Saturday, December 27, 2014

CONTOURS OF HINDU RELIGION





Angas
Principal Scriptures 
Four Brahmanas
Subsidiary Scriptures
Six Systems of Phlosophy
Others
Phonetics (Shiksha By Panini)
Rigveda
Aitreya
Ayurveda (Including Treatises Of Charaka And Sushruta)
Vaishesika 
(Founder 
Rishi Kanad)
Manusmriti
Grammar (Ashtadhyayi, Dhatupath, Ganapath, Unadikosh all by Panini & Mahabhashya by Patanjali)
Yajurveda
Shatapatha
Dhanurveda (Military Science)
Nyaya 
(Founder
Rishi Gautam)
Ramayana
Including Yoga Vasishta Etc)
Vocabulary & Philology (Nigantu & Nirukta by Yaska)
Samaveda
Sama
Gandharva Veda (Music)
Yoga
(Founder 
Rishi Patanjali)
Mahabharata (Including Selections Such as Vidurniti, Ashtavakra Gita, Bhagwad Gita etc)
Atharva
Veda
Gopatha
Artha Veda (Science And Practice Of Mechanical Arts)
Sankhya (Founder 
Rishi Kapil)
18 Puranas (List Below)
Jyotisha Shastra (Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Geography, Geology, Astronomy)
Vedanta (Founder 
Rishi Vyasa) With 108 Upanishads (Classification Hereunder)
Purva Mimnasa (Founder 
Rishi Jaimini)



CLASSIFICATION OF UPANISHADS
Dasopanishads
Name                                           Source
    
Īsha
Sukla Yajur Veda
Kena
Sama Veda
Katha
Krishna Yajur Veda
Prashna
Atharva Veda
Mundaka
Atharva Veda
Mandukya
Atharva Veda
Aitereya
Rig Veda
Taittiriya
Krishna Yajur Veda
Chhandogya
Sama Veda
Brahadaranyaka
Sukla Yajur Veda
Samnaya Vedanta Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Garbha
Krishna Yajur Veda
Maitrayani
Sama Veda
Kaushitaki
Rig Veda
Subala
Sukla Yajur Veda
Mantrika
Sukla Yajur Veda
Sarvasara
Krishna Yajur Veda
Niralamba
Sukla Yajur Veda
Sukarahasya
Krishna Yajur Veda
Vajrasuchi
Sama Veda
Atmabodha
Rig Veda
Skanda
Krishna Yajur Veda
Mudgala
Rig Veda
Paingala
Sukla Yajur Veda
Mahat
Sama Veda
Sariraka
Krishna Yajur Veda
Ekakshara
Krishna Yajur Veda
Annapurna 
Atharva Veda
Surya
Atharva Veda
Akshi 
Krishna Yajur Veda
Adhyatma
Sukla Yajur Veda
Savitri
Sama Veda
Atma
Atharva Veda
Pranaagnihotra
Krishna Yajur Veda
Muktika
Sukla Yajur Veda
Saiva Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Kaivalya
Krishna Yajur Veda
Svetasvatara
Krishna Yajur Veda
Atharvasira
Atharva Veda
Atharvasikha 
Atharva Veda
Brahajjabala
Atharva Veda
Kaalagnirudra 
Krishna Yajur Veda
Dakshinamurthi 
Krishna Yajur Veda
Sarabha
Atharva Veda
Akshamaala 
Rig Veda
Rudrahrudaya 
Sama Veda
Bhasmajabala
Atharva Veda
Rudrakshajabala
Sama Veda
Ganapati
Atharva Veda
Panchabrahma
Krishna Yajur Veda
Jabali .
Sama Veda
Sakta Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Sita 
Atharva Veda
Tripuratapini
Atharva Veda
Devi 
Atharva Veda
Tripura  
Rig Veda
Bhavana
Atharva Veda
Saubhagyalakshmi 
Rig Veda
Sarasvatirahasya
Krishna Yajur Veda
Bahvrichi .
Rig Veda
Vishnava Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Narayana
Krishna Yajur Veda
Nrsimhatapini
Atharva Veda
Tripadvibhutimahanarayana 
Atharva Veda
Ramarahasya
Atharva Veda
Ramatapini 
Atharva Veda
Vasudeva
Sama Veda
Avyakta
Sama Veda
Tarasara
Sukla Yajur Veda
Gopalatapini 
Atharva Veda
Krishna
Atharva Veda
Hayagriva
Atharva Veda
Dattatreya 
Atharva Veda
Garuda  
Atharva Veda
Kalisantarana 
Krishna Yajur Veda
Sanyasa Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Brahma
Krishna Yajur Veda
Jabala
Sukla Yajur Veda
Arunika
Sama Veda
Paramahamsa
Sukla Yajur Veda
Maitreyi
Sama Veda
Nirvana 
Rig Veda
Narada Parivrajaka
Atharva Veda
Bhikshuka
Sukla Yajur Veda
Turiyatita
Sukla Yajur Veda
Sanyasa
Sama Veda
Paramahamsaparivrajaka
Atharva Veda
Kundika
Sama Veda
Parabrahma
Atharva Veda
Avadhuta
Krishna Yajur Veda
Katharudra
Krishna Yajur Veda
Yajnavalkya
Sukla Yajur Veda
Satyayani .
Sukla Yajur Veda
Yoga Upanishads
Name                                           Source
Advayataraka 
Sukla Yajur Veda
Trishikibrahmana 
Sukla Yajur Veda
Brahmavidya 
Krishna Yajur Veda
Yagatattva
Krishna Yajur Veda
Amrtanada
Krishna Yajur Veda
Darshana
Sama Veda
Mandalabrahmana
Sukla Yajur Veda
Yogashikha
Krishna Yajur Veda
Amrtabindu
Krishna Yajur Veda
Dhyanabindu
Krishna Yajur Veda
Mahavakya
Atharva Veda
Varaha
Krishna Yajur Veda
Kshurika
Krishna Yajur Veda
Pashupatabrahma
Atharva Veda
Yagakundali
Krishna Yajur Veda
Shandilya
Atharva Veda
Tejobindu
Krishna Yajur Veda
Nadabindu
Rig Veda
Yogachudamani
Sama Veda
Hamsa
Sukla Yajur Veda

