tilak (In Hinduism

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• 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

• tilak — /til euhk/, n., pl. tilak, tilaks. a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol. [ < Skt tilaka] * * * ▪ Hindu symbolism Sanskrit  Tilaka        (“mark”), in Hinduism, a mark… …   Universalium

• Hinduism in India — India is the birthplace of Hinduism. Hinduism is seen by many non Hindus a set of practices of the people of India. The word Hindu is derived from the word Sindhu and signifies a person coming from the land of the river Sindhu (i.e., India). The… …   Wikipedia

• tilak — /ˈtilək/ (say teeluhk) noun Hinduism a red mark placed by a priest on the forehead of a worshipper to indicate caste, status or sect. {Sanskrit, ? akin to tila sesame} …  

• Narayan Waman Tilak — Narayan Vaman Tilak (Devanagari: नारायण वामन टिळक) (6 December 1861 – 1919) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. Tilak was born on 1861 in a Hindu family in the village of Karajhgaon in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. During… …   Wikipedia

• Buddhism and Hinduism — are two closely related religions that are in some ways parallel each other and in other ways are divergent in theory and practice.The Vedic, Buddhist, and Jain religions share a common regional culture situated near and around north eastern… …   Wikipedia

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Infobox revolution biography name= Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak lived=July 231856 ndash; August 1 1920 caption= alternate name=Lokmanya Tilak placeofbirth=Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India placeofdeath=Bombay,India movement=Indian Independence… …   Wikipedia

• Narayan Wamanrao Tilak — ( alt. : Narayan Vamanrao Tilak or Narayan Vaman Tilak or Narayan Waman Tilak ), a noted Marathi poet, patriot and social activist, was a Chitpavan Brahmin from Konkan who left Hinduism to follow Jesus Christ.Narayan Waman Tilak was born in… …   Wikipedia

• Outline of Hinduism — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hinduism: Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition[1] of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers[2] as Sanātana Dharma (a Sanskrit… …   Wikipedia

• List of Hinduism-related topics — The following is a list of articles on Hindu subjects.Major topics* Hinduism *what is hindusm in reality * Hindu * Hinduism and other religions * Hindu deities * Hindu mythology * Agama Hindu Dharma * Balinese Hinduism * Hinduism in Southeast… …   Wikipedia

• Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh — (RSS) (est. 1925)    The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (National Volunteer Corps) was for decades the most impor tant organization advocating cultural and political HINDU NATIONALISM. It still wields influence and has been involved in a number of… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism