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Essay name: Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra

Author: Shanta Srinivasan
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit

This English essay studies Diksha in Pancharatra with reference to important texts. Diksha refers to initiation ceremonies into a particular esoteric tradition which is given, for example, by the teacher (Guru) to the student (Shishya). Pancharatra refers to an ancient school of Vaishnavism based on ancient Tantra-like texts called Agamas which were commonly written in Sanskrit verse.

Preface

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6 (of 6)


External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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ABBREVIATIONS
AhS
AnS
ASIV
BAU
BSB
󾱰ܻԲⲹṃh
Ծܻ󲹲ṃh
Agama and South Indian Vaisnavisam
ṛhԲⲹDZ貹Ծṣa
Brahmasūtrabhāṣya, Sankara
BhP
岵ٲܰṃa
Chu
Chandogyopani3 at
IS
śṃh
JS
ⲹṃh
KathU
Kathopanisat
LT
ṣmٲԳٰ
MBh
Ѳٲ
MundU
ѳṇḍDZ貹Ծṣa

īⲹṃh
PaS
ʲṃh
PauS
ʲܲ첹ṃh

峾ṃh

śṃh
RV
鲵岹ṃh
SA
SKS
Samurtarcanadhikarana
Բٰܳṃh
SS
ٳٱٲṃh
Śī
ŚīśԲṃh
Ś
Ā
TB
VisS
վś
Śrībhāṣya, Rāmānuja
ղٳپṇy첹
ղٳپⲹ󳾲ṇa
վṣṇܲṃh
վś峾ٰṃh
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