A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Mahabharata
This page describes Mahabharata which is located on page 261 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 “Mahabharata” according to 169 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
It is stated in Mahabharata, Vana Parva, Chapters 109 and 141 that the abodes of Shiva and Kubera are on the mount Kailasa. Once, to please Shiva, Mahavishnu performed penance on Kailasa. (Mahabharata Adi Parva, Chapter 222, Stanzas 33 to 40). It is mentioned in Maha Bharata, Sabha Parva, Chapter 3 that the mountain Mainaka stands to the north of Kailasa. Once Vyasa went to Kailasa. (Mahabharata Sabha Parva, Chapter 43, Stanza 17)....
Read full contents: Story of Kailasa
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) [by Roma Bose]
Shrinivasa s commentary (Vedanta-kaustubha) In the Maha-bharata and the rest it is mentioned that the bodies of even pious workers, like Dhrishtadyumna and so on, originated independently of the fifth oblation....
Read full contents: Brahma-Sutra 3.1.19 (correct conclusion, continued)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The Gita may have been a work of the Bhagavata school written long before the composition of the Maha-bharata, and may have been written on the basis of the Bharata legend, on which the Maha-bharata was based....
Read full contents: Part 12 - Bhagavata and the Bhagavad-gita
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