A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Parivrajaka
This page describes Parivrajaka which is located on page 508 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 “Parivrajaka” according to 21 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
III, 5) the clause A Brahmana having risen above the desire for sons, the desire for wealth, and the desire for worlds, wanders about as a mendicant, intimates duties belonging exclusively to the condition of the wandering beggar, and then the subsequent clause therefore let a Brahmana having done with learning, etc. , enjoins panditya, balya, and mauna (not as incumbent on the parivrajaka only, but) as illustrating the duties of all ashramas. —This the next Sutra explicitly declares....
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
The second view is that there is an option after brahmacarya that a man can take to parivrajaka or immediately after householder s way of life. The third view of Gautama Dharmasutra (III. 1, 35) and Baudhayana Dharmasutra (II. 6. 29) is that there is only one ashrama viz. , that of the house holder. Amarakosha mentions the four ashramas as– brahmacari, grihi, vanaprastha and bhikshu....
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad [by Swami Madhavananda]
Narada-Parivrajaka Upanishad Nri. Pu. ... Nrisimha Purvatapani Upanishad Nri. Ut. ... Nrisimha Uttaratapani Upanishad Pr. ... Prashna Upanishad R. ... Rig-Veda sh. ... Shatapatha Brahmana Si. ... Shiva Purana Shv. ... Shvetashvatara Upanishad Ta. ... Tandya-Mahabrahmana Tai. ... Taittiriya Upanishad Tai A. ... Taittiriya Aranyaka Tai B. ... Taittiriya Brahmana Tai S. ... Taittiriya Samhita Va. ... Vasishtha-Smriti Va. ... Vayu Purana Vish. ... Vishnu Purana...
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