Religious Beliefs and Practices of North India During the Early Mediaeval Period, Volume 1 |
Contents
Viṣṇu and His Ten Incarnations 1 Attributes of Viṣņu 3 | 28 |
Brahmā 31 Kārttikeya 32 Gaṇeśa 33 Surya | 38 |
Construction of Temples and Installation of Idols 39 Vaiṣṇava | 50 |
The Tantric Practices 55 Sacrifices 56 Samdhyā | 58 |
Hospitals and Drugs 80 Gift of Protection | 81 |
Gifts to Temples and for Public Works 85 Persons unfit to receive | 88 |
and Mukti Salvation | 95 |
The Concept of Destiny 95 The Doctrine of Karma 98 Sins | 106 |
For Officiating as Priest in a Yajña performed by Vrātyas | 112 |
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According Alberuni Aṇahilapāṭaka Arhat austerities avatāras bathing belief Bengal Bhoja Bombay Brahma Brāhmaṇa Brāhmaṇical Buddha Buddhist Cahamāna Calcutta called Candella Caulukya chap clarified butter copperplate cult dāna deity Devi devotion devout worshipper Dharmapāla dhyāna Edited English translation evil faith fast fate gift goddess gods Gujarat Harṣa hell Hindu Ibid idol image inscription India Jaina Jaina temple Jainism JASB Jayasimha Jina Kalacuri Kalhaṇa Kāpālikas karma Kāśmira Khajuraho king Kṛṣṇa Kumārapāla linga lotus lunar Mahāyāna Mālava mantra Manu maṭha meditation milk moon mystic Navsari obtained Pāla Paramāra penance perform Plates practices Pṛthvideva Purāņa Ratanpura records refers Regnal reign religion religious merit rice rites ruler sacred sacrifice Śaiva Śakti Samdhimati says sculpture sins Śiva Smṛtis Somadeva soul stone inscription Supra Surya Svetambaras tantric tenth century A.D. tion Tripuri twice-born Vajrayāna Veda verse vihāra Vijayasimha village Viṣṇu worship XVIII