Brahman
BRAHMAN. In the Vedic hymns the neuter noun bráhman denotes the cosmic principle or power contained in the priestly or inspired utterance. As such, it came to be viewed as embodied in t...
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Brahman
Brahman (Brahmin) refers to the priestly category of Hindus. Though only a small minority of the Indian population, Brahmans hold the highest position in the caste system because of their extr...
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Brahman
The origin and meaning of the term brahman are shrouded in mystery. Using the verbal root √bṛh, Western Indological scholars derive such meanings as "sacred magical power&...
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Causation in Indian Philosophy
Indian philosophical theories, from their earliest speculative cosmologies and explorations of the nature of human existence—in the Vedas and Upanisads, whose com...
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Liberation in Indian Philosophy
The concept of liberation presupposes someone's state of bondage and anticipates the possibility of his or her release into a state of freedom. From the philosop...
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Meditation in Indian Philosophy
Meditation as a distinct practice in Indian philosophy appears in a variety of texts from the third century before the common era as well as in sculptural depictions th...
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Indian novelist and short-story writer (b. Nov. 8, 1908, Hassan, Mysore [now
Karnataka
], British India—d. July 8, 2006,
Austin, Texas
), was, with
R.K.
Narayan
and
Mulk Raj
Anand
, one ...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Thailand - which notched up a 190 billion baht
(5.4 billion dollar) financial deficit during the first half of
fiscal 2007 - is mulling a new tax on the king...
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Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodians celebrated Royal Ploughing Day
Saturday, with thousands watching with baited breath to see what
foods two royal oxen would choose in a colourfu...
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Rao, Raja
