A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dipakalika
This page describes Dipakalika which is located on page 533 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 “Dipakalika” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
The Jivatma is like the steady flame of a lamp in a windless place, and enhances the beauty of this Lotus (Anila-hma-dipa- kalika-hamsena sam-shobhitam). Hamsa is the Jivatma. He also speaks of the presence of the Surya-mandala in the pericarp of this Lotus. “The filaments which surround and adorn its pericarp, illumined by the solar region, charm” (Bhanormandala-manditantara-lasat kinjalka-shobadharam)....
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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study [by Kalita Nabanita]
Dipakalika by Shulapani: Shulapani, an eminent Dharmashastra writer from Bengal composed a commentary named Dipakalika on the Yajnavalkyasmriti. He has not provided any useful information about his family except expressing him as an Mahamahopadhyaya and Sahudiyan. His work is referred to by Raghunandana and in the Viramitrodaya. He is placed between 1365-1445 A.D. Dipakalika is marked with brevity, good style and explains selected passages....
Read full contents: Chapter 1.2e - The Commentaries on the Yajnavalkyasmriti
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
This is quoted in Madanaparijata (p. 469) as laying down the means of satisfaction where defilement is only suspected;—in Smrititattva (p. 454), which adds the following note:—‘adrishtam’ is ‘that which has never been known to be suspected of defilement’,—‘vaca prashasyate’—when a thing has been suspected of being defiled, if the Brahmanas declare ‘may this be pure’, it has to be regarded as pure;—such being the explanation, it adds, provided by Dipakalika and Kulluka Bhatta;—in Hemadri (Shraddha, p....
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