The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

see Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe), Shakti and Shakta, 1978; and Philip S. Rawson, The Art of Tantra, 1973. Mulamantra (“roo ...

of Chaitanya’s Deeds”), an account describing the life of the Bengali saint Chaitanya(1486–1533). Murari Gupta’s text focuses on ...

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism James G. Lochtefeld, Ph.D. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York ...

Published in 2001 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Copyright © 2001 by James G. Locht ...

N Nabhadas (c. 1600) Author of the Bhaktamal (“Garland of Devotees”). In this hagio- graphic text, he gives short (six line) acc ...

reality of the Self (atman), its eternal and indestructible nature, and the diffi- culties in truly knowing it. The Self is port ...

The Nagara style is found throughout northern and eastern India. One of its prominent features is a shikharaor tower. The shikha ...

(pradakshina). Despite their different parts, temples built in the Khajuraho style convey the artistic impression of an integrat ...

afflicted with self-pride. Through amassing religious merits, Nahusha suc- ceeds to the throne of Indra, the king of the gods, w ...

Naisthika (“fixed”) A person who takes a vow to remain a perpetual religious student (brahmacharin), keeping lifelong vows of ce ...

themselves. Yet Damayanti has already decided to choose Nala after being advised by a swan who praises him. The gods try to foil ...

that this rite should be done on the day of birth, many others insist that it should be on the tenth day, indicating a differenc ...

Namdev (1270–1350?) Poet-saint who is one of the great figures in the Varkari Panth, a religious community centered around the w ...

life-cycle journeys of Himalayan women. Songs associated with Nanda Devi describe the difficulty of going from her natal home to ...

during his brother Rama’s absence. Bharata’s mother Kaikeyiuses her influ- ence to banish Rama for fourteen years, putting Bhara ...

with the head and shoulders of a lion, but the torso and lower body of a man. As with all of Vishnu’s avatars, this appearance c ...

and commentary; to these texts, he applied the rules that the Purva Mimamsa philosophical school had originally developed to int ...

tradition, the Kumbha Mela was organized by the great philosopher Shankaracharya to promote regular gatherings of learned and ho ...