Dvaparayuga, Dvapara-yuga, Dvāparayuga: 8 definitions
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Dvaparayuga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDvāparayuga (द्वापरयुग).—See under Yuga.
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyDvāparayuga (द्वापरयुग) refers to a time period consisting of two times the amount of one Kaliyuga, according to the Nīlamatapurāṇa. The passage of the sun through one sign of the zodiac, we are informed, is called a solar month. Two months make a season, three seasons an Ayana and two Ayanas a year. Four lacs and thirty two thousand years make Kaliyuga. Twice as much as Kaliyuga is Dvāpara, thrice is Tretā and four yugas make one Caturyuga and seventy one Caturyugas make one Manvantara.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Dvāparayuga (द्वापरयुग) refers to “one of the four ages: Satya, Treta, Dvāpara and Kali. In Dvāpara-yuga people attained perfection by performing excellent worship of the deity incarnation of the Lord”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDvāparayuga (द्वापरयुग) or Dvāpara refers to the age associated with Pūrṇagiri, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Kumārikākhaṇḍa displays most of the many new developments that took place after the revelation of the Kubjikāmatatantra including those concerning the sacred seats. [...] Although the seats are the same five described in the Kubjikāmatatantra and its expansions, their contents [i.e., the Dvāparayuga] and the beings who inhabit them are quite different.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismDvapara Yuga (द्वापर युग) is the third out of four yugas, or ages, described in the scriptures of Hinduism. This yuga comes after Treta Yuga and before Kali Yuga. According to the Puranas this yuga ended at the moment when Krishna returned to his eternal abode of Vaikuntha. According to the Bhagavata Purana, the Dvapara Yuga lasts 864,000 years.
There are only two pillars left of religion in the Dvapara Yuga: Compassion and Truthfulness. Lord Vishnu assumes the colour yellow and the Vedas are categorized into four parts that is Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. During these times the Brahmins are knowledgeable of two, sometimes three Vedas, but rarely have studied all the four Vedas thoroughly. Accordingly, because of this categorization, different actions and activities come into existence.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaDvāparayuga (द्वापरयुग) or simply Dvāpara refers to the “twofold age” and represents the third of the “four ages” (yuga) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 88). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., dvāpara-yuga). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: South Indian FestivitiesThe dvaparayuga refers to the third of the four yugas.—The anniversary of the first day ot the Dvapara-yuga falls on the thirteenth of the waning moon in the mouth of Bhadra (August-September) of which Shri Krishna and Buddhi were the incarnations.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDvāparayuga (ದ್ವಾಪರಯುಗ):—[noun] = ದ್ವಾಪರ - [dvapara -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Yuga, Dvapara.
Full-text (+46): Dvapara, Yuga, Jambavat, Tretayuga, Vedavyasa, Upodghatapada, Mahijit, Droni, Vyasa, Tapasya, Krishna, Tantra, Vijaya, Jaya, Nandapura, Agama, Meshanatha, Caturyuga, Four Ages, Satyayuga.
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 3 - On praising the Purāṇas and on each Vyāsa of every Dvāpara Yuga < [Book 1]
Chapter 11 - On the ascertainment of Dharma < [Book 6]
Chapter 16 - On the incarnation of Mahā Lakṣmī in the house of Kuśadhvaja < [Book 9]
Song 15 < [Paugaṇḍa-līlā (Ages 6-10—Pastimes)]
Song 7 < [Grantharambha (the book begins)]
Song 12 < [Grantharambha (the book begins)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.10.25 < [Chapter 10 - The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist]
Verse 5.10.15 < [Chapter 10 - The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist]
Verse 4.20.23 < [Chapter 20 - The Killing of Pralamba]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 74 - Narada’s Discourse < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
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