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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
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Chitragupta |
As per Hindu mythologies, the accountant of the good and bad deeds of individuals.
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Dualism |
a.k.a Dwatia, The school of Indian thought that claims the soul and matter are independent of each other.
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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)
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Madhvacharaya |
(1239-1319), Hindu sage who advocated Dvaitism, which emphasized the immutable difference between the individual soul and the supreme soul
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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)
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Weblog |
(a.k.a. Blog) an annotated guide to the stories on the Internet compiled by an individual
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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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