A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Upavita
This page describes Upavita which is located on page 463 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 “Upavita” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) [by H. H. Wilson]
asmakam | tva | sutan | upa | vita-prishthah | abhi | prayah | shatam | vahantu | harayah...
Read full contents: Rig Veda 8.6.42
Gobhila-grihya-sutra [by Hermann Oldenberg]
Rules regarding the Upavita. Khadira-Grihya I, 1, 4-6. Compare the detailed description of the nine threads of which the Upavita-string should consist, in the Grihya-samgraha II, 48 seqq. A string was evidently considered as the regular and preferable form of the Upavita; with regard to the second kind of Upavita mentioned in Sutra 1, the commentary says, 'A garment (is used), p. 17 if the Upavita has been lost, for instance, in a forest, and if it is impossible to get a string.'...
Read full contents: Prapathaka I, Kandika 2
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘One should always wear the Upavita.’ Katyayana (Parasharamadhava, p. 449).—‘It should he of three threads three-fold, twisted upward and turned downwards. It has one knot.’ Parishishta (Do., p. 423)....
Read full contents: Verse 2.44
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