A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Lingasarira
This page describes Lingasarira which is located on page 248 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 “Lingasarira” according to 26 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) [by Lathika M. P.]
The subtle body is a Vedantic concept which is called sukshma-sharira or linga-sharira. This is composed of the essence of the five cognitive senses, the five vayus or bio-motor activities, buddhi (intellect) and manas (mind), together with five subtle elements. The five cognitive senses, the auditory, Tactile, visual, gustatory, and olfactory senses are derived from the sattva parts of the elements ether air, fire, water and earth respectively....
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Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya (Sitarama) [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
The idea ‘Let my Linga Sarira or subtle body purified by knowledge and Karma ascend must be supplied in virtue of the fact of the speaker entreating a passage. Let this body given as an oblation to the fire be reduced to ashes. Om, according to the forms of worship being a pratika (substitute) of the nature of the True and called Agni is mentioned as the same as Brahman....
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Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
With death, the gross body alone is dissolved The subtile body or form, called the Linga-sarira, and made up of what is called the Tanmatras of the primal elements, remains. Even that retains all the characteristics of the world in an incipient form. The Linga-sarira also must be destroyed before absorption into Brahma can take place....
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