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Dvija (Sanskrit: द्विज)
means "twice-born". The
concept is
premised on the
belief that a
person is
first born
physically and at a
later date is born for...
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Pitambar Dvija (1455–1533) was 15 and 16th
century litterateur from
Lower ****am and
contemporary of
likes of
Haribara Vipra and Hema Saraswati. Usha-Parinaya...
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Dvija Madhab (Bengali: দ্বিজ মাধব), or
Madhabacharya (Bengali: মাধবাচার্য) (c. 16th century), was a
Bengali poet of the
Middle Ages and one of the most...
- Vaishyas,
along with
members of the
Brahmin and
Kshatriya varnas,
claim dvija status ("twice born", a
second or
spiritual birth)
after sacrament of initiation...
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commentator Utpala calls him "Magadha-
dvija".
According to one interpretation, this
means that Varāhamihira was
Brahmana (
dvija),
whose ancestors belonged to...
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Portuguese in Bengal. The
versification reflects the
influence of
Dvija Madhab.
Dvija Hariram's
Adrijamangal (c.1673-74) and
Akinchan (Mishra) Chakrabarty's...
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Bhusana Dvija (Born 1508 CE) was
litterateur born in
Dihga Nagara, Barnagar, Barpeta, Kamrup. He was
specially known for his
biographies named Guru Charita...
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Kalapachandra Dvija was
medieval litterateur from
Kamrup "Ramayana Chandrika" was one of his
notable work.
Vishnu Bharati Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya Goswami...
- Janivara. The
initiate is
called a
dvija "twice-born" and is
expected to
perform the
sandhyavandanam at
least twice daily.
Dvija has a
special knot in it which...
- They were not
dvija or "twice-born", and
their occupational sphere stated as
service (seva) of the
other three varna. The word
Dvija is
neither found...
