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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (hinduism)The Alphabet is considered as a concentrate of the universe (and representing Brahma, being used for meditation), according to the 鈥�Va岣嵞� Bhale Bhav腻峁僴墨鈥� (dealing with Hymns and Rituals), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳he alphabet (尘腻迟峁沰腻) considered as a concentrate of the universe and representing Brahma being used for meditation because it is the manifestation of the 艣补产诲补产谤补丑尘补苍 as 补苍腻丑补迟补 and represents the 迟谤颈尘奴谤迟颈. The letters have to be laid out in six concentric lotuses, with six letters in lotus no. 1, 2, 3, and 6, twelve in lotus no. 4 and sixteen in lotus no. 5. Then the letters are detailed. Their total should be 52. There are the 16 vowels, which have to be understood as a, 腻, i, 墨, u, 奴, 峁�, long 峁�, 岣�, long 岣�, e, ai, o, au, 补峁� and 补岣�. Verse 20 to 54 each start with a word containing the consonant dealt with in succession, with two verses for ka and ca, no verse for 峁嘺 and one verse for the others (kha, ga, 峁卆, cha, ja, jha, 帽补, 峁璦, 峁环补, 岣峚, 岣峢补, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, 艣补, 峁, sa, ha and 办峁 in 54). Although tra and j帽补 have to be included to reach the total of 52, they are not treated separately.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Alphabet, Te.
Starts with: Alphabetic notation.
Full-text (+751): Varnamala, Matrika, Lipi, I, Akshara, Varna, Aksharasamamnayika, Aksharamala, O, A, Au, Ai, U, Ga, Dhavala, Varnakrama, Siddhamatrika, Varnasamghata, Caya, Samahara.
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