Anandasamhita, 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, Ananda-samhita: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) is the name of an ancient P膩帽car膩tra Sa峁僪it膩 mentioned in the 碍补辫颈帽箩补濒补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an 膧c膩rya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.鈥擣or the list of works, see chapter 1, verses 14b-27. The list [including 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] was said to have comprised 鈥�108鈥� titles, these, different 蝉补峁僪颈迟腻蝉 named after different manifestations of the Lord or different teachers. They are all said to be authoritative as the ultimate promulgator of all these is the same N膩r膩ya峁嘺.
2) 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) is also mentioned in the 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the P膩帽car膩tra priestly community.
3) 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) is also mentioned in the 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 or 鈥淏h膩radv膩ja-ka峁噕a-sa峁僪it膩鈥�: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 230 艣lokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.
4) 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) is also mentioned in the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.鈥�
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (pancaratra)膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) or simply 膧苍补苍诲补 is the name of a Vai峁ａ箛ava 膧gama scripture, classified as a 谤腻箩补蝉补 type of the Muniprokta group of P膩帽car膩tra 膧gamas. The 惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫腻驳补尘补蝉 represent one of the three classes of 腻驳补尘补蝉 (traditionally communicated wisdom).鈥擳exts of the P膩帽cara 膧gamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord V膩sudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. S膩ttvika. b. R膩jasa (e.g., 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻-sa峁僪it膩). c. T膩masa.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (v)膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶傕す啶苦い啶�) is the name of an ancient Vaikh膩nasa 膧gama text attributed to Mar墨ci.鈥擳here are nine sages [e.g., Bh峁沢u] who expounded the Vaikh膩nasa canon after direct instruction from the Lord. The Vim膩n膩rcanakalpa of Mar墨ci mentions thirteen works attributed to Bh峁沢u like Khilatantra, Puratantra, Citr膩dhik膩ra, Kriy膩dhik膩ra, Arcan膩dhik膩ra, and Khil膩dhik膩ra. [...] To sage Mar墨ci goes the credit of authoring 1,84,000 granthas or Sa峁僪it膩s like the Jaya-Sa峁僪it膩 and the 膧苍补苍诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 all composed in the Anu峁ａ弓ubh metre.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
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Partial matches: Ananda, Samhita.
Full-text: Ananda, Marici, Kashyapa, Atri, Jayasamhita, Bhrigu, Vaikhanasa, Muniprokta.
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