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For questions about the history of Hinduism.
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what is the thithi, nakshatra, lunar month details of Adi Shankara's birth as documented by ...
Following are the details available from Sringeri Sharda Peetha's official site, on the article Shankara Digvijaya – Part 1
Shankara was born to Aryamba and Shivaguru, a Nambudri Brahmana who belonge …
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Origin of the Sanatan Dharma
Sanatana dharma has thus become a synonym for the “eternal” truth and teachings of Hinduism, the latter conceived of as not only transcendent of history and unchanging but also as indivisible and ultimately …
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What was the dialogue (debate) between YajnaMurti and Ramanujacharya?
While reading the biography of Sri Ramanujacharya, I've read one story of YajnaMurti (यज्ञमूर्ति), (You can read it from Internet Archive pg. 107) who was the believer of Advaita. He was pundit of sou …
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What is the authentic life story of Ramanuja?
Yes, probably the oldest reliable biography of Sri Ramanujacharya is Yatiraja Vaibhava written by Andhrapurna (Tamil: vaduga nambi) one of the direct disciple (Shishya) of Ramanujacharya.
You c …
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Who is the goddess depicted as "Bharat Mata" & why is she having Indian tricolor flag?
Now, talking about Bharat Mata, there is history of freedom movement and bit nationalism is connected with it. …
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When were the Vedas classified into four?
Q. When?A. At the end of Dwaparayuga
Q. By Whom?
A. By VedaVyasa
Q. Why?
A. Considering shortened strength and life-time (incapability to learn whole Veda) in Kaliyuga
Q. How?
A. According to Man …
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Why is Shiva called "Bholenath", Bhootnath, Amarnath, Kedarnath, Omakara etc.?
Nath (Sanskrit word) simply refers to Lord/Refuge/Owner etc.
Bhola (Hindi word) stands for tenderhearted or kindhearted.
It is believed that Shiva is easily pleased/glad by devotion. Also it can …
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Why did moha (disillusion) arise in Arjuna only before the Kurukshetra war in Mahabharata bu...
Moha arose in Arjuna because in the war of Kurukshetra, the opponents are his kinsfolk and kindred, plus, war is about to kill them.
Read following verses of Bhagavad Gita to understand why Arjuna did …
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Why and how Rath-yatra in Ahmedabad started?
The history goes as follows:
The historical details is available from official website of Jagannatha Temple Ahamedabad:
About 460 years ago this area where now stands SHREE JAGANNATHJI MANDIR CAMPUS …
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What is the oldest commentary on the Vedas (Saṃhitās)?
A history of Vedic Literature Vol I, part II, Commentators on Vedas which starts with first topic Skandasvamin and says the same that Skandasvami (A.D. 630) is the oldest known commentator on Vedas: …
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Are the words inside Bhagvad Gita exactly the same words used in actual conversation (ie, us...
As far as I know nowhere is mentioned something like VedVyasa modified/reformatted the conversation in Anushtup meter. It is believed that Srimad Bhagavad Gita which we currently have is the original …
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Why do Vedas have śākhās? Are all of them apauruṣeyā?
Q-2. why did he divide them further?
It's explained at Sakhas now Studied!:
Krsna Dvaipayana knew all the 1, 180 sakhas( recensions) of the Vedas revealed to the world by various sages. They were m …
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