Samskara (IAST: saṃskāra, sometimes spelled samskara) are sacraments in Hinduism and other Indian religions, described in ancient Sanskrit texts, as well...

Look up samskara or sanskara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Samskara, saṃskāra, saṅskāra or sanskara may refer to: Sanskara (rite of passage), Hindu...

religions, samskaras or sanskaras (Sanskrit: संस्कार) are mental impressions, recollections, or psychological imprints. In Hindu philosophies, samskaras are...

Samskara (English title: Funeral Rites) is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film written by U. R. Ananthamurthy based on his eponymous novel, and directed...

Davani Kannada: ಲಂಗ ದಾವಣಿ. In South Indian Hindu tradition, the Ritu Kala Samskara ceremony or Ritushuddhi is a ceremony performed when a girl wears a sari...

of the body. This rite of passage is the last samskara in a series of traditional life cycle samskaras that start from conception in Hindu tradition....

Vedic rituals after death, are ceremonial rituals in Hinduism, one of the samskaras (rite of passage) based on Vedas and other Hindu texts, performed after...

nothing but the poojas to Lord Subrahmanya. Ashlesha Bali ceremonies & Sarpa Samskara are two important Sarpa Dosha ceremonies are also done at Kukke Subramanya...

Almost all traditional Hindu families observe until today at least three samskaras (initiation, marriage, and death ritual). Most other rituals have lost...

Sīmantonnayana) (literally: parting the hair) or Simantha, is the third of the 16 Saṃskāras (sacraments, rites of passage) in the ancient texts of Hinduism. It is...

practices. Under Vedic Hindu traditions, marriage is viewed as one of the saṁskāras performed during the life of a human being, which are lifelong commitments...

Hindu saṃskāras (sacraments), in which a child receives their first haircut. No reference is provided in any Grhya Sutras, but, in general this samskara is...

 'initiation') is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor...

A samskara is a process in ayurvedic medicine said to detoxify heavy metals and toxic herbs. In ayurveda, toxic ingredients, which sometimes include heavy...

states that because Avidyā (ignorance) exists, Saṃskāras (karmic formations) exist; because Saṃskāras exist therefore Vijñāna (consciousness) exists;...

Karṇavedha) or Karnavedham is one of the sixteen major samskaras (sacraments) known as "Shodasha Samskaras" of Hinduism. It is an ear piercing ceremony that...

on that path. Major life stage milestones are celebrated as sanskara (saṃskāra, rites of passage) in Hinduism. The rites of passage are not mandatory...

McGee (2007), "Samskara", in The Hindu World (Editors: Mittal and Thursby), Routledge, ISBN 978-0415772273, pp. 342–343. PV Kane, Samskara, Chapter VI,...

both religious and social obligations. It is regarded to be an important samskara, or a rite of passage. Hindu texts describe four purusharthas (goals of...

The Vīramitrodaya is a commentary on Yajnavalkya Smriti and a Hindu law digest written by Mitramiśra which covers nearly every aspect of Dharmaśāstra....

result of his or her samskaras (impressions created in the mind due to one's interaction with the external world). These samskaras create habits and mental...

Pujari Purohita Rishi Sadhu Sannyasa Sant Satguru Swami Yogi more... Sacred animals Cow Horse Nāga Sacred plants See also Firewalking Samskara Temple dance...

pranahuti or yogic transmission and the cleaning of impressions (called samskaras) are claimed to be unique to this method. The Heartfulness Movement's...

Muladhara is where the different samskaras (potential Karmas) lie dormant, and Svadhishthana is where these Samskaras find expression. Svadhishthana contains...

Pujari Purohita Rishi Sadhu Sannyasa Sant Satguru Swami Yogi more... Sacred animals Cow Horse Nāga Sacred plants See also Firewalking Samskara Temple dance...

family. Traditionally, Hindu men shave off all their hair as a child in a samskāra or ritual known as the chudakarana. A lock of hair is left at the crown...

Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-0222-3 Rajbali Pandey (2013), Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious study of the Hindu sacraments, 2nd Edition, Motilal Banarsidass...

called the Pancha-Samskara, or "the five impressions", and another name is Samashrayanam. The individual receives the following: Nama Samskara - An initiation...

romanized: Vivāha, lit. 'Marriage') is the most important of all the samskaras, the rites of passage described in the Dharmashastra texts. Variously...

known as annaprashana vidhi or annaprashanam, is a Hindu rite of passage (Saṃskāra) that marks an infant's first intake of food other than milk. The term...