A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ekadandin
This page describes Ekadandin which is located on page 579 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 “Ekadandin” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
An ascetic would be liberated, whether he is an ekadandin (holder ofone stave) or tridandin (holder of three long staves tied (together). Abstaining from killing, truthfulness, not stealing, celibate life, and non-possession of things are the five moral observances for an ascetic. Purity, gratifying, penance, study of vedic texts of one s school and worship of the deity are the (five) self-imposed moral observances. The padmaka and others are the postures....
Read full contents: Chapter 161 - Duties of an Ascetic (yati-dharma)
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
In this chapter, the scriptural sanction with regard to sannyasa of the ekadandin type and of the tridandin type is also discussed. Anandanubhava points out that shruti and smrti texts lend support to the sannyasa of the ekadandin type followed by Shankara. Anandanubhava discusses in the fourth chapter the nature of liberation, the removal of avidya and jivanmukti....
Read full contents: 20. Anandanubhava
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