karma-marga (In Hinduism

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• karma-marga — ˈmärgə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit, from karma (from karman) + mārga path, from ṃrga deer, gazelle : the strict observation of caste regulations and ritual duties regarded in Hinduism as one path to a happier life in an individual s next… …   Useful english dictionary

• karma-marga — /kahr meuh mahr geuh/, n. Hinduism. See under marga. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• marga — /mahr geuh/, n. Hinduism. any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti marga), of study (jnana marga), and of actions (karma marga). [ < Skt: path] * * * ▪ Indian religion Sanskrit“path”       in Indian… …   Universalium

• bhakti-marga — |bəktē|märgə noun Etymology: Sanskrit bhaktimārga, from bhakti + mārga path, from mṛga deer, gazelle Hinduism : approach to salvation by way of ardent devotion to a deity compare karma marga * * * /buk ti mahr geuh/, n. Hinduism. See under marga …   Useful english dictionary

• jnana-marga — jəˌnänəˈmärgə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit jñānamārga, from jñāna + mārga road, way : the Hindu approach to salvation by the way of knowledge developed in the Upanishads and the philosophic systems (as Sankhya, Vedanta, Yoga) and involving… …   Useful english dictionary

• Varna (Hinduism) — Varna ( sa. वर्ण IAST|varṇa ) is a Sanskrit term derived from the root IAST2| vṛ meaning to enclose . [ M. Mayrhofer, Etymological Dictionary II 518] In historical Indic traditions the varna and caste systems are not the same system, although… …   Wikipedia

• Vallabha — (1473–1531)    Vedanta philosopher    Vallabha was one of the great exponents of devo tional VEDANTA. He was born in 1473 to a Telegu BRAHMIN, Lakshmana Bhatta, and his wife, Yel lamma Garu, a member of an influential South Indian family. Her… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Abhidhyan Yoga Institute — (est. 1991)    The Abhidhyan Yoga Institute, also called Mod ern Seers, headquartered at Swarthmore, Penn sylvania, is a training center for All Embracing (Abhidhyan) Yoga, a somewhat rare form of TANTRA that has survived within several lesser… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …   Universalium

• Indian religions — For religious demographics of the Republic of India, see Religion in India. badrinath temple,holy place for hindus …   Wikipedia