A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dvadasaha
This page describes Dvadasaha which is located on page 559 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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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) [by Aparna Dhar]
Summary of the Dvadashaha sacrifice. [Full title: A Brief note on the sacrifices of the Shatapatha Brahmana (7): Dvadashaha] Dvadashaha is the model for both Ahina and Satra type of sacrifice. It is similar to Ahina type of sacrifice and also from the aspects of number of priests and details of ceremony it is also uniform to the Satra acrifice. Like Satra sacrifice, Dvadashaha also begins and ends with an atiratra ritual....
Read full contents: Summary of the Dvadashaha sacrifice
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
They saw the Prishthya-shadaha to be an accelerated Soma-feast in lieu of the Dvadashaha, for there are those (same) Stomas, those Prishthas, and those metres. 8. They saw the Dvadashaha to be an accelerated Soma-feast in lieu of (a session of) a year, for there are those (same) Stomas, those Prishthas, and those metres. 9. They saw the (session of a) year to be an accelerated Soma-feast in lieu of the Tapashcita, for there are those (same) Stomas, those Prishthas, and those metres. 10....
Read full contents: Kanda XII, adhyaya 3, brahmana 3
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
The case is analogous to that of the twelve days sacrifice which, on the basis of twofold texts— Those desirous of prosperity are to celebrate the dvadashaha, and The priest is to offer the dvadashaha for him who desires offspring —belongs, according to difference of wish, either to the sattra or the ahina class of sacrifices. —The next Sutra declares that the body and the sense-organs of the Released are not necessarily created by the Released himself....
Read full contents: Sutra 4.4.12
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