Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Saiva version of san hyan Kamahayanikan
This chapter describes Saiva version of san hyan Kamahayanikan located on page 7 of volume Volume 5 in the book Cultural Horizons of India compiled by Musashi Tachikawa. This book comprises 50 years of research material of Lokesh Chandra and represents a thorough study of the ancient culture of India, dealing with Tantra, Buddhism, Art, Archaeology, Language and Literature in 7 volumes.
Volume 5 includes the writings of Prof. Lokesh Chandra on the philosophic, artistic, and poetic traditions of Southeast Asia. It further deals with the Bhuvana-samksepa: a text of Saiva cosmology in Old Javanese with Sanskrit stanzas.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Saiva version of san hyan Kamahayanikan. Everything together represents a huge collection of writings related to languages such as Sanskrit, Iranian, Sino-Japanese, Tibetan, Thai, Greek, Latin, Celtic, and Slavic..
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Triveni Journal
This path is termed san-maarga because it takes the soul straight to sat which is God. Its fruit is the ultimate human goal which is saayujya, union with God. This union is called advaitain the Saiva-siddhaanta. But it does not mean non-difference; it means only non-separateness from God. Even in the state of release, the soul is entitatively different from God. But it then shares in the nature of Siva....
Read full contents: Bhaavas in Vaishnavism and Saivism: A Comparative Study
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) [by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo]
The recently made shrines of Brahmanical, Saiva and Sakta pantheons found here are also contain sculptures of ancient, medieval periods, collected from different sites of the state by the efforts of the ruling family. The shrines containing Jaina images are discussed below. (* 1) J. K. Patnaik and S. K. Kar, op. cit. , pp. 168-169....
Read full contents: Jaina Remains at Jeypore
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) [by Bikash Chandra Pradhan]
Stone Images (4): Saiva Images. The Sirpur museum has preserved a number of Saiva stone sculptures from Sripura. Many Siva Lingams (phallus) with the Yoni Pithas are commonly found. Besides the images of Ardhanarisvara, Sankara-Parvati, Gansa, the vehicle-bull Nandi are some other Saivite arts. The Pancamukha Siva Linga, preserved in the gallery of the Sirpur is 2 ft 8 inches high and made of basalt rock....
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