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Is their story inverse to Matanga based on illegitimate birth?
From this story in the Mahabharata (https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-mahabharata-mohan/d/doc826352.html) Matanga who was thought to be a Brahmin by his cruel acts and nature was deduced to ...
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Manusmriti: Legal Guide or Sacred Text?
I’ve heard discussions about the Manusmriti not being considered a religious text for Hindus. Some claim that it was just made out to be a Hindu legal document by colonial British authorities, and was ...
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List of Advaita Vedanta proponents: The rishis, sages, gods that supported Aham Brahmasmi
Consider this question as a sequel to this question: Advaita Vedanta Gitas
Advaita Vedanta as an interpretation of Vedanta is one of the oldest. Consider this question as a comprehensive list of all ...
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Question on Mahabaharta
Dyuta Parva—Section 57—KMG
Para 1—"King Yudhishthira the just having said this unto Vidura,
commanded that preparations for his journey might be made without loss
of time. And the next day, the ...
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Are the Itihasa superior to the Puranas?
We know the Puranas are less in authority to the Smritis (i.e. Dharma Shastras) as this is according to Vyasa Smriti,Chapter 1,Verse 4. So if Puranas are below Dharma Shastras then where are the ...
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Scriptures and Adultery
What do Hindu Scriptures remark about adultery for wives and for husbands? Are there specific exemptions or also the references that injunct punishment of any kind for adulterous wives or adulterous ...
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Does any scripture talk about extinction of Vanaras?
I have never heard of any scriptures talking much about vanaras after Ramayan and except lord hanuman. And they seem to have gone extinct in today's time except for lord hanuman again. Does any ...
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What are the different texts to learn about Lord Rama?
I love hinduism and in that I love reading about Lord Rama and Mata sita. I want to know which other Ramayanas or texts related to Lord Rama are available to us so that I can read them. Can someone ...
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Is there some scriptural background to this phrase?
Mata
Pita
Guru
Devta।
Translation.:
Mother Father Teacher God.
This means the order of respect and reverence that one should give in decreasing order. With Mother worthy of most respect and ...
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Is the translation of Bhusundi Ramayana available online?
Is the translation of Aadi Ramayana/Bhusundi Ramayana (spoken by lord brahmaa) available online?
(English or Hindi translation)
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Any scripture mentions naagmani? [duplicate]
Is naagmani a fictional thing or mentioned in scriptures? Also what about those special kind of naags?
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Is the hierarchy of the precedence of testimony only dependent on the category of scripture?
It is generally believed that Vedas can override Epics if needed and Epics override Puranas if needed.
But a recent question arose - "in the same scripture is there a hierarchy of testimony , perhaps ...
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Hydrogen & Oxygen mentioned in Vedas and Itihasas?
In the link given below I found some details about Ancient Batteries, Hydrogen & Oxygen discovered by Sage Agastya in India.
Ancient Batteries, Hydrogen & Oxygen discovered by Sage Agastya in ...
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Is Bhagavad-Gita an Upanishad according to the scriptures? [duplicate]
Bhagavad-Gita is simultaneously words of God, mentioned as an Upanishad, the 'Smriti-prasthana' and a part of the 'Itihasa-purana'.
The scriptures mention a hierarchy as Vedas and Upanishads > ...
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Is there any mention of the previous or next Sri Brahma (the creator) in the Puranas or Ithihasas?
A lot of Puranas talk about the creation of the universe after Sri Brahma is created (which is again different based upon different puranas). The puranas also talk about the life span of a Brahma ...
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Are there any signs (or lakshnas) that determine the ItihAsha scriptures?
We know that the PurAnas have 5 signs or lakshnas. If a scripture does not have those 5 signs then it can not be called a PurAna.
These 5 signs are shared by all PurAnas i.e by the 18 major (mahA) ...
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Do scriptures describe the effects of Brahmastra?
Brahmastra is debated to be similar in nature to Atom/Nuclear bomb. But my question is, do scriptures describe the effects of Brahmastra?
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What are the canonical texts in Hinduism for morality and ethics?
There are several texts in Hinduism which flirts with the idea of morality and ethics. Itihiasa texts like Mahabharata and Ramayana gives a subjective aura around the subject of morality, notably the ...
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