 LIST OF 18 MAJOR PURANAS
Vishnu  Purana
Naradiya  Purana
Padma  Purana
Garuda  Purana
Varaha  Purana
Bhagavata  Purana
Matsya  Purana
Kurma  Purana
Linga Purana
Shiva  Purana
Skanda  Purana
Agni  Purana
Brahmanda  Purana
Brahmavaivarta  Purana
Markandeya  Purana
Bhavishya  Purana
Vamana  Purana
Brahma  Purana

RISHIS WHO ARE OUR FOUNDATION

(illustrative only)
1.     Agastya
2.     Agnivesha
3.     Angirasa
4.     Aruni
5.     Ashtavakra
6.     Astika
7.     Atharvan
8.     Atreya
9.     Atri
10.   Aupamanyava
11.   Aurava
12.   Bharadvaja
13.   Bhoganathar
14.   Bhrigu
15.   Bhringi
16.   Chyavana
17.   Chanakya
(Vishnu Gupta) 
18.  Charaka 
19.  Dadhichi
20.  Dattatreya 
21.   Devala
22.   Dirghatamas
23.   Divodasa
24.   Druvasa
25.   Garga
26.   Gargi
27.   Gautama
28.   Grisamada
29.   Jaimini
30.   Jamadagni
31.   Kambhoja
32.   Kambu  
(Swamyambhuva Koundinya)  
33.   Kanada
34.  Kanvas
35.  Kanwa
36.  Kapila
37.  Kashyapa
38.  Kindama
39.  Kutsa
40.  Mandavya
41.  Marichi
42.  Markandeya
43.  Matanga
44.  Muchukunda
45.  Nachiketa
46.  Nara-Narayana
47.  Narada
48.  Parashara
49.  Pulastya
50.  Patanjali 
51.  Raghavendra Swami 
52.  Rishabha
53.  Rishi Jahnu
54.  Rishyasringa
55.  Sanatana
56.  Sanatkumara
57.  Shandilya
58.  Sandipani
59.  Sankrithi
60.  Sankyayana 
61.  Shringi Rishi
62.  Shukra
63.  Suka
64.  Upamanyu
65.  Vadula
66.  Vaisampayana
67.   Valmiki
68.   Vartantu
69.   Vasistha
70.   Vibhandak Rishi
71.    Veda Vyasa
72.   Vishvamitra
73.   Vamana 
74.   Vātsyāyana
75.   Yajnavalkya
76.   Vishwamitra
77.   Shounaka
78.  Upamanyu
79.  Moudgalya
80.  Dhanvantri
81.  Katyayyana
82.  Maitreya
83.  Haritha
84.  Raivata



