A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Devalaya
This page describes Devalaya which is located on page 482 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 “Devalaya” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
sei grame yateka achaye devalaya saba dekhilena shri-gauranga mahashaya || 403 || English translation: (403) Lord Gauranga visited all the temples in that place....
Read full contents: Verse 3.2.403
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) [by K. Vidyuta]
The various terms that denote a temple are Prasada, Vimana, Devagriha, Devagara, Devayatana, Devalaya, Devakula, Mandiram, Bhavana, Sthana and Veshma. Of these the first two are the most commonly used terms....
Read full contents: 3. Temple Architecture (Prasada or Vimana)
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
The words for temple which are more current and are generally employed are:— Devagriha, Devagara, Devatayatana, Devalaya, Devakula, Devatagara, Mandira, Bhavana, Sthana, Veshma, Kirtana, Harmya, Vihara, Caitya, Kshetra. The references to which in the particular works or inscriptions have been ably worked out by Dr. Kramrisch, in her Hindu Temple (page 138), Perhaps this list has got a hoary tradition behind it, and the tradition must not die....
Read full contents: Chapter 1 - Denotation of the term ‘prasada’—the hindu temple
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