Kanchipuram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kanchipuram - Varanasi of South India
Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram (Tamil: காஞ்சிபுரம்) is a temple city and a municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district. In ancient times it was called Kachi and Kachiampathi.
Kanchipuram is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees.
There are several big temples(including some of the greatest Vishnu Temples and Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu) like Varadharaja Perumal Temple for Lord Vishnu and Ekambaranatha Temple which is one of the five forms of abodes of Lord Siva, (it is the earth abode here, other abodes include Chidambaram (Sky), Sri Kalahasti (air), Thiruvanaikaval (water) and Tiruvannamalai (fire)), Kamakshi Amman Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kumara Kottam, Kachapeshwarar Temple, Kailasanathar Temple and many more.
Kanchipuram is also called as "City of 1000 Temples". Kanchipuram is also famous for its silk sarees, which are hand woven
Friday, January 21, 2011
Arsha Vidya Satsanga, Houston, TX, USA
Arsha Vidya Satsanga, Houston, TX, USA
Arsha Vidya Satsanga (आर्ष विद्या सत्सङ्ग) is a non-profit organization born out of the inspiration derived from the teachings of His Holiness Swami Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Arsha Vidya Satsanga is to re-establish the cultural self-identity, and reinstate agency and cognitive independence for Hindus - or people following the Sanatana Dharma / Vedic tradition.
Arsha Vidya Satsanga (आर्ष विद्या सत्सङ्ग) is a non-profit organization born out of the inspiration derived from the teachings of His Holiness Swami Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Arsha Vidya Satsanga is to re-establish the cultural self-identity, and reinstate agency and cognitive independence for Hindus - or people following the Sanatana Dharma / Vedic tradition.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sampath Kumar writes for Hiduism and Vaishnava Divya Desams
My Friend Sri.Sampathkumar is writing more about Hinduism, Vaishnavism, and about Vaishnava Temples in his blogspot:
http://samptamilspeak.blogspot.com/
You can visit his blog to know more about temples and Vaishnava Divya desams in India.
His blogspot gives details in both English and Tamil.
http://samptamilspeak.blogspot.com/
You can visit his blog to know more about temples and Vaishnava Divya desams in India.
His blogspot gives details in both English and Tamil.
Women in Hinduism
Women in Hinduism:
"To understand the position of women in Hinduism, one must understand the true essence of Hindu scriptures and be able to discriminate between what is religious philosophy versus what was merely social philosophy in the ancient times. The social philosophy varies with time, but the religious ideals do not. This point is critical since Hinduism has a large number of scriptures and lack of right understanding as to their content and hierarchy can result in distortion of the Hindu religious tradition."
"To understand the position of women in Hinduism, one must understand the true essence of Hindu scriptures and be able to discriminate between what is religious philosophy versus what was merely social philosophy in the ancient times. The social philosophy varies with time, but the religious ideals do not. This point is critical since Hinduism has a large number of scriptures and lack of right understanding as to their content and hierarchy can result in distortion of the Hindu religious tradition."
Hindu Concept of God
Hindu Concept of God
In general Hinduism considers God not just as the Supreme All-powerful Gigantic One, Who commands the humanity to tread the way He/She/It says, but also a personal God Whom the individual can worship out of love and not necessarily out of fear ! The fear brings one only upto certain point and beyond that it repels, but love takes through to the point. Devotion or bhakti as often referred to is a very key concept in Hinduism, even for the philosophically inclined ones. While the shashtras - be it vedas, Agamas, purANas - describe the Glory of God, one finds abundance of stotras that praise the God in love
In general Hinduism considers God not just as the Supreme All-powerful Gigantic One, Who commands the humanity to tread the way He/She/It says, but also a personal God Whom the individual can worship out of love and not necessarily out of fear ! The fear brings one only upto certain point and beyond that it repels, but love takes through to the point. Devotion or bhakti as often referred to is a very key concept in Hinduism, even for the philosophically inclined ones. While the shashtras - be it vedas, Agamas, purANas - describe the Glory of God, one finds abundance of stotras that praise the God in love
The Beauty of Hinduism – Gods, epics & stories
The Beauty of Hinduism – Gods, epics & stories
There are several stories as to how Ganesha lost his tusk. The version below is derived from the Brahmânda-Purâna and is related to a battle between Ganesh and Parashurâma. Parashurâma was one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Parashurâma meditated on Shiva and got the divine axe, Parashu
There are several stories as to how Ganesha lost his tusk. The version below is derived from the Brahmânda-Purâna and is related to a battle between Ganesh and Parashurâma. Parashurâma was one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Parashurâma meditated on Shiva and got the divine axe, Parashu
Vyasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vyasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Vyasa (Devanagari: व्यास, vyāsa) is a central and revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions. Vyasa is conflated'by Vaishnavas with Badarayana, the author of the Vedanta Sutras. He is also sometimes called Veda Vyasa (वेद व्यास, veda vyāsa), (the one who compiled the Vedas) or Krishna Dvaipayana (referring to his complexion and birthplace). He is considered to be the scribe of both the Vedas, and the supplementary texts such as the Puranas. He is the author of Sri Devi Bhaagavat (Devi-Bhagavata Purana). A number of Vaishnava traditions regard him as an avatar of Vishnu.[1] Vyasa is also considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivins (long lived, or immortals), who are still in existence according to general Hindu belief.
The festival of Guru Purnima, is dedicated to him, and also known as Vyasa Purnima as it is the day, which is believed to his birthday and also the day he divided the Vedas.[2][3]"
"Vyasa (Devanagari: व्यास, vyāsa) is a central and revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions. Vyasa is conflated'by Vaishnavas with Badarayana, the author of the Vedanta Sutras. He is also sometimes called Veda Vyasa (वेद व्यास, veda vyāsa), (the one who compiled the Vedas) or Krishna Dvaipayana (referring to his complexion and birthplace). He is considered to be the scribe of both the Vedas, and the supplementary texts such as the Puranas. He is the author of Sri Devi Bhaagavat (Devi-Bhagavata Purana). A number of Vaishnava traditions regard him as an avatar of Vishnu.[1] Vyasa is also considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivins (long lived, or immortals), who are still in existence according to general Hindu belief.
The festival of Guru Purnima, is dedicated to him, and also known as Vyasa Purnima as it is the day, which is believed to his birthday and also the day he divided the Vedas.[2][3]"
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