• Puruṣārtha (redirect from Purushartha)
    Purushartha (Sanskrit: पुरुषार्थ, IAST: Puruṣārtha) literally means "object(ive) of men". It is a key concept in Hinduism, and refers to the four proper...
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  • philosophy, where it is combined with four proper goals of human life (Purushartha), for fulfilment, happiness and spiritual liberation. Moreover, since...
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  • Flood clarifies that artha in ancient Hindu literature, as well as purushartha, is better understood as a goal of Man (not a man). In other words, it...
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    anustubh-meter poetry verses. Kamasutra acknowledges the Hindu concept of purusharthas, and lists desire, sexuality, and emotional fulfillment as one of the...
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    Chairman and Managing Director, Shelly Verma as Director (Finance), Baldeo Purushartha as Nominee Director, Vallabhbhai Maneklal Patel as Non-Official Independent...
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    Kama (redirect from Kama (Purusharthas))
    of love with or without sexual connotations. Kama is one of the four Purusharthas, which are the four objectives of human life. It is considered an essential...
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  • today still found as an important element in various Folk Hindu streams. Purusharthas refers to the objectives of human life. Classical Hindu thought accepts...
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    should not cook or eat at night. According to Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: And, how can one who eats food without the light of the...
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    important samskara, or a rite of passage. Hindu texts describe four purusharthas (goals of existence): dharma (righteousness), artha (wealth), kama (desire)...
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  • Look up purusartha or purushartha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Puruṣārtha (Purushartha) is the object of human pursuit in Hinduism. It may refer...
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    ISBN 978-81-7628-000-6 Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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  • in the public domain: Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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    other being the more demanding yoga. A central concept in Hinduism, purushartha, advocates pursuit of the four main goals for happiness: dharma (virtue)...
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  • this should be avoided. Kama (sensual pleasures) is one of the four purusharthas or aims of life (dharma, artha, kama, and moksha). The Hindu Kama Sutra...
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    realization, as through bhakti (devotion) and prapatti (self-surrender) Purushartha: The goal to be attained, as moksha or liberation from bondage. Viśiṣṭa...
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  • Kissinger Subject of a BBC "In Our Time" podcast The Arthashastra. Artha and Purushartha – Indian philosophical concepts Hindu philosophy History of espionage...
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  • Eclipse in Hindu mythology. Grihastha The second of the four phases (Purushartha) of a man, when a person gets married and settles down in life and begets...
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    ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5 Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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    ISBN 978-81-903639-2-1. Jain, Vijay K. (2012). Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya. Vikalp Printers. ISBN 978-81-903639-4-5. Koller, J. M. (1972)...
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  • in the public domain. Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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  • stages integrated with fulfilling, joyful four goals of life called Purushartha - Dharma (piety, morality, duties), Artha (wealth, health, means of life)...
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    (1931), The Sacred Books of the Jainas Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya, Vikalp Printers, ISBN 9788190363945 v t e...
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  • Philosophy, Editor: Oliver Learman, ISBN 0-415-17281-0, Routledge, Article on Purushartha, pp 443; The Hindu Kama Shastra Society (1925), The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana...
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    in the public domain. Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya, Vikalp Printers, ISBN 978-81-903639-4-5, This article incorporates...
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  • in the public domain. Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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    in the public domain. Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya: Realization of the Pure Self, With Hindi and English Translation...
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  • L'inde des Lumières. Discours, histoire, savoirs (XVIIe-XIXe siècle), Purushartha 31, París, Éditions de l'EHESSS, 2013, pp. 53–78. Stuurman, S. (2000)...
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    with Rama about his killing. Rama explained to him about the various purusharthas and how everything was pre-ordained according to the kalachakra and granted...
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  • "Spiritual Guidance in Achieving and Sustaining Organizational Excellence". Purushartha: A Journal of Management Ethics and Spirituality. 4 (2): 1–16. Kazanas...
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    philosophical basis of nudity arises out of the concept of 'Purushartha' (four ends of human life). 'Purushartha' (Puruṣārtha) are 'Kama' (enjoyment), 'Artha' (wealth)...
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