highest Self, which is different from the vital air....
Read full contents: I, 3, 8
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