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They are sets of questions that should not be thought about, and which the Buddha refused to answer, since this distracts from practice, and hinders the attainment of liberation. Various sets can be found within the Pali and Sanskrit texts, with four, and ten (Pali texts) or fourteen (Sanskrit texts) unanswerable questions.
[5] [6] SWAYAM has accumulated 203 partnering institutes, 2,748 completed courses, 12,541,992 student enrollments, 915,538 exam registrations, and 654,664 successful certificates. [7] SWAYAM (meaning 'Self' in Sanskrit) [8] is an acronym that stands for "Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds" [9]
The Prashna Upanishad consists of six questions and their answers. [2] Except the first and the last Prashna, all other sections ask multiple questions. The pupils credited with the six questions are respectively Kabandhin Katyayana, Bhargava Vaidarbhi, Kausalya Asvalayana, Sauryayanin Gargya, Saibya Satyakama and Sukesan Bharadvaja. [2]
Sanskritisation (or Sanskritization) is a term in sociology which refers to the process by which castes or tribes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the dominant castes or upper castes.
As its founder says, "Sanskrit is the best tool to remove the five types of social differences; linguistic, class, caste, sect and the north vs south division." [4] A basic goal is to create a nation of Sanskrit speakers, (re)creating a national unity for India through common linguistic practice.
Sanskrit is sacred language of Indian origin religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism & Buddhism. Historic Sanskrit texts; Sanskrit Buddhist literature; Hindu scriptures. List of Hindu texts in Sanskrit; Sanskrit prosody, one of the six Vedangas, or limbs, of Vedic studies; Legendary Hindu creatures in Sanskrit mythology
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (Sanskrit: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्) is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, meaning, "the world is one family". [ 2 ] Translation
A bibliography of the Sanskrit drama, with an introductory sketch of the dramatic literature of India. AMS Press Inc., New York. Baumer, Rachel Van M.; James R. Brandon (1993). "A Sanskrit Play In Performance by Shanta Gandhi". Sanskrit drama in performance. Vol. 2. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 110– 140. ISBN 81-208-0772-3.