A philosophical concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, and a spiritual principle of cause and effect wherein the actions or intent of an individual impact their future, either in their present or future lives. From the Sanskrit, meaning “action,” “work” or “deed.”
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Earliest extant text from the Vedic corpus, dated roughly between 1700 and 1200 BCE. Like the other Vedas, the Rigveda…
A genre of ancient and religious texts written in Sanskrit, Tamil and other languages. The texts are encyclopaedic and cover…
Also known as Durga Saptashati, it is one of the foremost texts within the Shaktism tradition and focuses on the…
A set of devotional practices that emerged in South India from the sixth century CE and spread to north India…
An ancient Sanskrit text on sexuality and eroticism, dating to c. 400 BCE–300 CE and attributed to Vatsyayana. It is…
The illustrated official history of the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Compiled in the mid-seventeenth century, it contains…
A sacred text belonging to the Tibetan Buddhist canon, comprising commentaries, treatises and a collection of abhidharma (ancient Buddhist texts).…
A body of religious texts composed in Sanskrit and considered the oldest scriptures in Hinduism. There are four primary texts…