LIST OF MAHAPURUSHAS WHO ENRICHED THE HINDU DHARMA
(illustrative only)

                
1.          Ramana Maharishi 
2.        Nisargadatta Maharaj  and  his  Guru  lineage
3.        Sri Aurobindo Ghosh ,The Mother 
4.        Ramakrishna  Paramhansa
5.        Swami Vivekananda & Sister Nivedita
6.        Maharishi  Dayananda  Saraswati
7.         Kapali Sastry (follower of  Sri  Aurobindo)
8.        Jaggi Vasudev
9.        Swami Sukhabodhananda
10.  Mahatma Gandhi & Vinoba Bhave
11.     Sant Jnaneshwar
12.   Sant Tukaram
13.   Sant Namdeo
14.   Swami Samarth Ramdas
15.   Sri Sri Ravishankar
16.   Shankaracharya
17.    Ramanujacharya
18.   Madhavacharya
19.   Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
20. Mahesh Yogi
21.   B K S Iyengar
22.  Neem Karoli Baba
23.  Mataji Nirmala Devi
24. Amritanandmayi
25.  Narayana Guru
26. Bhagwan Nityananda
27.  Avadhoot  Baba  Shivanandji  Maharaj
28. Michael James & David Godman
29. Jiddu  Krishnamurthi
30. Swami  Sivananda,  Swami Krishnananda,  Swami  Omkarananda  Saraswati, Swami  Chidanandaji  Maharaj, Swami  Venkatesanandaji  Maharaj  & Illustrious followers of Swami Sivananda 
31. Swami Rama
32.  Swami Rama Tirtha
33. Shri Rama Chandra (Lalaji)
34. Baba Ramdev
35.Mahavtar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteshwar  Giri & Paramhamsa Yogananda
36. Gorakhnath and the Nath Panthis
37. Swami Sahajanand or Swami Narayan
38. Vasugupta
39. Abhinavgupta
40. Jalaram Bapa
41.  Tirumoolar
42. Srimanta Sankardev
43. Basaveshwara
44. Jagadguru  Ramanandacharya
45.   Jagadguru  Chandrasekhar  Saraswati
46.  Swami  Chinmayananda  Saraswati
47.  Smt Jaya Row
48. Sai Baba (both of Maharashtra & Andhra)
49.  Dadashri Bhagwan
50. Pilot Baba
51.  Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley)
52. Osho Rajneesh
53. Annie Besant
54.Swami Dayananda (Arsha Vidya)
55.   Srila Prabhupada
56. Swami Ram Tirth
57. Gajanan Maharaj
58. Srimad Ananda Tîrtha,
59. Sri Vâdirâja Tîrtha,
60. Sri Padmanâbha Tîrtha,
61.  Jayatirtha
62. Sant Morari Bapu
63. Swami Samarth of Akkalkot
64. Swami Vasudevanand Sarawati (Tembe Swami)
65.    Alvars and Nayanars
66.  Nimbarkacharya
67.  Siva Yogaswami
68.  Satguru  Siva  Subramaiyaswami
69.  Gorakhnath and the Nath Yogis
70.  Brahmarishi Patriji
71.   Eknath Eashwaran
72.  R L Kashyap (follower of Sri Aurobindo)
73.  Karmayogi (follower of Sri Aurobindo)
74. M.P Pundit,  Kireet Joshi &  illustrious followers of Sri Aurobindo 
75. Gurudev Ranade
76. Dadashri Dada Bhagwan
77. Swami Abhayananda, Swami Muktananda  and
78. Other illustrious followers of Bhagwan Nityanand
79.  Swami Nirmalananda Giri
80. Sant Kabir and his illustrious followers
81. Swami Ramtirth
82. Swami Parthasarathi
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SIXTEEN SANSKARS IN THE LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING

1.    Garbhadanam
2.  Seemantonayanam
3.  Jatakarma
4.  Namakaran
5.  Nishkraman
6.  Annaprashna
7.   Chudakarma
8.  Karnaveda
9.  Upanayanam
10.  Vedaarambham
11.    Samavartan
12.    Vivah
13.     Grihaashram
14.     Vaanprastha
15.      Sanyas
16.     Anthayeshti