- the
Hindu pantheon, who
appears in the most
widely known version of the
avatarana story. Told and
retold in the Ramayana, the
Mahabharata and
several Puranas...
-
mentions the word
avatar as a noun. The verb
roots and form, such as
avatarana, do
appear in
ancient post-Vedic
Hindu texts, but as "action of descending"...
- ever
mention the word
avatar as a noun. The verb
roots and form, such as
avatarana,
appear in
ancient post-Vedic
Hindu texts, but as "action of descending"...
- of the umbrella. The
octagonal shaft and its
umbrella are
visible in "
Avatāraṇa: a Note on the
Bodhisattva Image Dated in the
Third Year of Kaniṣka in...
- Dussehra, also
known as Gangavataran, is a
Hindu festival celebrating the
avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is
believed by
Hindus that the holy river...
- i.e.
Amavasya of
Jyeshtha month.
Ganga Dussehra is
celebrated as the
avatarana or
descent of the
Ganges from
heaven to earth. The day of the celebration...
- by
Maithils in
Mokshdhaam Simaria Dhaam (The
Welcome Gate of Mithila).
avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is
believed by
Hindus that the holy river...
- by
Maithils in
Mokshdhaam Simaria Dhaam (The
Welcome Gate of Mithila).
avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is
believed by
Hindus that the holy river...
- by
Maithils in
Mokshdhaam Simaria Dhaam (The
Welcome Gate of Mithila).
avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is
believed by
Hindus that the holy river...
- 2 vols, I, pp. 41–70.
Banca Sannitica,
Napoli 1984 (with M. Taddei). '
Avatāraṇa: a Note on the
Bodhisattva Image Dated in the
Third Year of Kaniṣka in...
