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A Vrata may be motivated by many factors, one of which may be expiatory (prāyaścitta). [52] A Vrata can also be non-penance related voluntary vow or part of practice by a brahmacharya (student) or grihastha (householders) that they feel as obligatory before or during certain spiritual or religious practice. [53]
Though Shiva is commonly described as a beggar, the specific theme of the expiatory wandering—which is the core of the Bhikshatana tale—originates uniquely from the ascetic traditions of the Kapalika sect and its precessor Pashupata sect. [9] Bhikshatana mirrors the role of Kapali (skull-bearer), the wandering ascetic who defends himself ...
Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", [1] and refers to pious observances such as fasting and pilgrimage found in Indian religions such as Hinduism and Jainism.
In the sixth chapter, the persons qualified to offer sacrifices, their obligations, the substitutes for materials used in sacrifices, expiatory rites and the different sacrificial fires are made clear. In the seventh and eight chapters, transference of ceremonies and transference by virtue from one sacrifice to another are discussed.
It is interpreted most often as meaning peace and reverence toward all sentient beings. Ahimsa is the core of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Its first mention in Indian philosophy is found in the Hindu scriptures called the Upanishads, the oldest dating about 800 BC. Those who practice Ahimsa are often vegetarians or vegans. Akashic Records
One who has been an outcaste for association with low caste (unless he performs expiatory ceremonies) One who is foolhardy; One who has stolen the property of others; One who has taken forbidden dishes; The candidates were selected via Kudavoloi (literally, pot [of] palm leaf [tickets]) system: [6] [4]
According to Jacques Le Goff, in Western Europe toward the end of the twelfth century Purgatory started to be represented as a physical place, [7]: 362–366 Le Goff states that the concept involves the idea of a purgatorial fire, which he suggests "is expiatory and purifying not punitive like hell fire". [14]
At the same time, the bride is dressed by the barber's wife in a suit of clothes, together with various kinds of jewels procured for her by her future spouse's family. After the cosmetics, the expiatory ceremony called ghor is performed by waving or throwing money over the heads