A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Harijans
This page describes Harijans which is located on page 9 of the second 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 “Harijans” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
On keeping a vigil he found a Candala (a harijan of the lowest Cadre) timidly coming and grabbing at the food with gluttonous greed to appease his hunger. Seeing the famished skeletonous body of the thief Vishnudasa felt compassion rather than resentment and calling him back to take the food went after him crying "Hi, come here and take this ghee also with you. That food has no fat in it."...
Read full contents: Story of Cola
Social philosophy of Swami Vivekananda [by Baruah Debajit]
Hence he called the so-called untouchables of India ‘Harijans . The spirit of detachment and service must be cultivated in all the societies of the world, so that societies can rise or attain the greatest result in any field. We must cultivate in ourselves this ancient spirit. Not only this, we must infuse it in every field viz. in scientific research, in technology, in teaching, in nursing, in village improvement and in social uplift....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - Conclusion
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
During this tour of the Tanjavur District, the Acharya was one day going from one village to another, when he saw about two hundred Harijans waiting for his darshana, after having bathed, putting on clean clothes and wearing vibhuti on their foreheads. The Acharya spent sometime with them, made kind enquiries about their welfare, and gave them new clothes. Similar events have occurred very often during the Acharya’s journeys....
Read full contents: 60. The Sage of Kanchi
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[A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism: index]
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[Preface]