A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kancipuram
This page describes Kancipuram which is located on page 143 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 “Kancipuram” according to 21 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
[Kancipuram], and in the yet higher storey, the images of Brahma, Mahavishnu, Sadavishnu and the four armed Narayana....
Read full contents: Bhaumika Vimanas (Temples of South India, Decan and Greater India)
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
This also fully bears out the statement mentioned in the Court document that the Acharyas used to live alternatively in Kanchipuram and Kumbhakonam and that the worship at the Matha at Kanchipuram was being continued by the disciples, since only a few years after the shift of the Matha, the grant clearly mentions that the Matha was situated in Kanchipuram....
Read full contents: 59. Shri Kamakoti Pitha and Shri Shankaracharya
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
gauda, trihuta, dilli, kashi-adi kari gujarata, vijaya-nagara, kanci-puri anga, banga, tailanga, odhra, desha ara kata panditera samaja samsare ache yata dushibe amara vakya,—se thakuka dure bujhitei kona jana shakti nahi dhare || 160-162 || English translation: (160-162) “I met with innumerable scholars wherever I have gone—Gauda, Trihuta, Delhi, Kashi, Gujarat, Vijayanagara, Kancipura, Anga, Bengal, Andhra, Orissa....
Read full contents: Verse 1.13.160-162
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