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	Hindu Agamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Agamas are sectarian and monotheistic texts dedicated to worship of Vishnu, Shiva or Devi.
		For example, the Shaivite Agamas are the primary religious text in Virasaivism.
		The Tantras are Agama texts devoted to worhip of Devi.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Hindu_Agamas (111 words)

	Agamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agamas or Agamids are the Agamidae family of lizards, containing more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe.
		Some agama species are able to change their colours.
		The hardun (Laudakia stellio, formerly Agama stellio), or sling-tailed agama is distributed in West Asia, Egypt, Cyprus and many Greek islands (e.g.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agama (340 words)

	shaivAgama Tanatra Yoga
		Agamas, like vedas are the sources of almost all the philosophical doctrines and the religious life of Hinduism in general and shaivism in specific.
		Agamas advocate the practical aspects (implementation aspects) of religious life and regulations that would make the worship streamlined to produce the ultimate benefit.
		Both vedas and Agamas were revealed to the world by the riShis from their spiritual vision.
	www.shaivam.org /agama.htm (508 words)

	Contribution to Culture
		According to the Svetambara tradition, the last compilation of the Agamas had been done at Valabhi after 980 years of the death of Lord Mahavir at the time of Devardhi, however the compilations of some of the Agamas were done at Pataliputra also which was after 250 years of Lord Mahavir’s death.
		So far, the speakership of the Agamas is concerned, it is held to be the direct sermons of the Omniscient Lord, which have been compiled and codified by their chief disciples called Ganadhara.
		So far the interpretation of the Agamas from the point of view of the audience is concerned, it should be clearly noted that a certain amount of intellectual ability and moral preparation is needed for the appropriate grasp of the subject matter.
	www.jainworld.com /contribution/conculture.htm (3243 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Nov 1987
		With many of the Agama jnana and yoga sections literally consumed by white ants or lost, the importance of the Tirumantiram with its detailed yogic and jnanic knowledge is unequaled.
		The Agama molding process of Hinduism vibrantly continued for 13 centuries, until the appearance of Abhinavagupta in the 10th century, a profound yogi and prolific writer of the Kashmir Saivite school.
		Of all the Agama scholars, one is the Galileo or Newton of the field: Dr. N.R. Bhatt, Director of the Institute.
	www.hinduism-today.com /archives/1987/11/1987-11-08.shtml (908 words)

	Agamas - Related Scriptures.
		Agamas occupying center stage of Shaivite worship, many auxiliary texts from learnt scholars sprang based on them.
		The following are some of the texts that were written on the basis of the information in Agamas.
		paddhatis are manuals written by scholars who studied the wide and vast Agamas and from that made quick start manuals bringing out the application parts that would be quite useful for the rituals.
	www.shaivam.org /aga_related_scripture.htm (286 words)

	Agamas - Scriptures related to temple traditions
		The Agamas are a body of ancient Indian texts dealing with all rituals and ceremonies to be observed in temples.
		The Agamas deal with rules as to how each iconic representation of divinity (archa murthy) is to be conceived, constructed and worshipped.
		Thus, the Agamas deal with the philosophy and spiritual knowledge behind the worship of the deity, the yoga and mental discipline required for this worship, the rules for constructing temples and sculpting images, and the rules pertaining to conduct of worship services and festivals.
	www.templenet.com /beliefs/agama.htm (270 words)

	The Agamas
		The Agamas are theological treatises and practical manuals of divine worship.
		The Saiva Agamas glorify God as Siva and have given rise to an important school of philosophy known as Saiva-Siddhanta, which prevails in South India, particularly in the districts of Tirunelveli and Madurai.
		Vishnu is the Supreme Lord in the Pancharatra Agamas.
	www.hinduism.8k.com /agamas.html (740 words)

	Agama (text) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agama is very common term on the religion of Jainism.
		All ancient Jain text books are known as Agamas.
		There were many Agamas in ancient times, but as time passed many of them were lost and destroyed.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Agama_(text) (149 words)

