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Dwapar means something in Hindi. 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.
Ambiguity: Although Dwapar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Dvapara.
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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDwapar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the third of the four yugas or ages according to the Hindu mythology, the age of transition from good ([satayuga] and [treta]) to the age of vice ([kaliyuga])..—dwapar (द्वापर) is alternatively transliterated as Dvāpara.
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Full-text: Prarthaniya, Dvapara, Yuga.
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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Mukhalingas and esoteric meanings < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
History of Lakulisa-Pasupata order < [Chapter 1 - The Historical Context]