Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XII
[contextly_sidebar id=”C7AUaYd2kP2MDY9QePCR6fkddWVJFqYD”] Region-Wise Distribution of Hindu Sages, Saints, Scriptures, Languages and Holy Places # REGION SAINTS, MUNIS, RISHIS, ACHARYAS SCRIPTURES LANGUAGES More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- IX
[contextly_sidebar id=”3mvMXg2vgGXdlYNWmd2H5Tc3Mj79Zl88″] Dharmashāstras Or Smritis The four aims of life are artha (wealth), kāma (desire), dharma (virtue) and moksha (liberation). The literature More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VIII
[contextly_sidebar id=”zXpV18x7QihUfGgmUpn27zUkZA9ytDRG”] Purāṇas These texts are extensive compendiums of the history and sacred traditions of Bhāratvarṣa (the earlier name of the Indian subcontinent). More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VI
[contextly_sidebar id=”GemKTtabP9EtK6woZE71zqW9fJZOQJ4u”] The Vedas or Shruti Importance of the Vedas As explained above, the Vedas are considered the supreme scriptures, or the gold-standard by most More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- V
[contextly_sidebar id=”9pmnN2hM6gCfApixOYOKRg8Nqd3UiTz9″] Hindu Scriptures and the Proverbial Hindu Tolerance: Interfaith Perspectives Hindu Dharma is not a ‘One Book, One Prophet, One God’ religion. More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- IV
[contextly_sidebar id=”89f8CEnaqE6P3MZ1GmIyUk6DNkPQ6wnI”] Why do Hindus have so many Scriptures? Most religions have one holy book. The Sikhs have the Adi Granth, Christians have the Bible (which is More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- III
[contextly_sidebar id=”315L3wFaW5XhhajmW3E4KK0xY2ACivPv”] In this part we discuss the relative importance of scriptures vis-à-vis Dharma and Moksha. Scriptures and Dharma- Their Relative Importance With More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”1XW7Y5m40v5kZttjYEzUZ0AuT3D0MdHG”] Benefits of Studying our Scriptures Means of attaining all the goals of our Life Hindu Dharma states that every human being should have four More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- I
The Hindu tradition lays great stress on the study of scriptures. It is considered a religious duty for Hindus to study and recite their scriptures on a daily basis, if possible. In particular, Hindu priests are More...
Yoga as a prelude to Svadhyaya in sculptures
The apsara sculpture of the Belur Chennakeshava temple depicts a divyangana explaining the scriptures. The two figures of Jalasanghi and Chinchanasur at Bidar district show a woman writing a letter on a plank. The More...