• Lila (Sanskrit: लीला līlā) or leela (/ˈliːlə/) can be loosely translated as "divine play". The concept of lila asserts that creation, instead of being...
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  • book by Robert Pirsig Lila, Bohol, a municipality in the Philippines Lila, Croatia, a village near Našice, Croatia Lila (Hinduism), an Indic concept of...
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  • Hinduism (/ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm/) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and...
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  • Go software Leela Chess Zero, an open-source chess-playing program Lila (Hinduism), an alternate transliteration for the Hindu cosmological concept Leela...
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  • pleye of loue þe which I am wonte to vse in an amarose sowle'.": 288n6  Lila (Hinduism), the divine play Underhill, Evelyn (1911). Mysticism: A study in the...
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  • Shakti (category Names of God in Hinduism)
    lit. "energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability") in Hinduism, is the fundamental esoteric energy that underlies and sustains all existence...
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    Krishna (redirect from Krishna (Hinduism))
    tradition within Hinduism, particularly among the Vaishnava Krishnaite sects. Devotees of Krishna subscribe to the concept of lila, meaning 'divine play'...
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    Vedic religion is one of the major traditions which shaped Hinduism, though present-day Hinduism is significantly different from the historical Vedic religion...
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    recent times mostly associated with Shaktism, and in currents of folk Hinduism strongly rooted in local popular or tribal traditions. Animal sacrifices...
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    1615; Bengali) By Krishnadasa Kaviraja. Three parts: Adi-lila, Madhya-lila, and Antya-lila. Massive authoritative composition of Chaitanya's biography...
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    The history of Hinduism covers a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent. It overlaps or coincides with the development...
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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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  • Varṇa (Sanskrit: वर्ण, Hindi pronunciation: [ʋəɾ'ɳə]), in the context of Hinduism, refers to a social class within a hierarchical traditional Hindu society...
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    Hinduism is the fourth-largest religion in the United States, comprising 1% of the population, the same as Buddhism and Islam. The majority of American...
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    Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic...
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    Balinese Hinduism (Indonesian: Agama Hindu Dharma; Agama Tirtha; Agama Air Suci; Agama Hindu Bali) is the form of Hinduism practised by the majority of...
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    Dharma (redirect from Dharma (Hinduism))
    [dʱɐrmɐ] ) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism), among others. Although no single-word...
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    otiosus God becomes the Universe God's Debris, by Scott Adams Ietsism Lila (Hinduism) Omnism Panentheism Panpsychism Tat Tvam Asi Sean F. Johnston (2012)...
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  • different (Bhedabheda, Non-Dualist + Dualist). The six orthodox schools of Hinduism believe that there is Ātman in every living being (jiva), which is distinct...
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    Brahma, and Adi Shakti. The Puranic genre of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism. The Puranic literature is encyclopedic, and it includes diverse...
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    (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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    Ramlila (redirect from Ram lila)
    Ramlila (Sanskrit: रामलीला, romanized: Rāmalīlā; literally 'Rama's lila or play') is any dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama according to the...
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  • traditions, movements, and sects are traditions and sub-traditions within Hinduism centered on one or more gods or goddesses, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti...
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  • vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past...
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    communities organize dance-drama events called Rasa Lila or Krishna Lila. The tradition of Rasa Lila is particularly popular in the Mathura region, in northeastern...
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    Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE...
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  • reform movements, reform Hinduism, Neo-Hinduism, or Hindu revivalism, strive to introduce regeneration and reform to Hinduism, both in a religious or spiritual...
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    Sindhi Hindus (category Hinduism in Sindh)
    Sindhi Hindus are Sindhis who follow Hinduism. They are spread across modern-day Sindh, Pakistan and India. After the partition of India in 1947, many...
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  • Hinduism and Sikhism are Indian religions. Hinduism has pre-historic origins, while Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak. Both religions...
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    Shaktism (redirect from Shakta Hinduism)
    sect constituting about 3.2% of Hindus. The Sruti and Smriti texts of Hinduism form an important scriptural framework in Shaktism. Scriptures such as...
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