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- of worship offered to the deity. Each Agama consists of four parts. ... especially the use of religious texts (Agama) alone as a source of valid ...15 KB (2,157 words) - 15:03, 31 October 2025
- to other major sects of Hinduism. The term "Agama Hindu Dharma" also refers to the traditional practices in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and ...15 KB (2,058 words) - 02:15, 23 December 2022
- Hinduism in Indonesia, formally referred as Agama Hindu Dharma, takes ... All practitioners of Agama Hindu Dharma share many common beliefs ...26 KB (3,688 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- Viper are common. Lizards like the blue-headed Agama stand out against the neutral shades of desert sand and rocks. There is also an abundance of bird ...12 KB (1,929 words) - 22:24, 29 January 2023
- based on Malini Vijayatantra, belonging to the Agama school. (The Agamas are believed to be ancient revelations emphasizing the doctrine of liberation ...14 KB (2,124 words) - 04:48, 14 June 2023
- Kundalini (from Sanskrit कà¥à¤£à¥à¤¡à¤²à¤¿à¤¨à¥€ meaning "coiled") refers to a system of Indian yoga, which aims to awaken and ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 04:47, 10 June 2024
- Hinduism is an umbrella term for various religious traditions that originated in India, and now are practiced all around the world, though more ...19 KB (2,946 words) - 20:30, 17 July 2024
- Lingayatism, also known as Veerashaivism, began as a reform movement in the twelfth century C.E. India by Basavanna (1134 - 1196 C.E.). ...19 KB (2,752 words) - 23:56, 11 March 2025
- Chakra (Sanskrit: meaning circle or wheel) is a widely used concept in Indian religion and politics that underpins many spiritual practices and ...24 KB (3,564 words) - 17:25, 30 September 2021
- based on an idiosyncratic interpretation of the Agama Sutra (Japanese: Agon Sutra), Ian Reader, Religion in Contemporary Japan (University of ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 07:51, 27 March 2025
- Buddhist scriptures is a story in the Ekottara Agama (a text from the Chinese Tripitaka) about how certain gods fell from heaven and became trapped in ...30 KB (4,943 words) - 00:29, 11 February 2025
- way of ancestors") was legalized as a sect of Agama Hindu Dharma, the official name of Hinduism in Indonesia. ==Society== There are three ...36 KB (5,331 words) - 23:49, 9 January 2024
- Mahajanapadas (Sanskrit: महाजनपद, MahÄjanapadas) literally "Great Kingdoms" (from Maha, "great," and Janapada ...50 KB (7,467 words) - 07:44, 27 March 2025
- #* installed by humans, and consecrated according to Vaishnava Agama shastras or scriptures such as Lord Jagannath of Jagannath Temple (Puri) at Puri. ...50 KB (7,445 words) - 20:39, 3 May 2023
- darshan). Most major temples are constructed per the agama shastras, scriptures detailing how they should be built. Hindu festivals are popular ...61 KB (9,460 words) - 20:31, 17 July 2024
