A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Parikarma
This page describes Parikarma which is located on page 503 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 “Parikarma” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Yoga Purificatory Practices (Parikarma). The purpose of Yoga meditation is to steady the mind on the gradually advancing stages of thoughts towards liberation, so that vicious tendencies may gradually be more and more weakened and at last disappear altogether. But before the mind can be fit for this lofty meditation, it is necessary that it should be purged of ordinary impurities....
Read full contents: Part 23 - Yoga Purificatory Practices (Parikarma)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa [by Dhrubajit Sarma]
example, i) The words ababhritha (III. 1), parisamuhana (V. 6), yajvan, abhicara, carubhanda (VI. 71) etc. speaks of Mankhaka’s acquaintance with the rituals; ii) The reference of the words divadigana (XVII. 5), gana, dhatu, kriya (XX1. 32) shows his familiarity with grammar; iii) The words proshitabhartrika (IV. 46), paunaruktyam (IV. 64); sandhi, arabhati (V. 48), kilakincit (XIV. 44) etc. are indicative of Mankhaka’s knowledge on rhetorics and dramaturgy; iv) The terms yama, niyama (XVII. 48), parikarma...
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