Prayaschitta (प्रायश्चित्त) is the Sanskrit word that means “atonement, penance, expiation”. In Hinduism, it is a dharma-related term. It refers to voluntarily accepting…
Smriti (स्मृति), literally “that which is remembered” is a body of Hindu texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down,…
A manvantara (मन्वन्तर), in Hindu cosmology, is a cyclic period identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of…
The Matsya Purana (मत्स्य पुराण) is one of the eighteen major Puranas (Mahapurana) and among the oldest and most preserved in…
The Brahmanda Purana (ब्रह्माण्डपुराण) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas, a genre of Hindu texts. It is listed as the…
The Vamana Purana (वामन पुराण), is a medieval-era Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is named after one of…
Non-possession (अपरिग्रह) is a religious tenet followed in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions in South Asia. In Jainism, aparigraha is the virtue of non-possessiveness,…
The Kurma Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas and a medieval-era Vaishnavism text of Hinduism. The text is named after the tortoise avatar of Vishnu. The manuscripts of Kurma Purana have…
Vyasa (व्यास) or Vedavyasa (वेदव्यास), better known as Krishna Dvaipayana (कृष्णद्वैपायन), is a revered sage or Rishi portrayed in most Hindu…
The Skanda Purana (स्कंद पुराण) is the largest Mukhyapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses and is…