Prāyaścitta (Sanskrit: प्रायश्चित्त) is the Sanskrit word which means "atonement, penance, expiation". In Hinduism, it is a dharma-related term and refers...
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tradition, the counterpart to daṇḍa is prāyaścitta (atonement). Whereas daṇḍa was primarily sanctioned by the king, prāyaścitta is taken up by a person at his...
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Dharmaśāstra (section Prāyaścitta)
5th-century of 1st millennium. Prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त) literally means "atonement, expiation, penance". Prāyaścitta is asserted by the Dharmasutra...
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presented under Ācāra (proper conduct), Vyavahāra (criminal law) and Prāyaścitta (expiation). The Yajnavalkya Smriti extensively quotes the Manu Smriti...
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self-correction; expiatory (prāyaścitta) rites. Vratas are discussed as a means to prāyaścitta in Dharmasastra texts. Many prāyaścitta vratas in these texts...
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– Confession, repentance and expiation in Buddhist monastic practice Prāyaścitta – Confession, repentance and expiation in Hinduism Christopher Key Chapple...
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glorification. A concept similar to redemption in Indian religions is called prāyaścitta, which is not related to the theological sense of sin, but to expiation...
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Śrauta Temple Murti Bhakti Japa Bhajana Kīrtana Yajna Homa Tarpana Vrata Prāyaścitta Tirtha Yatra Tirthadana Matha Nritta-Nritya Dāna Sevā Meditation Tapas...
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a Hindu site of pilgrimage, cleanses one of the sin of brahmahatya. Prāyaścitta Vrata Hudson, D. Dennis (25 September 2008). The Body of God: An Emperor's...
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entertainment. The seekers believe that bathing in these rivers is a means to prāyaścitta (atonement, penance, restorative action) for past mistakes, and that...
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governmental view, penal substitution view, and substitutionary atonement Prāyaścitta, the practice in Hinduism where a person practices rites to undo their...
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tradition. The effort and austerities during the Tirtha are a part of Prāyaścitta concept, which means "atonement, penance, expiation" for "something one...
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of the performance of the rituals. His highly respected work Smārta-prāyaścitta-vimarśinī stands testimony to his deep knowledge of veda-s and other...
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phrases Mudras, or hand gestures Nyasa, installing mantras on the body Prāyaścitta - an expiation ritual performed if a puja has been performed wrongly...
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