ashva medha
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Ashwa medhá — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El ashua medhá (literalmente ‘sacrificio de caballo’) era un ritual del vedismo que se practicó durante el período védico en la India. Según los textos del hinduismo, lo realizaba algún rey para demostrar su… … Wikipedia Español
Ashvamedha — ), but does not allude to the full ritual according to the Yajurveda.Gayatri Pariwar have been organising performances of a modernised version of the sacrifice, not involving actual animal sacrifice, since 1991.The Vedic sacrificeThe Ashvamedha… … Wikipedia
Iagñá — En el marco del hinduismo, el iagñá es el ritual de sacrificio que se practica desde la época védica (I milenio a. C.). Un iagñá (sacrificio de fuego) en una boda hindú. yajña, en el sistema AITS (alfabeto internacional de… … Wikipedia Español
Allahabad (Prayag) — Prayag is the traditional name for the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Prayaga in SANSKRIT means “confluence,” and it is the place where the holy YAMUNA and the most sacred GANGES meet. It is also understood that an ancient sacred river… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Arjuna — Arjuna was one of the five PANDAVAS in the MAHAB HARATA epic, all of them sons of Kunti by different gods. Arjuna’s father was the king of the gods, Indra, hence his prominent role in the epic. It is Arjuna who won the Pandavas’ wife… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — (c. 700 B.C.E.) The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a classical UPA NISHAD connected to the White YAJUR VEDA. It is probably the oldest of the classical Upanishads and retains much material on ancient Vedic ritual, which the later classical… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
horse sacrifice — The (horse sacrifice) ashva medha was one of the most important and elaborate royal rituals in ancient India. The exact requirements for its performance are detailed in the 13th chapter of the SHATAPATHA BRAHMANA. The sacrifice could be… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Ramayana — The Ramayana, the story of the “adventures” (ayana) of RAMA, is one of the two great Hindu epics. It was composed originally in SANSKRIT in an epic of about 25,000 verses. The author, VALMIKI, is called the “first poet” of India and the Rama… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
