A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Yogavasistha
This page describes Yogavasistha which is located on page 644 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 “Yogavasistha” according to 15 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The names of some of its summaries are Brihad-yoga-vasishtha, Laghu-jnana-vasi-shtha, Yoga-vasishtha-shlokah and Yoga-vasishtha-samkshepa by Gauda Abhinanda of the ninth century, Yoga-vasishtha-sara or Jnana-sara, Yoga-vasishtha-sara-samgraha and Vasishtha-sara or Vasishtha-sara-gudhartha by Ramananda Tirtha, pupil of Advaitananda. The Yoga-vasishtha-samkshepa of Gauda Abhinanda had a commentary by Atmasukha, called Candrika, and another called Samsara-tarani, by Mummadideva....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Introduction of the Yogavasishtha Theme
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
Yogavasistha, full of knowledge acquired from the teachings of Guru Vasistha to Lord Rama contains 29289 verses. The era and original author is not known but it is attributed to sage Valmiki. Laghuyogavasistha, a mini version consists of 6000 verses. The fifth book out of six volumes, “Upasama-prakaranam ” with 4322 verses describes meditative techniques and path of liberation through it....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Various Scriptures of Yoga
Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
Prakashananda seems to have derived inspiration from the Yoga-Vasishtha for his doctrine of the non-existence of things when not perceived (ajnata-sattvanabhyupagamatva). According to the Yoga-Vasishtha it is only ideas that have existence; there is no physical world apart from ideas. On the lines of the Yoga-Vasishtha Prakashananda says that all objects have only perceptual existence (pratitika-sattva)....
Read full contents: 35. Prakashananda
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