	Blue-Throated Agama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Blue-Throated Agama, Agama atricollis, is a very large agama, reaching a maximum length of 15 inches.
		These agamas are found in the open savanna, and along the edges of forests in Kenya and Ethiopia, extending through East Africa to Natal.
		Agamas are fond of flying ants and termites, and supplement their diets with grasshoppers and beetles.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /bluethroated_agama.htm (320 words)

	Knowledge King - Agamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agamas (Agamidae) are a family of lizards, containing more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia and a few in Southern Europe.
		Their tail can't be shed and regenerated like in some other lizard groups.
		Another species is the red-headed rock agama (Agama agama), a widespread lizard in Subsaharan Africa.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/a/ag/agamas.html (318 words)

	AmeyZoo Exotic Pets
		Agamas are best housed in as large a cage as possible.
		To handle an agama the whole animal should be gently grasped and held in the hands.
		Agamas live for many years in the wild but seem to live even longer in captivity.
	www.ameyzoo.co.uk /Caresheets/agamas1.htm (1018 words)

	Lingam Notes
		Agamas are generally believed to be 28 in number but we have already discussed the text of the Nisvasatattva Samhita, itself an Agama, which mentions only 18.
		The references to Agamas in the inscriptions of Kambuja, the oldest of which go back to the beginning of the 9th century, confirm the same view.
		It is the 25th of the 28 Agamas mentioned in later literature.(6) We have already seen that there is a ms.
	fitzw.com /lingcol/lingam_notes.shtml (3731 words)

	Hinduism's Online Lexicon - S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Kamika is the Agama most widely followed in Tamil Saiva temples, because of the availability of Aghorasiva's manual-commentary (paddhati) on it.
		The Agamas themselves express that they are entirely consistent with the teachings of the Veda, that they contain the essence of the Veda, and must be studied with the same high degree of devotion.
		According to the Karana Agama (6), a transitory Sivalinga may be made of 12 different materials: sand, rice, cooked food, river clay, cow dung, butter, rudraksha seeds, ashes, sandalwood, dharba grass, a flower garland or molasses.
	www.himalayanacademy.com /resources/books/dws/lexicon/s.html (13579 words)

	The Saktas
		It is called Agama because it emanated from the mouth of Sambhu (Siva) and went to Girija; it is called Nigama, because it emanated from the mouth of Girija (Parvati, daughter of Mountain, Himavat) and went to Girisa (the Lord of the mountain, Siva).
		Agama and Nigama are compared to two wings of the bird, Paramatma, who is the indweller in all beings.
		Agamas are inclusive of Mantras, Tantras and Yantras.
	www.bhagavadgitausa.com.cnchost.com /saktas.htm (9103 words)

	Encyclopedia: Agamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Binomial name Pogona vitticeps Ahl, 1926 The Central or Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is a type of agamid lizard found in the desert regions of Australia.
		Draco is a genus of gliding agamid lizard from Southeast Asia.
		Agamas Classification of genus Leiolepis Leiolepis belliana Leiolepis boehmei Leiolepis guentherpetersi Leiolepis guttata Leiolepis peguensis Leiolepis reevesii Leiolepis triploida Categories: Agamas...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Agamas (1620 words)

	Agamas and South Indian Vaishnavism
		The earlier attitudes may perhaps be due to the Brahmasutra discussion on the validity of the Pancaratra and the stand of Sankara and Bhaskara that is this Agama is unacceptable in part.
		In spite of these differences between the two Agamas, it may be noted that, according to both, the Vaisnava has to bear the marks of the conch and discus.
		The former known as parartha-yajana (worship for the sake of others) is concerned with the consecrated idols in the temple and intended for the welfare of the community.
	www.salagram.net /sstp-AgamasSIV.html (3614 words)

	ramanuja/sri vaishnavism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Vaikanasa Agamas are derived from the sage Vikhanas, who, with the help of his disciples, was their compiler.
		The Pancaratra Agamas claim to be based on the Sukla-yajur-veda (which is no longer extant) and also purports to be of Vedic origin.
		In general, the Vaisnava Agamas describe Visnu is the Supreme Being and the foundation of all existence.
	www.sanskrit.org /Ramanuja/Ramanuja&vaishna.html (3197 words)

