A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Uttamapurusa
This page describes Uttamapurusa which is located on page 469 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 “Uttamapurusa” according to 9 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
Moreover in the same verse the Lord is described as the Best Person Uttama Purusha or the Highest Spirit. This also differentiates the Lord from the Jiva. But cannot the words “uttama purusha” be applied to the Jiva also? In the state of Mukti, the Jiva may well be called the best person, as compared with inanimate matter. To this the Commentator replies:— The word “uttama purusha” the Highest Person always presupposes that there are other persons compared with whom, this is the highest....
Read full contents: Eight Adhyaya, Twelfth Khanda (6 mantras)
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [by Shini M.V.]
Therefore the Mahabharata considers the existence of Uttama Purusha, who provides over these two and induces them to create the world, as essential. It is obvious that this Uttama Purusha is the same as the Brahman of the Advaita Vedantins. -) Karala Janaka compares here the relation of the Purusha and Prakriti with that of a man and a woman. Man and woman give birth to the child by resorting to qualities of each other....
Read full contents: Chapter 5c - Findings of the study
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
Sip, thas and tha (are the terminations of) the madhyamapurusha and mip, vas and mas (for) the uttamapurusha. Ta, atam and anta (are) the prathamapurusha (terminations) in the Atmanepada, thas, atham, dhvam in the madhyama and i, vahi, mahi in the uttama (in the imperfect). Bhu (to be) etc. are known to be the roots. 7b-10a. The following are the important roots belonging to the different conjugations....
Read full contents: Chapter 358 - The completed forms of the verbs after adding the conjugational signs
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