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Past life means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Past lives (accounts) were commonly painted on 颁颈迟谤补辫补峁璦蝉 (depicting scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯ages 190 ff.: Here we have a description of the second Citrapa峁璦. It was a painting depicting the city of Camp膩 with its people, houses, citizens, beautified with bejewelled ornaments, market places, its rich merchant and his wife and detailed account of one鈥檚 产丑补惫腻苍迟补谤补 or past life.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXCI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CCXCIX < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CLXIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Karmic Astrology鈥攁 Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 3.4 - Effects of Karma < [Chapter 2 - Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 4.3 - Perception by K膩la < [Chapter 2 - Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 3.5 - Classification of Karma < [Chapter 2 - Jyoti岣ヅ浤乻tra and the Concept of Karman]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 423 - It is the Giver that makes the Gift < [Chapter 26 - Br膩hma峁嘺 Vagga (The Br膩hma峁嘺)]
Verse 256-257 - The Story of the Judge < [Chapter 19 - Dhamma峁弓ha Vagga鈥� (Established in Dhamma)]
Verse 100 - The Story of Tambad膩峁環ika < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Triple Stream < [October 鈥� December, 2002]
The Theory of Re-incarnation in English Poetry < [March 1940]
Recollection < [January 鈥� March, 1990]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Part 2 - The Doer Gets The Direct Effect < [Chapter 7 - Kamma]
Chapter 5 - Carita (nature, character or habitual conduct)
Domain 3 - Bh谩van谩 (meditation) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]