A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Visnucitta
This page describes Visnucitta which is located on page 575 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 “Visnucitta” according to 3 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
There is also the example set by Shri Antali through her immortal “Tiruppavai”, the daughter of a high class Brahmin (Vishnucitta) adopting, by inclination, the pastoral life of the shepherds and becoming one of them. This provides, therefore, the key to this decad....
Read full contents: Introduction to Section 5.6
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
He was delivered from the womb in the seventh month underneath a tree, when Lakshmana bhatta was fleeing from Benares on hearing of the invasion of that city by the Moslems; he received initiation from his father in his eighth year, and was handed over to Vishnucitta, with whom he began his early studies. His studies of the Vedas were carried on under several teachers, among were them Trirammalaya, Andhana-rayanadlkshita and Madhavayatlndra. All these teachers belonged to the Madhva sect....
Read full contents: Part 8 - Life of Vallabha (1481-1533)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
“nihshesha-karma-kshaya-bhavat kaivalya-praptau na muktih” He refers to Sangati-mala, where Shri Vishnucitta says that a person wishing to attain Brahman may commit such errors of conception that instead of attaining the true Brahmahood he may attain only the lower state of kaivalya just as a man performing sacrifices to attain Heaven may commit errors for which he may become a brahma-rakshasa instead of attaining Heaven. Ibid. p. 84. (* 3) Karya-dhi karana-vada, 3. 79....
Read full contents: Part 20 - Kasturi Rangacarya
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