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Blog (a.k.a. Weblog) an annotated guide to the stories on the Internet compiled by an individual. It is a fashionable new way to share interests, collect opinions, learn, and criticize [more]
Chitragupta As per Hindu mythologies, the accountant of the good and bad deeds of individuals.
Dualism a.k.a Dwatia, The school of Indian thought that claims the soul and matter are independent of each other.
Dvaitism (a.k.a. Dwaitism, Tattvavada) The doctrine of Vedanta that asserts the eternal and immutable difference between the individual soul (atma) and the supreme soul (paramatma)
Madhvacharaya (1239-1319), Hindu sage who advocated Dvaitism, which emphasized the immutable difference between the individual soul and the supreme soul [more]
Samskara Refinement of soul. The samskaras are considered stepping stones in shaping a perfect individual in Hindu society. They were meant to be purify the person by observing of which a person became 'susamskrit' (civilized or refined) [more]
Weblog (a.k.a. Blog) an annotated guide to the stories on the Internet compiled by an individual
Yajna Sacrifice or sacrificial rite. In the ancient Vedic fire cult, the purpose of sacrifice was to ensure the well-being of the individual and the community by maintaining a ritual relation to the gods.

 

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