A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pratikopasana
This page describes Pratikopasana which is located on page 558 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 “Pratikopasana” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shakti and Shakta [by John Woodroffe]
For it was, he says, first attempted in the Aranyaka Epoch upon the Pratikopasana on which the Tantrik Sadhana is, he suggests, based; though, of couree, that Shastra has elaborated the notion into a highly complicated system which is so peculiar a feature of its religious discipline. There is thus a synthesis of this Pratikopasana with Yoga method, resting as all else upon a Vedantic basis....
Read full contents: Chapter XXIV - Shakti as Mantra (Mantramayi Shakti)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
It seems to me, however, that there is probably a reference to the mystical substitution-medita-tions (pratikopasana) which were used as substitutes for sacrifices and are referred to in the Upanishads. Thus in the Maitri Upanishad, vi 9, we find that Brahman is to be meditated upon as the ego, and in this connection, oblations of the five vayus to fire with such mantras as pranaya svaha, apanaya svaha, etc. are recommended....
Read full contents: Part 2 - Gita and Yoga
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