A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Tridandin
This page describes Tridandin which is located on page 411 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 “Tridandin” according to 4 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
An ascetic would be liberated, whether he is an ekadandin (holder ofone stave) or tridandin (holder of three long staves tied (together). Abstaining from killing, truthfulness, not stealing, celibate life, and non-possession of things are the five moral observances for an ascetic. Purity, gratifying, penance, study of vedic texts of one s school and worship of the deity are the (five) self-imposed moral observances. The padmaka and others are the postures....
Read full contents: Chapter 161 - Duties of an Ascetic (yati-dharma)
Thirty minor Upanishads [by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar]
That great ascetic is said to be a tridandin (or having a three-knotted staff) who holds firmly the three-danda (control) of mind, speech, and body. That ascetic is said to be a supreme person who begs alms-food of worthy brahmanas, when smoke has ceased and fire has been extinguished (in their houses). Is he not a degraded ascetic who, though holding the staff and begging food, is without vairagya and is not intent upon the observances of his order?...
Read full contents: Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda, Chapter VI
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
When the unsullied Lord is realized he (the Yogin) should be known as Tridandin. He has (the control of) the three Dandas viz. mano-danda (the staff in the form of mind), Karma-danda (the staff in the form of Karmas, actions done) and Vag-danda (the staff in the form of speech). 17. Even as he continues to live that Yogin gets merged into the form of Brahman. It is the ignorant one who is harassed always through the Karmas that are of the nature of bondage. 18-22....
Read full contents: Chapter 263 - Origin of Matsyendranatha (Matsyendra-natha)
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