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  • ...| Srishti (Creation). No ancient texts known to mankind have discussed the topics of God and Creation as extensively as the Vedas and associated veda-derived
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  • ...ther followed by the father who teaches him worldly knowledge until a long time. Usually for higher knowledge children were sent to learn from a scholarly ...day of the Upanayana. The rites are performed for three days during which time the student is said to remain in an embryonic condition, on the fourth day
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  • ...of Sanatana Dharma. Its date of composition is not definite and the Vedic time period is a topic of debate among many scholars. As such it is not in the s ...fferent ways to guarantee its authenticity and proper preservation through time.
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  • ...as Gautama or Kanada collected the purport of these discussions on various topics and problems, filled up many of the missing links, classified and arranged ...unseen (अदृष्टम् । adrusta) potency of the action generally required some time before it could be fit for giving the doer the merited punishment or enjoym
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  • ...yasin, he renounces all possessions. He lives alone on alms and spends his time in meditation. When he attains the sublime state of deep meditation he rejo ...sentially a renouncer. The word sannyasa or sannyasin occurs for the first time in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (10.10.3). (?) The other words equivalent to San
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  • ...da 12 Adhyaya 6) refers to the revelation of the Vedas from Brahma, at the time of srshti. Suta Maharshi describes how Parameshti Brahma was meditating wit
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  • ...re based on Karmakanda (कर्मकाण्डः, religious rituals) that existed in his time. The later generations hence found difficulty in understanding the original ...twelve chapters with sixty sub-sections in all. There are about a thousand topics discussed so this work by Jaimini is by far the biggest of the philosophica
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  • ...e for women so as to make the medicine tolerable and effective at the same time. Such peculiarities of female body or its specific response to a drug or ce ...ailable currently. It is available in parts and thus many of the important topics related to women's health discussed in Kashyapa Samhita and known to bhara
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  • ...hat though some 'pathabheda' (change in text) has crept over the period of time, the meaning of these verses in Manusmrti and the Valmiki Ramayana is the s ...nprītātmā śrūyatāṁ iti । । 1.60 । ।''</blockquote>Also, over the period of time, there have been many commentaries on the Manusmrti out of which the ones b
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  • # One cannot reply within a reasonable time. * the debate prolongs beyond a reasonable time (Kalatita).
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  • ...hika Darshanas have influence on most of the shastras developed in ancient time. Ayurveda can not be the exception to this. Though Vaisheshika and Nyaya Da ...a describes ‘[[Padarthas (पदार्थाः)|Padarthas]]’ (पदार्थाः।) for the first time. These padarthas are the elements or substances comprising the universe. Th
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  • [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]] have evolved over a period of time and the language and structure of these texts are highly preserved over tho ...stivals, tantric instructions and other finer details concerned with these topics.
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  • {{Main|Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)}}Vedangas are six topics, the study of which are required for the complete understanding of the Veda ...man affairs.<ref name=":022" /> This auxiliary Vedic discipline focused on time keeping.
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  • ...gs. Society and rules for living in the society started to change based on time and yugas, and there is a need to bring back the focus to Purushartha Drsht Manifold are the topics that have been included under the Vedas and Dharmashastras from very ancien
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  • A few of these topics are discussed below. ...tigated carefully. He explains the exceptional ability of predicting exact time of rainfall with the help of astrological sciences. A good astrologer who o
    24 KB (2,784 words) - 23:52, 12 April 2020
  • ...; believe in a higher driving force and purpose beyond humankind; find the time to think things through objectively; think laterally in order to promote re ...heory lectures were given by the first author of this article and included topics such as definitions of the yoga way of life, implications of the four types
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  • ...he availability of modern technological advancements, vast data on various topics is created, in different parts of the world, dispersed all over the globe. ...e in both the subject and language which is difficult to achieve in a life time.
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  • ...he ''Karma- kanda'' and ''Jnana-kanda''. Questions began to be asked about topics such as Universe, creation, death, and moksha. Thus the question answer fo ...yajnopavita (यज्ञोपवीतम् । sacred thread) is found mentioned for the first time in this aranyaka. It is stated that a yajna performed by a person wearing t
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  • ...d honest life which gives him real happiness and enables him to devote his time, energy and capacities for the seva (सेवा | selfless service) of ot ...en every individual followed Dharma and mutually protected the society. As time progressed and a few strong individuals started flouting Dharma, that the R
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  • ...nt of the Yajnas. Thus, Sutras assumed greater importance over a period of time as they formed the bridge between Brahmanas and the changing society. The S ...humi (earth) from the harm caused by the beastly form that remained at the time of ending the incarnation. Vishnu dismembered the Varaha with his own chakr
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