Shivadharma, 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补, Shiva-dharma: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 can be transliterated into English as Sivadharma or Shivadharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Temple management in the 膧gamas艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) refers to rules or duties prescribed for the king, according to the 艢aiv膩gamas.鈥擜part from the royal rituals, the 膩gama prescribes several duties for the king. This is called 腻濒补测补诲丑补谤尘补 or 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补. First of these has to do with preserving the sanctity of the temple. The king then had to preserve the ritualistic tradition of the temple. Another important aspect is providing material resources for the functioning of the temple. Fourth, the king had to maintain and preserve the temple structure and precincts. Finally, the king had to ensure the collection and distribution of the temple 鈥榬ights鈥� (including land tenancy, grain allowance, daily naivedya, etc.) among those who are eligible for the same.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions1) 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥溑歛iva religion鈥�, according to the M峁沢endr膩gama Kriy膩p膩da verse 8.6-7.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘颈峁嚹� [initiation] is the root of success for the fruits of the 艢aiva religion (艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补) for the individual soul. There is another [kind of 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘颈峁嚹玗 taught without the destruction of the body, up until the dissolution of the world. The remaining one is taught to be the 濒辞办补诲丑补谤尘颈峁嚹�, for the purpose of [attaining the eight-fold supernatural powers] starting with a峁噄m膩 after the current life, after all the bad portions [of karma] were destroyed at all reality levels鈥�.
2) 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) refers to one of the two types of the Bhukti诲墨办峁Ｄ� type of Initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�), according to K峁mar膩ja鈥檚 commentary on the Netratantra 4.1:鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he bhukti诲墨办峁Ｄ� for the S膩dhaka is divided into the 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 and laukikadharma 办颈苍诲鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) is described in the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擨n the third chapter 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 is described by 膧ditya to Manu. In this context the legend of Sudyumna is narrated.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) or 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补pur膩峁嘺 refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapur膩峁嘺) according to the K奴rmapur膩峁嘺 and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.鈥擳he Upapur膩峁嘺s (e.g., 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补-pur膩峁嘺) can be considered as the supplements of the Mah膩pur膩峁嘺s as those are mostly based on the Mah膩pur膩峁嘺s. The 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 considers the Upapur膩峁嘺s as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapur膩峁嘺s are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapur膩峁嘺s which are excluded from the lists of Upapur膩峁嘺s given by different sources.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攆rom the Nandike艣varasa峁僪it膩. 碍腻峁璵. 1. Oudh. Xi, 6. Burnell. 138^b. Oppert. 6237. Ii, 5277. 7798. 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补kha峁囜笉a. Oppert. 7018. Quoted by Hem膩dri, by M膩dhav膩c膩rya Oxf. 271^a, by Raghunandana and Kamal膩kara, in 艢膩kt膩nandatara峁単i峁嚹� Oxf. 104^a.
2) 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�):鈥攊bid.
3) 艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�):鈥攊n 12 chapters. Adyar Libr. 47.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶多た啶掂ぇ啶班啶�):鈥擺=艣颈惫补-诲丑补谤尘补] [from 艣颈惫补] n. Name of a [chapter] of the Nandike艣vara-sa峁僪it膩
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus艢颈惫补诲丑补谤尘补 (嗖多部嗖掂钵嗖班硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a 艢aiva sect founded in the twelfth century in Karn膩峁璦ka.
2) [noun] its philosophy.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shiva, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Shivadharmaja, Shivadharmapurana, Shivadharmopapurana.
Full-text (+51): Shivadharmopapurana, Shivadharmapurana, Upapurana, Civatarumam, Alayadharma, Vrishasarasamgraha, Nandikeshvarasamhita, Shivadharmottara, Laukikadharma, Bhuktidiksha, Shaivism, Hridaya, Laukika, Vishnuhridaya, Shivahridaya, Sandhya, Brahmahridaya, Tapas, Vrata, Yajnakrit.
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Chapter 5.2 - The Sauradharma-purana (study)
Chapter 3.1 - The major Vaisnava-Upapuranas鈥擨ntroduction
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.8 (a). Expiatory Rites in other Saiva Treatises < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in 膧gamic Literature]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
3. Authors and Works Quoted < [Chapter 2 - A Textual analysis]
1. Works quoted by the Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati < [Chapter 5 - Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati and Saradatilaka]
8. Initial ceremonial steps for Shiva Puja (worship) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Vaidika and 艢aiva < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
艢r墨vidy膩 and society in N墨laka峁囜弓ha D墨k峁ta鈥檚 Saubh膩gyacandr膩tapa < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Sm膩rta-艢aiva Community of South India]
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