A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gandha-tanmatra
This page describes Gandha-tanmatra which is located on page 609 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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Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) [by Rama Prasada]
The Sankhya-pravachana commentary of Vyasa [English translation of the 7th century commentary by Vyasa called the Sankhya-pravacana, Vyasabhashya or Yogabhashya][Sanskrit text for commentary available] The odoriferous ether (gandha tanmatra) is the subtle object in relation to the atoms of the earthly class (prithvi); the gustiferious (rasa tammatra) to the liquid (apas) atom; the lumniferous ether (rupa tanmatra) of the fiery (taijas) atom; the tangiferous ether (sparsha tanmatra) of the gaseous (vayu...
Read full contents: Sutra 1.45
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The order of the genesis of the tan-matras is described by some as follows: first the bhutadi, from it shabda-tan-matra, and from that the akasha; again, from akasha comes sparsha-tan-matra (vibration-potential), followed by vayu; from vayu comes the rupa-tan-matra (light-potential) and from that tejas (light and heat); from tejas comes rasa-tan-matra (taste-potential), and thence water; from water comes gandha-tan-matra (smell-potential), and from that earth....
Read full contents: Part 5 - Acit or Primeval Matter: the Prakriti and its modifications
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
This ap tanmatra again by its union with a unit of tamas from bhutadi produces the gandha tanmatra (smell-potential) or the kshiti tanmatra. The difference of tanmatras or infra-atomic units and atoms (paramanu) is this, that the tanmatras have only the potential power of affecting our senses, which must be grouped and regrouped in a particular form to constitute a new existence as atoms before they can have the power of affecting our senses....
Read full contents: Part 14 - The Tanmatras and the Paramanus
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