A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Upadhyaya
This page describes Upadhyaya which is located on page 433 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 “Upadhyaya” according to 46 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘He who teaches a portion of the Veda, as also the subsidiary sciences, is the Upadhyaya.’ Yajnavalkya, 1-35.—‘The Upadhyaya is one who teaches a portion of the Veda.’ Vishnu-smriti, 29.2.—‘He who teaches for payment received o r who teaches a portion of the Veda, is the Upadhyaya.’...
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Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
For a description of Paramananda Upadhyaya, see Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila, Chapter Eleven, text 44 and the Anubhashya commentary on it....
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Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
He is called an Upadhyaya who teaches the Vedas. The Upadhyaya is greater than even ten Acaryas or ordinary teachers. The father, again, deserves ten times as much respect as is paid to the Upadhyaya. As regards the mother, again, the reverence due to her is greater than what is due to the father. The mother is equal to the whole earth. (* 3) Many of the verses of this Lesson are from Manu....
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