A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pauskaragama
This page describes Pauskaragama which is located on page 521 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 “Pauskaragama” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
Shaiva Siddhanta adopts the intellect consciousness of the self as pramana as described in Pauskara agama (pramana padalam) vide verse 12 of ShivajnanaSiddiyar and this pramana is called ‘cit-Shakti . This pramana is held to be a very necessary but sufficient condition to all knowledge. Shaiva Siddhanta adopts the intelligence energy of the self—atma cit shakti—as the “pramana ” for all other pramanas . All other systems of faith mention pramanas of perception, inference and testimony....
Read full contents: Basis of advaita
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Quoted from Paushkaragama : acetanam jagad viprash cetana-prerakam vina, pravrttau va nivrittau va na svatantram rathadivat....
Read full contents: Part 7 - Vatula-tantra
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Paushkaragama, as quoted in Ramanuja-bhashya, 11. 2. 42. The Chandogya Upanishad (vii. 1. 2) refers also to the study of ekayana, as in the passage vako-vakyam ekayanam ; ekayana is also described as being itself a Veda in Shriprashna-samhita, 11. 38, 39: vedam ekayanam nama vedanam shirasi sthitam tad-arthakam panca-rairam moksha-dam tat-kriyavatam yasminn eko moksha-margo vede proktah sanatanah mad-aradhana-rupena tasmad ekayanam bhavet....
Read full contents: Part 12 - Bhagavata and the Bhagavad-gita
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