A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dasavataras
This page describes Dasavataras which is located on page 471 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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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) [by Bhagyashree Sarma]
(d): Hand Gestures for Dashavatara. The concept of dashavatara was commenced after Vedic period. In the Puranic literature, a great discussion about the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu is found in a detailed way. Different puranas viz. , Garudapurana , Padmapurana , Lingapurana etc. talk about the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu. The word dashavatara is made with two Sanskrit words dasha i. e. , ten and avatara i. e. , incarnation ....
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) [by Chandrima Das]
One of the railing medallions of stupa 2, a pilaster medallion on the Dashavatara Temple in Deogara, doorway of the seventh century CE Buddhist vihara in Ratnagiri, Orissa, adinath Temple (western India), in Kailashnath Temple at Ellora and other sculptural motifs hold Gaja-Lakshmi emblem on them....
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Chaitanya Mangala
Singing the dasha-avatara prayers, the great brahmana Lord Advaita Acarya danced very elaborately. 80. Overcome with bliss, Shrivasa and the other devotees sang the holy names of Lord Hari. 81. Watching all this Lord Gaura Mahaprabhu became happy. He smiled and said to Lord Advaita: 82. "Your children always pray that I give them ecstatic spiritual love. I will give it. I will give them the gift of ecstatic loving devotion. This I tell to You. " 83....
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