A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Tambula
This page describes Tambula which is located on page 376 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 “Tambula” according to 31 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
A person who chews (such a) betel but does not make this gift, shall be deprived of Tambula in all subsequent births. 93. If anyone s mouth is deprived of betel leaf, O king, it is the cavity of an impoverished miser and not a real mouth. 94. He who offers (expiatory Tambula) at the outset i.e. a betel leaf to a leading Brahmanas and then chews it himself, shall become handsome, fortunate and efficient in every birth. 95-96....
Read full contents: Chapter 210 - Importance of Tambula
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
It means she was going to die like a suvasini with all her decorations, with tambula in her mouth and so on. ” In this context, it should be mentioned that, the author gives the symbol of avidhava, such as-her lips are red with tambula and she always put-up a raktakanthasutra. But by the side of these cases of sati, there are ample evidences of widows surviving after their husband s death....
Read full contents: Part 6: Sati System
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Then one should completely surrender to such a one (donor s) ownership and mastery over the riches in the way a wife surrenders her person to her beloved Lord (husband), or in the way a righteous person returns to the depositor his deposit kept in trust with him, and becomes free and absolved, or in the way the royal page after tendering to the king ‘Tambul [Tambula] (tambula—betel-leaf with betel-nut etc. prepared for chewing) rests at ease....
Read full contents: Verse 17.20
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