A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Punarjanma
This page describes Punarjanma which is located on page 569 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 “Punarjanma” according to 11 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
Prayashcitta and Punarjanma. The Punarjanma concept is directly related to the Karma concept. It is believed that the sinners, who do not perform expiation for removing their Papa, acquire birth in lower bodies, i. e. , in the form of lower class people or in the form of animals. The Dharma literature attests these views. Manu says that, if sins are not expiated, human beings are to be born with deformities....
Read full contents: 4.1. Prayashcitta and Punarjanma
Karmic Astrology—a Study [by Sunita Anant Chavan]
Rebirth (Punarjanma) The other face of the Upanishads exhibit the idea of rebirth (Punarjanma). The disconnected Atman along with its form separated from the ultimate principle goes through the rounds of repeated births and deaths by the force of his actions. This link of actions to the phenomenon of Punarjanma is chiefly connected to the notion of accumulated merit or demerit the present birth being a fruit effect or result of actions of some distant past life....
Read full contents: Part 3.1 - Ideology in the Upanishad Period
The Brahmanda Purana [by G.V. Tagare]
(* 2) As a matter of fact the theory of Karman and re-incarnations (Punarjanma) weakens the basis of the performance of Shraddha. Hence this belief is propagated in Puranas and other works on Dharma Shastra....
Read full contents: Chapter 20 - Seven classes of Pitris and the rites of propitiating them
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