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Hindu cosmology is the description of the universe and its states of matter, cycles within time, physical structure, and effects on living entities according to Hindu texts. Hindu cosmology is also intertwined with the idea of a creator who allows the world to exist and take shape.[1]
^Larson, Gerald. HINDU COSMOGONY/ COSMOLOGY. Routledge, 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN. p. 113.
Hinducosmology is the description of the universe and its states of matter, cycles within time, physical structure, and effects on living entities according...
unethical actions. The Hinducosmology, like the Buddhist and Jain cosmology, considers all existence as cyclic. With its ancient roots, Hindu texts propose and...
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years, including cycles of cosmic time that repeat general events in Hinducosmology. Time (kāla) is described as eternal. Various fragments of time are...
the three worlds has a number of different interpretations in Hinducosmology. In Hindu literature, the three worlds refer to either the earth (Bhuloka)...
Cosmology (from Ancient Greek κόσμος (cosmos) 'the universe, the world', and λογία (logia) 'study of') is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing...
ideas and beliefs of Hinduism. A temple incorporates all elements of Hinducosmology, the highest spire or dome representing Mount Meru – reminder of the...
Sineru, or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical...
concept of three worlds has a number of different interpretations in Hinducosmology. Traditionally, the three worlds refer to either the earth (Bhuloka)...
A manvantara, in Hinducosmology, is a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind. In each manvantara...
concept of pralaya has been widely discussed in Hinducosmology as well as philosophy. Hinducosmology posits an endless cycle of the periodic creation...
Vishvakarma, Agni, Indra, Daksha, and many others, reflecting the diverse Hinducosmology. In classical and medieval era literature, Prajapati is equated to...
portal Hinduism portal Archaeoastronomy and Vedic chronology Hindu calendar Hinducosmology History of astrology Indian astronomy Jyotiḥśāstra Kundali Nadi...
In mythological or religious cosmology, the seven heavens refer to seven levels or divisions of the Heavens. The concept, also found in the ancient Mesopotamian...
quarters') is a group of eight legendary elephants that appear in Hinducosmology, serving as the guardians of the eight zones of the universe. There...
is one of the seven dvipas ("island" or "continent") envisioned in Hinducosmology. The word Plakṣadvīpa literally refers to "the land of fig trees" where...
gods, which changes every Manvantara – a cyclic period of time in Hinducosmology. Each Manvantara has its own Indra and the Indra of the current Manvantara...
treasures connected with Padmini magic one of the eight cold hells in Hinducosmology the southernmost of the world-elephants supporting the earth in the...
In Hinducosmology, the Kshira Sagara (IAST: Kṣīra Sāgara; Tamil: Tiruppāṟkaṭal; Malayalam: Pālāḻi) or Ocean of Milk is the fifth from the centre of the...
and numbers of items in the universe as seen from the perspective of Hinducosmology. Note: Where distances are given in yojana a rough equivalent is sometimes...
of Vishnu, milked her in the form of a cow. Owing to strong historical Hindu influence, the name is also used for national personifications of Indonesia...
the reign of Rama V. The central prang symbolises Mount Meru of the Hinducosmology. The satellite prang are devoted to the wind god, Phra Phai. The demons...
dharmapala or dakinis by famous Buddhist figures such as Padmasambhava. In Hinducosmology, the universe is divided into the three worlds: Svarga, Bhumi or Martya...
Hinduism. Svarga is one of the seven higher lokas (esoteric planes) in Hinducosmology. Svarga is often translated as heaven, though it is regarded to be...
Zoroastrian or Iranian cosmology refers to the origins (cosmogony) and structure (cosmography) of the cosmos in Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrian literature...
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