Ramakrishna Bhat (2 volumes) IAST: Bṛhat-saṃhitā; also transliterated as Brihat-samhita; also known as Varāhi-saṃhitā. Ariel Glucklich (2008). The Strides...
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texts written by Varāhamihira, the other four being Panchasiddhantika, Brihat Samhita, Laghu Jataka and Yogayatra. It is also one of the five major treatises...
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post-vedic Samhitas are – Ashtavakra Gita Bhrigu Samhita Charaka Samhita Garga Samhita Gheranda Samhita Kashyap Samhita Shiva Samhita Brihat Samhita Sushruta...
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Upanishad’s list are even more stark in texts such as the Mahabharata or the Brihat Samhita, with Atri and Vasishta the only saints remaining in common. Despite...
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The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive...
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statues in various Indian texts such as Bhavishya Purana verse 132.5.7, Brihat Samhita 1.8.29, and inscriptions in different parts of India. The term murti...
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are also depicted as a group of eight, the Ashtamatrika(s). In the Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira says that "Mothers are to be made with cognizance of (different...
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temples or broader objects of a lasting architecture. Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita dated to about the sixth century CE is among the earliest known Indian...
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sangams (confluence of rivers), river banks, lakes and seashore, the Brhat Samhita and Puranas suggest temples may also be built where a natural source of...
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as the Brihat Samhita (1.9), does not cover the field adequately. Gargiya-jyotisha Garga-samhita, attributed to Vrddha Garga Garga Hora Brihat Parasara...
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