Author: Pratibha M. Pingle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speech in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Concept of Vāc in the Vedic Literature
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vedic Terms
Author: Swami Parmeshwaranand
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
ISBN: 9788176250887
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
ISBN: 9788176250887
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Vac
Author: André Padoux
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788170303435
Category : Kashmir Śaivism
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788170303435
Category : Kashmir Śaivism
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Vac
Author: Andre Padoux
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791402580
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
This book is about the power of the Word conceived as the main and most effective aspect of divine energy. It is the only systematic study in English of notions concerning the Word (Vac) as these are expounded in the shaiva tantras of Kashmir and in related texts. Padoux first describes the Vedic origins of these notions, then their development in texts of different tantric traditions. He shows how different levels of the Word abide in humans, how these levels are linked to the kun, and how they develop into articulate speech and discursive thought. He also describes how the universe is created out of the letters of the alphabet. The last two chapters explain the powers of mantras as sacred ritual utterances. These powers are described as magical as well as religious, because they can achieve supernatural results as well as lead to salvation. Their uses are linked to yogic mental and bodily practices.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791402580
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
This book is about the power of the Word conceived as the main and most effective aspect of divine energy. It is the only systematic study in English of notions concerning the Word (Vac) as these are expounded in the shaiva tantras of Kashmir and in related texts. Padoux first describes the Vedic origins of these notions, then their development in texts of different tantric traditions. He shows how different levels of the Word abide in humans, how these levels are linked to the kun, and how they develop into articulate speech and discursive thought. He also describes how the universe is created out of the letters of the alphabet. The last two chapters explain the powers of mantras as sacred ritual utterances. These powers are described as magical as well as religious, because they can achieve supernatural results as well as lead to salvation. Their uses are linked to yogic mental and bodily practices.
The Philosophy of the Grammarians
Author: Harold G. Coward
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120804265
Category : Indo-Aryan languages
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120804265
Category : Indo-Aryan languages
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Beyond the Written Word
Author: William Albert Graham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521448208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521448208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.
The Rig Veda
Author: Sage Rishi
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514218969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Rig Veda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts (sruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. The Rig Veda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, making it probably the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rigvedic hymns are dedicated to various deities, chief of whom are Indra, a heroic god praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra; Agni, the sacrificial fire; and Soma, the sacred potion or the plant it is made from. Equally prominent gods are the Adityas or Asura gods Mitra-Varuna and Ushas (the dawn). Also invoked are Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra, Pushan, Brihaspati or Brahmanaspati, as well as deified natural phenomena such as Dyaus Pita (the shining sky, Father Heaven), Prithivi (the earth, Mother Earth), Surya (the sun god), Vayu or Vata (the wind), Apas (the waters), Parjanya (the thunder and rain), Vac (the word), many rivers (notably the Sapta Sindhu, and the Sarasvati River). The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sadhyas, Ashvins, Maruts, Rbhus, and the Vishvadevas ("all-gods") as well as the "thirty-three gods" are the groups of deities mentioned. The hymns mention various further minor gods, persons, phenomena and items, and contain fragmentary references to possible historical events, notably the struggle between the early Vedic people (known as Vedic Aryans, a subgroup of the Indo-Aryans) and their enemies, the Dasa or Dasyu and their mythical prototypes, the Pani (the Bactrian Parna).
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514218969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Rig Veda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts (sruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. The Rig Veda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, making it probably the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rigvedic hymns are dedicated to various deities, chief of whom are Indra, a heroic god praised for having slain his enemy Vrtra; Agni, the sacrificial fire; and Soma, the sacred potion or the plant it is made from. Equally prominent gods are the Adityas or Asura gods Mitra-Varuna and Ushas (the dawn). Also invoked are Savitr, Vishnu, Rudra, Pushan, Brihaspati or Brahmanaspati, as well as deified natural phenomena such as Dyaus Pita (the shining sky, Father Heaven), Prithivi (the earth, Mother Earth), Surya (the sun god), Vayu or Vata (the wind), Apas (the waters), Parjanya (the thunder and rain), Vac (the word), many rivers (notably the Sapta Sindhu, and the Sarasvati River). The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sadhyas, Ashvins, Maruts, Rbhus, and the Vishvadevas ("all-gods") as well as the "thirty-three gods" are the groups of deities mentioned. The hymns mention various further minor gods, persons, phenomena and items, and contain fragmentary references to possible historical events, notably the struggle between the early Vedic people (known as Vedic Aryans, a subgroup of the Indo-Aryans) and their enemies, the Dasa or Dasyu and their mythical prototypes, the Pani (the Bactrian Parna).
A Vedic Reader for Students
Author: Arthur Anthony Macdonell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vedic language
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vedic language
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Molesworth's, Marathi-English Dictionary
Author: James Thomas Molesworth
Publisher: Nirali Prakashan
ISBN: 9788186411575
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Publisher: Nirali Prakashan
ISBN: 9788186411575
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Vedic Vāc and Greek Logos as Creative Power
Author: Nicholas Kazanas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788185141626
Category : Greek literature
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788185141626
Category : Greek literature
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description