A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vaisampayana
This page describes Vaisampayana which is located on page 481 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) [by S. Anusha]
Oppert also holds the view that Vaishampayana is the same pupil of Vyasa connected with the Yajurveda and the Mahabharata. He has no doubt in ascribing Vaishampayana to such an early date since Vaishampayana the narrator of Mah-abharata and Harivamsha could also be the narrator of Nitiprakashika to Janamejaya. Further, he finds the style and language of all the above mentioned three works similar and hence decides on a common author, namely Vaishampayana. T....
Read full contents: Author of the Nitiprakashika
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Vaishampayana did not like this arrogance of Yajnavalkya and so angrily commanded Yajnavalkya to give back all that had been taught to him by Vaishampayana. Obeying orders Yajnavalkya vomited all the yajus and went away from the place. The other sages taking the form of the bird, Tittiri, accepted the vomited yajus....
Read full contents: Story of Guruparampara
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
Then, Vaishampayana narrates his birth in great Vindhya forest, his nest on the top of Shalmalivriksha, the marching of shavara army in that forest, how he could survive and had come to javalirashrama, javali s attention towards him and his remembrance of his past life and the remark that he (Vaishampayana) was reaping the fruit of his folly of previous life. The parrot s story is a very long tale, and therefore, he would tell the sages often....
Read full contents: Part 5(b): Kadambari—the other Gadyakavya of Banabhatta
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