Religions of Ancient India |
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according action Agni already ancient appears ascetic asceticism aspect Atharvaveda ātman avatāras Bengal bhakti Brahman Brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddhism called Canon century B.C. ceremonies classical conception cosmic cult demons dharma divine doctrine elements esotericism established evidence fact figure formulae founder Goddess gods groups Hindu Hinduism human hymns idea important India Indra influence inspiration Jaina Jainism karman Kṛṣṇa later legend Liberation literature liturgy magical Mahābhārata Mahāvīra means monks movements mystical myth mythical mythology oblation origin Pāli Paris path perhaps practice primitive principle Purāņas Rāma Rāmānuja reform religion religious representations represents Ṛgveda rites ritual ṛta Rudra sacred sacrifice Saivism Saivite Samkhya samsāra Sankara Sanskrit Satapatha schools sects Śiva Smārtas Smṛti social soma speculation spirit stage Supreme symbolic Tantric Tantrism term texts theme theory thought tion Tirthamkaras tradition Tulsidas Upanisads Vaiṣṇavism Vaiṣṇavite Varuņa Veda Vedānta Vedic period Vedism Viṣņu word worship Yoga