K 526 Encyclopedia of Hinduismagnichayana xix, 16
Prajapati 332
purusha 338
rita 367
Savitri (Vedic divinity)
391
Shatapatha Brahmana 404
Veda(s) 481
yajna 507
Agni Yoga Society 16–17
Agra xxxic
Ahalya 17
Indra 195
Kamban 226
Kathasaritsagara 231
ahamkara 17, 21
ahimsa 18
Gurudev Sri Chitrabhanu
112
H. Jay Dinshah 135
ecology and Hinduism
146
Jainism 209
Mahavira 270
meat-eating 283
sacred cow 371, 372
Sthanakavasi 423
Therapanthi 446
vegetarianism 486
yama 509
Ahmedabad 431
AIDS (acquired
immunodeficiency
syndrome) 214
AIM. See All India Movement
(AIM) for Seva
air 148
Airavata (Airavana) 18–19
Durvasas 140
Indra 195
Aitareya Upanishad 19, 270
Aiyanar 19
Ajanta 19–20, 96
Ajapa Yoga Foundation 20
Ajivikas xxviiic, 20, 272
ajna chakra 20–21, 102
Akal Takht 21
Amritsar 27
Sikhism 414
akasha 38
Akbar xxxic
Akka Mahadevi 21–22, 489
akshamala 22
alcohol 132
Allah xviii
Allahabad (Prayag) xxxviic,
22
amrita 25
Ganges 163
Jain festivals 207
Kumbha Mela 252
Naga sect 301
new moon/full moon
ceremonies 312Yogi Ramsuratkumar 359
Sarasvati 387
Temple of Cosmic Religion
442
Vindhyavasini 489
Yamuna River 509
Sri Yukteswar 518
All India Movement (AIM)
for Seva
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
44–45
Swami Dayananda
Saraswati 123
Alvars xxixc, xxxc, 22–23
Andal 36
Bhagavata Purana 74
Nammalvar 302
Ramanuja 352
Vishishtadvaita 490, 491
amangala 23
Amarnath 23–24
Ambedkar, B. R. xxiv, xxxvic
Ambuvachi 24
Kamakhya 224
vows 496
American Meditation Society
24
American Yoga Association
24–25
Amin, Idi 10
amrita 25
Amritsar 27
Chandra 104
Garuda 164
Mohini 291
Amrita Foundation 25–26
Amritanandamayi Ma 26,
26, 27
See also Golden Temple in
Amritsar
Akal Takht 21
Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi 159
Sikhism 413
temple 441
Bhagat Singh Thind 446
anahata chakra 28, 102
ananda 28–29
Self-Realization Fellowship
393
Shankaracharya Order
402
Taittariya Upanishad 435
Vedanta 483
Ananda Ashram, Kanhangad,
Kerala 356
Ananda Ashram, Monroe, New
Yo r k 29, 290, 291
Ananda Ashrama and Vedanta
Centre 29–30
Swami Paramananda 323,
324
Vedanta Societies 484Ananda Marga Yoga Society
30–31
Abhidhyan Yoga Institute
2
Africa, Hinduism in 12
Sri Anandamurti 34
PROUT 335
United Kingdom 463
Vimalananda 488
Anandamayi Ma xxxivc,
31–33, 32
Arnaud Desjardins 126
Sunyata 427
Judith M. Tyberg 459
Ananda movement 33–34
Swami Kriyananda 247,
248
Temple of Kriya Yoga
442
Anandamurti, Sri 34–35
Ananda Marga Yoga
Society 30, 31
PROUT 335
Vimalananda 488
Ananta. See Adishesha
Anasuya Foundation 35–36
ancestor worship 36
Alvars 23
Shrirangam 409
Andhaka 37, 149
Anekantavada 37
Anga 37–38
Digambara 134
Shvetambara 410
Angiras 94
Angkor Wat xxxc
Anglicans 114
Anglo-Maratha war xxxiic
Anirvan, Sri 38–39, 427
Annapurna 39
Anoopam Mission 39–40
Ansha 8
anumana 40–41, 333
Apabhramsha 41
apartheid 11
Appar (Tirunavakkarasu)
xxixc, 41
Chidambaram 107
Nayanmars 309
Periya Puranam 328
Sundarar 426
Tevaram 443
Tirumurai 449
apsaras 41–42
Agastya 13
Hanuman 177
heaven 182
Kathasaritsagara 231
Aranyaka xx, 42
Sanskrit 382
shruti 409
Upanishads 472
Veda(s) 481–482arati
Babji 62
temple 441
Ardhamagadhi 42
Ardhanarishvara 43
ajna chakra 21
Annapurna 39
Elephanta 149
Parvati/Uma 327
arhat 43
acharya 5
puja 336
Rishabha 366
Arjun, Guru xxxic
Arjuna 43–44
Bhagavad Gita 73
Bhishma 84
Birla Mandir 86
Draupadi 136
International Society of
Divine Love 201
Kathakali 230
Krishna 238
Mahabalipuram 267
Mahabharata 268
Pandavas 322
Parashurama avatar 324
Rishikesh 367
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 44,
123
artha 150
Arthashastra xxviiic, 45
shastra 404
Veda(s) 482
Art of Living Foundation
45–46
Arundhati 46
Aryaman 8, 47
Aryan (Arya) xxxiic, 47
Agastya 13
arrival of xviii
bhakti 77
caste xxii, 100
Chittirai festival 113
demonic beings 124
Dravidian 137
goddess 168
icons 193
Indus Valley civilization
196
Kathakali 230
tantrism 437
untouchability 471
women and Hinduism
499
Arya Samaj xxxiic, 47–48
Africa, Hinduism in 11
Caribbean region 99
Guyana 175
Mauritius 281
asana 48
Abhidhyan Yoga Institute
2
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Amritsar xxxic, 27, 28, 28.Andal xxixc, 36–37