A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sankhayana
This page describes Sankhayana which is located on page 200 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 “Sankhayana” according to 19 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
But whether the author of this passage really supposed this Gunakhya Shankhayana to be the author of the Shankhayana-sutras, or not, we shall be justified in following rather the unanimous statements of the texts previously quoted, and in accepting in accordance with them, as the full name of our Sutrakara, the name Suyajna Shankhayana....
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita [by Laxmi Maji]
(* 2) Shankhayana Grihya Sutra–1/12/9; 4/17/3....
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) [by Maumita Bhattacharjee]
In the Shankhayana Shrautasutra, the Shulagava sacrifice is described. This ceremony is performed for Rudra. In this ritual, a spit-ox or shulagava is offered to Rudra for bringing good fortune. This sacrifice is performed in a pure paksha having fast under a propitious constellation in the north-eastern direction....
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