A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Smrti
This page describes Smrti which is located on page 294 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 “Smrti” according to 143 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
Now its authority even as a Smriti is denied and refuted. If the doctrine of the Pradhana is rejected, then the Sankhya Smriti, propounded by a great seer like Kapila and acknowledged by other great thinkers, would ccase to be authoritative : hence it is but reasonable that the Vedanta texts be so interpreted as to preserve the authorilativeness of this Smriti and not contradict it in toto , So says the opponent....
Read full contents: Chapter II, Section I, Adhikarana I
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
Baudhayana-Smriti (Viramitrodaya-Samskara, p. 348).—‘There are no rites for the apostate until he passes through the Upanayana; so long as he is not born in the Veda, he remains like a Shudra.’ Ashvalayana-Smrti (Viramitrodaya-Samskara, p. 349).—‘No dealings—either Vedic (tutorial), or marital or commercial,—should he ever held with them by any cultured person who is true to his dharma.’...
Read full contents: Verse 2.40
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
Samskara (residual impression of the karma) and smrti (memory) are identical (ekarupa). The arousal of samskara and its transformation into smrti is so vivid, as though there is no gap of distance, interval of time or difference of lives at all. The overall memory of the jivatma enables him to see the perfect working out of causes and effects even though they are scattered over different lives in irregular manner. And there is no beginning of them as the desire to live is eternal....
Read full contents: Part 4.3 - Cittavrtti (Modifications of mind)
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