A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Licchavis
This page describes Licchavis which is located on page 246 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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—(22-23) Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha (verse 10.22) “As ‘a’ and ‘i’ are constantly exchanged ‘licchivi’ may be considered as a vicarious form for ‘licchavi,’ and it may be assumed that the Manusamhita considered the famous Kshatriya race of Magadha and Nepal as unorthodox.”—(Buhler). Comparative notes by various authors (verses 10.6-41) See Comparative notes for Verse 10.6....
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas [by Goswami Mitali]
Mahavira was born in a suburb of Vaishali, the capital of the famous republican clan of the Licchavis. He had practised severe austerity and became the founder or rather the reformer of the Jaina church. According to the Jaina tradition, there were twenty-three tirthankaras, i.e. prophets before Mahavira. Professor Jacobi holds Parshvanatha, the twenty-third tirthankara as the propounder of Jainism. But, no adequate evidences, in support of this view can be obtained....
Read full contents: Part 4 - Anti-Vedic Religious System
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) [by Geetika Kaw Kher]
Though it is not dated its being written in Nepalese “Licchavi” script assigns it approximately to 850-900 CE. Sanderson has found an earlier version of one of the texts” Nisvasakarika” from South India and hence believes the work to be of an earlier date and possibly one of the earliest Siva Sidhhanta scriptures belonging to a formative period....
Read full contents: Nisvasasamhita and Saiva Initiation of the kings
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