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Devatavishesha, ٱ𱹲屹śṣa, Devata-vishesha: 1 definition

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Devatavishesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ٱ𱹲屹śṣa can be transliterated into English as Devatavisesa or Devatavishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Devatavishesha in Dharmashastra glossary
: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Dharmashastra)

ٱ𱹲屹śṣa (देवताविशेष) refers to “special deities�.—Two centuries after Kumārila, Medhātithi (ninth century), in his commentary on the Manusmṛti, repeats Kumārila’s argument for the exclusion of traditions that are ‘external� to the Veda: “In this way, all those [people who are] external [to the Veda], such as the worshippers of the Sun (bhojaka), the followers of the Pāñcarātra, the Jains, the Buddhists (followers of the no-self doctrine), the Pāśupatas and others, hold that the authors of their own doctrines are exceptional persons (ܰṣātśⲹ) and special deities (𱹲屹śṣa) who have had direct experience of the truth they teach. They do not claim that their religious practices derive from the Veda (岹ū) [and] their teachings contain doctrines that directly contradict the Veda�.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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