A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samsara
This page describes Samsara which is located on page 179 of the third 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 “Samsara” according to 116 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
From among this limited number of souls some obtain release from the samsara, that means their samsara comes to an end, and their subjection to the samsara comes to an end. Gradually all souls obtain release, and so there will finally be an end of the entire samsara and the samsara state of all souls. But the pradhana which is ruled by the Lord and which modifies itself for the purposes of the soul is what is meant by samsara....
Read full contents: II, 2, 41
Taittiriya Upanishad [by A. Mahadeva Sastri]
Samsara cut asunder by non-attachment. The tree here spoken of is the tree of samsara, because (like a tree) samsnra can be cut asunder by a knowledge of the Reality. This tree of samsara is graphically described in the Taittiriya-Aranyaka in these words: “Now, He that knoweth the tree whose root is on high, whose branches are down below....” The Root, the Source of the tree of samsara, is the Supreme Brahman, who rises high above all universe....
Read full contents: Lesson X - The Illumination
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya [by Shri Gunaraja Khan]
Text 1 tumi deba narayana samsara-adhikari ama hena koti indra nimeshe samhari tumi-Yiu; deba-the Lord; narayana-Narayana; samsara- adhikari-the master of the world; ama-of me; hena-like that; koti-millions; indra-of Indras; nimeshe-in the blinking of an eye; samhari-destroy. You are Lord Narayana, the controller of the material worlds. In the blinking of an eye You can destroy many millions of Indras like me....
Read full contents: Chapter 8 - Indra's Prayers to Lord Krishna (Pahida-raga)
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