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    In Hinduism, Rishabha is one of the twenty-four avatars of Vishnu in the Bhagavata Purana. Some scholars identify this avatar to be the same as the first...
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  • Manu (Sanskrit: मनु) is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or the first man (progenitor of...
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  • Jainism and Hinduism are two ancient Indian religions. There are some similarities and differences between the two religions. Temples, gods, rituals, fasts...
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    religion, also called Vedicism or Vedism, and sometimes ancient Hinduism or Vedic Hinduism, constituted the religious ideas and practices prevalent amongst...
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    Rishabhanatha (redirect from Lord Rishabha)
    (Devanagari: ऋषभनाथ), also Rishabhadeva (Devanagari: ऋषभदेव, Ṛṣabhadeva), Rishabha (Devanagari: ऋषभ, Ṛṣabha) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु, Ikṣvāku)...
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    Rishi (category Titles and occupations in Hinduism)
    Hindu society. Devarishi Saptarishi Rishi Panchami Rishikas Sadhu Rishabha (Hinduism) Rishabhanatha Pravaras Sramana Apaurusheyatva Yogi / Yogini Kavi...
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    originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions, which include Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are also classified as Eastern religions. Although...
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    Avatar (redirect from Avatar (Hinduism))
    (Sanskrit: अवतार, IAST: Avatāra; pronounced [ɐʋɐt̪aːɾɐ]) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means 'descent'. It signifies the material appearance...
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    Dharma (redirect from Dharma (Hinduism))
    धर्म, pronounced [dʱɐrmɐ] ) is a key concept in the Indian religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The term dharma is held as an untranslatable...
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    according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The Buddha has been among the formative forces in the origins of Hinduism. Regional Hindu texts over the centuries...
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  • Moksha (section Hinduism)
    मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation...
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  • In Hinduism, Shakti was a rishi (sage) and son of Vashistha and Arundhati. He was the father of Parashara, mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. There is...
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    nominative singular: अथर्वा IAST: Atharvā) is a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism, who along with Angiras, is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda...
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    (Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa) or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen major Puranas (Mahapuranas) and one of the most popular in Vaishnavism...
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  • philosophy portal Ātman (Buddhism) Atheism in Hinduism Atman (Hinduism) Jīva (Jainism) Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism Transtheism Perrett, Roy. 2000. Indian Philosophy...
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    Reincarnation (punarjanman) is a central tenet of the Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. In various forms, it occurs as an esoteric...
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    Siddha (redirect from Siddha (Hinduism))
    and dwell in Siddhashila with the above-mentioned eight qualities. In Hinduism, the first usage of the term siddha occurs in the Maitreya Upanishad in...
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  • माण्डव्य, romanized: Māṇḍavya), also called Aṇi Māṇḍavya, is a sage in Hinduism. He is best known for a legend where he is wrongfully punished by a king...
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    Hindolam has Rishabha and Panchama missing. Hence, it could be considered a janya of Todi (also known as Hanumatodi) which has shuddha rishabha or with Natabhairavi...
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    Nirvan Sthal of 12th Tirthankara Vasupujya Religion Affiliation Jainism, Hinduism Deity Vasupujya and Vishnu Festivals Mahavir Jayanti, Makar Sankranti Location...
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    Kapila (section Hinduism)
    been born in the world as Kapilācārya." Many historic personalities in Hinduism and Jainism, mythical figures, pilgrimage sites in Indian religion, as...
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    with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition...
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    Sutra (category Ancient Hinduism)
    genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, sutras are a distinct type of literary composition,...
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  • the Shukla Yajur Veda, and hence the name of that theological branch of Hinduism, the Kanva Shakha. Kanva (Karnesh) is also the name of several princes...
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    Gautama (Sanskrit: महर्षिः गौतम, IAST: Maharṣiḥ Gautama), was a sage in Hinduism and son of Brahmin sage Dirghatamas who is also mentioned in Jainism and...
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    Indra (/ˈɪndrə/; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains...
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  • romanized: Aurva, lit. 'produced from the thigh') is a fierce sage in Hinduism, a member of the Bhargava race. He was born during a bloody feud between...
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  • Jahnu (Sanskrit: जह्नु) is a hermit-king in Hinduism, belonging to the Chandravamsha dynasty. The son of King Ajamīḍha, Jahnu abdicates his kingdom in...
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    Astika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक, romanized: Āstīka) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hinduism. He is the son of Jaratkaru by the serpent goddess, Manasa. According to...
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    traceable to about the 14th century CE, Mahavira recited the legends of Rishabha to a solemn assembly on Satrunjaya when deity Indra requested him to do...
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