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Hinduism - Who Was Muktibai?

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  Muktibai (1279–1297?)  was a poet and saint of the Varkari Panth, a religious group focused on the worship of the Hindu deity Vithoba at h...

Hinduism - Where Is The Muktinath Temple Located?

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The temple is at approximately 13,000 feet at the foot of Annapurna, Nepal's tallest peak, and is a holy location (tirtha) at the head...

Hinduism - What Is Muktiyoga? Who Is A Muktiyogi?

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A muktiyoga is a person who is predestined to achieve freedom, according to Madhva's Dvaita Vedanta intellectual tradition. Also see...

Hinduism - What Is The Muladhara Chakra?

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  Muladhara Chakra   is a chakra located in the center of the body. The muladhara chakra is one of the six psychic centers (chakras) tho...

Hinduism - What Is A Mukhalinga?

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Mukhalinga   is a variant of the linga, a pillar-shaped item that represents Shiva. On the shaft of a mukhalinga, one or more faces (muk...

Hinduism - What Is A Muhurta?

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  A muhurta is a period of forty-eight minutes in traditional timekeeping, with thirty muhurtas every day. The Brahma Muhurta, which occ...

Hinduism - Who Was F. Max. Mueller?

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    (1823–1900) Linguist, translator, and editor with a passion for comparative religion and mythology. Mueller was a significant person...

Hinduism - Who Was Muktananda?

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  Muktananda (1908–1982) was a Hindu sage who lived from 1908 to 1982. Modern Hindu instructor, proponent of the religious system known as...

Hinduism - What Is The Mudrarakshasa?

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  Mudrarakshasa ("The Ring of Rakshasa") - The dramatist Vishakhadatta, who is thought to have lived in the sixth century, wrote...

Hinduism - What Is A Mudra (Intoxicants)?

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  Mudra is fermented or parched grain . Fermented grain is the fourth of the "Five Forbidden Things" (panchamakara) in the secre...

Hinduism - What Is A Mudra In Indian Dance And Hindu Iconography?

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  (meaning "seal") A mudra is a stylized hand gesture in Indian dance, theater, and iconography that expresses a particular mean...

Hinduism - Who Is Bapu Morari?

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  Bapu Morari  (born Muraridas Prabhudas in 1946) is a modern Ramcharitmanas commentator and expositor (kathava cak). The Ramcharitmanas...

Hinduism - Who Is Mrtyunjaya?

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    ("Death's Conqueror") The deity Shiva's epithet. The legendary origins of this name may be traced back to the narr...

Hinduism - What Is The Mrcchakatika?

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Mrcchakatika  ("The Tiny Clay Cart") is a short story about a little clay cart. Shudraka, a writer from the early fifth centur...

Hinduism - What Are The Astrological Influences OF Monday Or Moon-Day Or Somavar In Jyotisha?

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(Somavar) The second day of the Hindu week, with the moon as the ruling planet. Coolness, healing power, and the Vedic god Soma are all co...

Hinduism - What Is Moneylending And The Role Of Moneylenders In A Traditional Hindu Society?

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  Moneylending is a significant part of the traditional and contemporary Indian merchant families' economic activities. Farmers must b...

Hinduism - How Deeply Has The Monsoon Influenced Hindu Culture, Life, Mythology, Resilience, And Mentality?

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  A season marked by severe rainfall and named from an Arabic term that means "season" (mausam). The monsoon is preceded by a pe...

Hinduism - What Are The Indications Of The Moon In Jyotisha Or Hindu Astrology?

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  A planet connected with fecundity (fertility) in Hindu astrology (jyotisha), albeit its aspect may be either beneficent or malicious—ben...

Hinduism - Where Is The Archaeological Site Of Mohenjo-Daro?

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  Archeological site on the Indus River, roughly 200 miles north of Karachi, in contemporary Pakistan. Mohenjo-Daro is one of the Indus Va...

Hinduism - Who Is Mohini In The Hindu Pantheon And Hindu Mythology?

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  ("bewitching") A rapturously beautiful celestial enchantress in Hindu mythology, viewed as a manifestation of the deity Vishnu...