A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Santosa
This page describes Santosa which is located on page 216 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 “Santosa” according to 33 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā [by Sarasvati Thkura]
Text 38. ahima satyam asteyam shauca-shila-dama-kshamah shanti-santosha-dhrityadya yesham ca sahaja gunah Šahimsa—non-violence; satyam—truthfulness; asteyam—honesty; shauca—purity; shila—good conduct; dama—selfcontrol; kshamah—forgiveness; shanti—peacefulness; santosha—satisfaction; dh riti—steadfastness; adyah—and many others; yesham—of whom; ca—and; sahajah—innate; gunah—virtues....
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) [by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja]
Another pupil spoke up and explained to the new teacher that Santosha had already memorised the whole book and therefore did not need to consult it. Incredulous, the teacher asked Santosha if this were true, and Santosha humbly replied that he knew by heart any book that he had ever read. Picking up a book that the class had studied previously, the teacher opened it at random and asked Santosha to recite what was written on a certain page....
Read full contents: Shrila Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
However, he says Mahaprabhu s teacher was the son of Caturbhuja Pandit: caturbhuja-pandita-nandana gangadasa (Caitanya-bhagavata 3. 5. 745), Whereas the invocatory verse in Chando-manjari reads: devam pranamya gopalam vaidya-gopala-dasa-jah | santosa-tanayash chando ganga-dasas tanoty adah || “Bowing to Lord Gopala, Gangadasa, the son of Vaidya-gopala-dasa and Santosha, makes this meter” (Chando-manjari). (* 1) range bahu-virugnad (Chando-manjari). (* 2) Gangadasa mentions his works in the concluding...
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