The concept of the continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth, fundamentally seen in most Indian religions, including Buddhism and Jainism. From the Sanskrit and Pali word samsara, meaning “world.”
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A monastic order comprising bhikkhus (monks) and bhikkhunis (nuns), it is one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism. From the…
Meaning “tradition” or “received knowledge” in Sanskrit, the term refers to a set of scriptures within Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.…
Meaning "destruction" or "withdrawal" in Sanskrit, it is one of the cosmic acts of deities in the Hindu religious tradition.…
A sixteenth-century Tamil text attributed to Paranjothi Munivar, which comprises sixty four stories narrating the miracles of the Hindu deity,…
Literally meaning "string" or "thread," it refers to literature from the ancient and medieval periods that was originally preserved and…
A group of twelve Vaishnavite Tamil poet-saints who advocated for personal devotion (bhakti). Their poetry and devotional songs were based…
An ancient Sanskrit text on sexuality and eroticism, dating to c. 400 BCE–300 CE and attributed to Vatsyayana. It is…
Anecdotes and narratives around the life of the Hindu god Krishna. The stories are derived from different textual and epic…