the forty sanskara (sacramentary rites). (8.21) Next, the eight virtues of the self: (8.22) Compassion towards all creatures, patience, lack of envy, purity...

A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change...

sanskara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Samskara, saṃskāra, saṅskāra or sanskara may refer to: Sanskara (rite of passage), Hindu and Jain rites of...

encyclopedic in their coverage, covering topics such as Cosmogony, Sanskara (Rite Of Passage), Genealogy, chapters on ethics and duties (Dharma), Yoga, geography...

funeral rites for the dead in Hinduism, which usually involves cremation of the body. This rite of passage is the last samskara in a series of traditional...

chapters on Dharma and penances, eleven chapters on purity and Sanskara (rite of passage) and a chapter on hell in after-life. The text is notable for...

girl wears a sari for the first time. It is the celebration of a girl's rite of passage after menarche (first menstruation) or period, and she is deemed...

ocean or sea to return the remains back to the elements. Antyesti Sanskara (rite of passage) Victoria Williams (2016). Celebrating Life Customs around the...

diversity of views. Hindus also have shared texts such as the Vedas with embedded Upanishads, and common ritual grammar (Sanskara (rite of passage)) such...

In Indian philosophy and some Indian religions, samskaras or sanskaras (Sanskrit: संस्कार) are mental impressions, recollections, or psychological imprints...

Kingdom Persecution of Hindus Religion in the United Kingdom Sanskara (rite of passage) Sanskrit in the West Vedanga Vivaha "Archived copy" (PDF). media...

with sanskara (rite of passage) ceremonies. It is found in ancient Hindu texts such as the Vedas, but in a fluid context that is not in the sense of pious...

genre of literature. Other chapters cover Sanskara (Rite Of Passage), summary of Dharmasastra, its theories on the geography of earth, summary of Samkhya...

vimana in the south. The shrine building often includes an circumambulatory passage for parikrama, a mandapa congregation hall, and sometimes an antarala antechamber...

a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a...

rite of passage with symbolic spiritual significance. Some believe that it is intended to open the inner ears for receiving sacred sounds. Hearing of...

womb (garbha), or for the wife (kshetra). A rite of passage of the baby would imply that Garbhadhana sanskara is necessary for each baby and therefore every...

and Smritis describe varying number of Sanskara (rite of passage). Upanayana rite of passage symbolized the start of education process. Like the Vedas,...

Namakarama as two different sanskara, they evolve into one in many Gryhasutra texts. By Pantanjali's time, these two rites of passage had merged into one, and...

Anvarohanyya, or Vahni Sanskara. A dead adult Hindu is cremated, while a dead child is typically buried. The rite of passage is said to be performed...

free of that bondage, and who or what can lead one on that path. Major life stage milestones are celebrated as sanskara (saṃskāra, rites of passage) in...

most important of all the Hindu "sanskaras" (life-cycle rituals). The Congress Government diluted the Hindu Marriage in 1955 by enactment of HMA, Special...

literature. Agni remains an integral part of Hindu traditions, such as being the central witness of the rite-of-passage ritual in traditional Hindu weddings...

affiliation, for rites of passage or for special spiritual and religious occasions, depending on regional customs. It is also used as an expression of honour or...

and during the recitation of spiritual texts, during puja and private prayers, in ceremonies of rites of passages (sanskara) such as weddings, and during...

usually when he undergoes the rite of passage that initiates him into a school for Vedic studies. The term also refers to members of the three varnas in the...

the body of the deceased who is entitled to wear the turban. As per tradition, it is the oldest surviving son who performs this final rite.) Rasam means...

The major texts of Kalpa Vedanga are called Kalpa Sutras in Hinduism. The scope of these texts includes Vedic rituals, rites of passage rituals associated...

verses continue to be recited during Hindu prayer and celebration of rites of passage (such as weddings), making it probably the world's oldest religious...

of Yajna-like rituals was the focus of Mimansa school of Hindu philosophy. Yajna have continued to play a central role in a Hindu's rites of passage,...