A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Mahavira
This page describes Mahavira which is located on page 276 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 “Mahavira” according to 43 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: निःशस्त्रास् ते महा-वीरा मुष्टिभिः सर्वतो बलम् तेडुः शैलं यथा नागाः शुण्डा-दण्डैर् इतस् ततः nihshastras te maha-vira mushtibhih sarvato balam teduh shailam yatha nagah shunda-dandair itas tatah nihshastrah—unarmed; te—they; maha-vira—heroes; mushtibhih—with fists; sarvatah—in all respects; balam—strength; teduh—hit; shailam—a mountain; yatha—as; nagah—elephants; shunda-dandaih—with their trunks; itah—here; tatah—and there....
Read full contents: Verse 5.8.40
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda [by Madan Haloi]
Thereafter, the Adhvaryu makes free her head and leads her to recite a formula of the Vajasaneyi Samhita while she looks at the mahavira pot. The formula runs as follows— tvastrmantastva sapema/ Thereafter comes the offering of gharma. During the pouring of milk and ghee in the mahavira pot, some drops of milk and ghee fall in the upayamani. Before making the libation of gharma, the Adhvaryu pours the content of the upayamani in the mahavira pot....
Read full contents: Part 2.5: The Pravargya rite
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
Biographies (Patanjali v/s Mahavira). [Full title: Biographies—Short scatches of life of the founders (Patanjali v/s Mahavira)] Maharshi Patanjali is definitely a formulator of Yogasutra or Yogadarsana, but not Yoga as such, as Yoga prevailed long before him. Almost nothing is known about his era, family or whereabouts. Many scholars have given different timings of his existence and his work too....
Read full contents: Part 11 - Biographies (Patanjali v/s Mahavira)
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