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Mādhva
Deepak Sarma
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-04-24
Mādhva Introduction Mādhva Vedānta is a tradition of Vedānta that was developed in the 13th century in southwestern India at modern-day Udupi, ...
Mahābhārata
Simon Brodbeck
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Mahābhārata Introduction The Mahābhārata is a vast array of narrative traditions in all varieties of media. It is also—and perhaps was origin...
Mahābhārata in Hindu Tradition
Pamela Lothspeich
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Mahābhārata in Hindu TraditionIntroductionEpic tale, Hindu scripture, philosophical treatise, and national history, the Mahabharata (“the great Bharat...
Mahadeviyakka
Robert Zydenbos
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
Mahādēviyakka Introduction Akka Mahādēvi, “elder sister Mahādēvi” (also, less commonly, known as Mahādēviyakka) was one of the leading persona...
Mānava-Dharmaśāstra
Patrick Olivelle
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Mānava-Dharmaśāstra Introduction The Mānava-Dharmaśāstra (“Manu” for short) occupies a pivotal position in the long history of Dharmaśāstric t...
Māṇikkavācakar
Leah Comeau
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2016-08-30
MāṇikkavācakarIntroductionMāṇikkavācakar (Manikkavacagar, Manikkavasagar, Manikkavachakar) is a Tamil poet-saint famous for his contributions to Śaiva...
Maratha Rule (1674–1818)
Daniel Jasper
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2018-05-24
Maratha Rule (1674–1818)IntroductionMaratha Rule was established by Shivaji Bhosale in western India in the 17th century. Shivaji’s father, Shahaji Bh...
Māriyammaṉ
Perundevi Srinivasan
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Māriyamman Introduction Māriyammaṉ is a goddess, widely worshipped in Tamilnadu in South India. Although she has been predominantly identified...
Marriage
Lindsey Harlan
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Marriage Introduction Scholarly reflection on Hindu marriage includes work on prescriptive treatments in early Sanskrit sources. Among these a...
Material Religion
Mikael Aktor
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2017-05-24
Material ReligionIntroductionHindu material culture is a vast subject. It includes subjects that have been part of the study of Hinduism throughout it...
Mathura
Vinay Kumar Gupta
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2021-04-21
MathuraIntroductionMathura is one of the most important ancient settlements and one among the seven most sacred cities in India along with Ayodhya, Ha...
Mirabai
Nancy M. Martin
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
MirabaiIntroductionMirabai (also known as Meerabai, Mira, Meera) is the most well known of the women bhakti (Hindu devotional) saints of India. Accord...
Mokṣa
Ariel Glucklich
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2011-01-27
Mokṣa Introduction The subject of Mokṣa occupies a central and prestigious place in Hindu culture, although in practical and philosophical te...
Nātha Sampradāya
Adrián Muñoz
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2018-11-29
Nātha SampradāyaIntroductionThe religious order of yogis commonly associated with the legendary figure of Yogī Gorakhnāth (Gorakṣanātha in Sanskrit) i...
Natyashastra
Natalia Lidova
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Natyashastra Introduction The Nāṭyaśāstra (Science of Drama) is the earliest and most authoritative Indian text on the performing arts. Writte...
Navarātri (Navarātra)
Caleb Simmons
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2022-09-26
Navarātri (Navarātra)IntroductionThe Navarātri festival, also known as Dasain, Dasara, Durga Puja, Mahanavami, and Navarātra, depending on what part o...
Nāyaṉmār
Karen Pechilis
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Nāyaṉmār Introduction The term nāyaṉmār (singular, nāyaṉār) is a Tamil-language word that today generally means “leaders,” but as the term is ...
Nimbārka Sampradāya
Catherine Clémentin-Ojha
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2018-10-25
Nimbārka SampradāyaIntroductionThe Nimbārka sampradāya, also called Sanakādi sampradāya and Haṃsa sampradāya from the names of its alleged divine foun...
Nirañjanī Sampradāy
Tyler Williams
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2021-03-24
Nirañjanī SampradāyIntroductionBelieved to have been founded by the saint-poet Svāmī Haridās (d. 1601?) in the late 16th or early 17th century, the Ni...
North America, Hinduism in
Jennifer B. Saunders
Subject: Hinduism »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Hinduism in North America Introduction Hinduism first arrived in North America through missionary and travel accounts in the late 18th century...
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