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Extolling means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Extolling (the knowledge of the T墨rtha峁僰aras and their Ga峁嘺dharas) refers to one of the various methods of pursuing the spiritual life in the Hermitages (or Ashrams) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 87.20-28: Here is a vivid description of the intellectual and spiritual life in the A艣rama of a Jaina Muni. Uddyotanas奴ri gives a list of twenty-one methods of study and discussions and approaches to the tenets of religion and philosophy, [e.g., extolling the knowledge of the T墨rtha峁僰aras and their Ga峁嘺dharas] [...]. Also see the description of the hermitage of Div膩kara Mitra described by B膩峁嘺 in the Har峁carita.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+57): Stavana, Varnanuka, Vakhanani, Gunanuvada, Varnana, Stava, Pushpavrishti, Prakirtana, Jayajaya, Bhaleri, Vanava, Gunakirtana, Stavaka, Vakhananuka, Ukkamsana, Prakirttana, Sankirttana, Kittenta, Shlaghin, Pogalike.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - The Delightful Satisfaction of Sakka < [Chapter 39 - How the 膧峁乶膩峁璱ya Paritta came to be Taught]
Part 5 - Discourses delivered by the Buddha with Reference to Venerable R膩hula < [Chapter 31 - The Monk Sudinna, the Son of the Kalanda Merchant]
Sakka鈥檚 Question (9-11): On the P膩timokkha Restraint (sa峁僾ara) < [Chapter 39 - How the 膧峁乶膩峁璱ya Paritta came to be Taught]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara鈥檚 Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.3.16 < [Adyaya I, Valli III - The parable of the chariot]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
13. Ramavarma-Yasobhusana by Sadasiva-Diksita < [Chapter 6 - Miscellaneous Sanskrit works bearing on Kerala history]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta N膩r膩yana Gosv膩m墨 Mah膩r膩ja)
Verse 1.2.12 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Verse 2.2.157 < [Chapter 2 - J帽膩na (knowledge)]
Verse 2.1.32 < [Chapter 1 - Vair膩gya (renunciation)]
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