A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Puryastaka
This page describes Puryastaka which is located on page 604 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 “Puryastaka” according to 9 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 [by Vihari-Lala Mitra]
Such being the nature of the soul of being and doing all what it likes, it is thence styled the puryashtaka or manifest in its said eight different forms. 18. The Intellect is also called the puryashtaka or octuple soul, from its presiding over the eight fold functions of a person; as those of perception, action and passion and inspection or witnessing of all things and the like;as also from its inward consciousness and the power of vitality....
Read full contents: Chapter L - On sensation and the objects of senses
Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
The activities of mind are born out of the Puryashtaka.[2] They supported by Antahkarana remain as vasanas . They are residing in Shakti s womb and as vasanas in all living beings. Shakti who enlightens them is said to be omniscient (Sarvajna)[3]. Lingasharira of Jiva is the eight-fold Puryashtaka, the city of the group of eight. It is the subtle body of Jiva consisting of Pancatanmatras, Buddhi, Manas and Ahankara....
Read full contents: Verse 63 [Eight-fold path]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
This has been thus declared in the Purana—‘He becomes united with the Puryashtaka- form, which is known as Prana (Life); when bound up with this, he is in bondage, and when freed from it, he is released.’ The ‘puryashtaka,’ ‘eight-fold’ frame consists of the five life-breaths,—Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana and Vyana—the Group consisting of the five organs of sensation, the Group consisting of the five organs of action, and the Mind as the eighth....
Read full contents: Verse 1.55
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