Harmika, Harmikā: 4 definitions
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Harmika means something in 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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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryHarmikā.—(EI 28), a pavilion. Note: harmikā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHarmikā (हर्मिका).—f. A summer house on a Stūpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryHarmika (हर्मिक).—(probably hyper-Sanskrit to next = Pali hammiya, AMg. hammia = Sanskrit harmya; § 2.33), room or apartment on the top of a building, according to Tibetan on Lalitavistara bsil khaṅ, cool room, summer-house; Divyāvadāna Index also summer-house (in Divyāvadāna it is above the cupola of a stūpa): prāsādāś ca gavākṣa-harmika-(could be m.c. for °kā)- varā(ḥ) Lalitavistara 293.16 (verse); tasyātinavāṇḍasyopari harmikā kṛtānupūrveṇa…Divyāvadāna 244.12 (prose), here f. unless text is corrupt.
Harmika can also be spelled as Harmikā (हर्मिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHarmikā (हर्मिका):—[from harmya] f. a summer-house on a Stūpa, [Divyāvadāna]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Adharmika, Anudharmika, Charmika, Dharmika, Drishtadharmika, Natyadharmika, Paramadharmika, Pattaka-dharmika, Saddharmika, Sadharmika, Sahadharmika, Sahajadharmika, Saudharmika, Sudharmika, Vaidharmika, Vasudharmika, Vidharmika.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Harmika, Harmikā; (plurals include: Harmikas, Harmikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
The Harmika Portion (of the Stupa) < [Chapter 4]
Minor Votive Stupas at Lalitagiri < [Chapter 4]
Minor Votive Stupas at Udayagiri < [Chapter 4]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
The Demise or Mahāparinirvāṇa < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (15): Chandavaram < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (1): Dhulikaṭṭa < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Stūpas (Shrines for Devotion) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Temple architecture in Burma < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 11 - Main Shrine of Sārnāth < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(vi) Rise of Art < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
8. Buddhist monuments in Thailand < [Chapter 2 - Similarity of Buddhist monuments in South Vietnam and South East Asia]