	Scriptures of Santana Dharma by Neria Harish Hebbar, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agamas are texts of rituals and rites in the worship of gods.
		The Agamas do not derive their authenticity from the Vedas but are not antagonistic to them.
		While Agama literature is theological, the Darshana literature is philosophical and logical.
	www.indianest.com /hinduism/017.htm (2392 words)

	Saiva Agamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Saiva Agamas: The Saiva Agamas in the Hindu Scriptures
		Saiva Agamas: The Agamas in the Hindu Scriptures
		The Agamas are the primary source and authority for ritual, yoga and temple construction.
	www.experiencefestival.com /saiva_agamas (1399 words)

	Chapter 11 - Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine - By Dr. K. Jamanadas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Agama sastras such as the Vaikhanasa Agama, the Pancharatra Agama, the Tantrasara and Vishnu Dharmottaram lay down the principles on which Vishnu images are to be made.
		So when the Agamas described the norms, these were prescribed on the basis of Vishnu images in existence at the time of writing of Agamas.
		Though the Agamas were written later on, this does not mean that artists sculpturing the Image of Lord of Tirumalai did not know that Vishnu images must have weapons.
	www.ambedkar.org /Tirupati/Chap11.htm (2658 words)

	The Naked Saints of India
		The earlier texts of the Agamas are mostly dialogues where the spiritual teaching is put into the mouth of the Lord Shiva as Guru teachings to Parvati the Mother Goddess as sishya.
		The Agamas tell us of naked sannyasins as revealing the highest expression of renunciation and suggests that he who wants nothing of the world does not want its rags either.
		This, in spite of the fact that it is the Agama teachings which have dominated Indian spiritual life for three to four thousand years.
	www.mahendranath.org /nakedsaints.mhtml (1315 words)

	- Essence Of Hinduism - Hindu Scriptures - (page 9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Saiva Agamas glorify Him as have and have given rise to an important school of philosophy known as Saiva Siddhanta.
		And the Sakta Agamas or Tantras glorify the Supreme as the Mother of the universe under one of the many names of Devi.
		It should be remembered that, in spite of their immense diversity in forms and methods of worship, the Agamas are all Vedic in spirit and character, and hence are looked upon as authorities.
	www.hindubooks.org /essence_of_hinduism/hindu_scriptures/page9.htm (214 words)

	Hinduism Today \| Mar 1995
		The Vedas and Agamas, revealed by God, are Hinduism's sovereign scriptures, called shruti, "that which is heard." Their timeless truths are expressed in the most extraordinarily profound mystical poetry known to man. Aum.
		Veda, from vid, "to know," means "supreme wisdom or science." Similarly, Agama, which names the sacred sectarian revelations, means "descent of knowledge." The Vedas and Agamas are eternal truths transmitted by God through great clairaudient and clairvoyant rishis.
		The Agamas, Sanatana Dharma's second authority, are revelations on sacred living, worship, yoga and philosophy.
	www.hinduism-today.com /archives/1995/3/1995-3-17.shtml (1105 words)

	Texts
		Thus the Agamas were written for the three main forms of Deities, Siva, Vishnu and Sakthi, the three main divisions of the practice of Hinduism.
		Each one of the three Agamas considers that their form of God as the ultimate creator and protector of all Universe, worlds and all life forms therein.
		It must be understood that in spite of the intense diversity of the teachings and methods of worship, the Agamas are all similar to Vedas in their spirit and message and their teachings are considered as equally authoritative.
	www.bnaiyer.com /hinduism/text-60.html (368 words)

	VSNY WEBSITE
		Agamas (Principles or doctrines of religion) are also Shivagamas that form the scriptures of Shaivism.
		There are three burning questions arise in regard to Agamas;(a) the age of the Agamas, (b) the origin and source of the Agamas, and (c) the contents of the Agamas.
		The Agamas are scriptures of Bhakti path and the Upanishads are the scriptures of Jnana path.
	members.aol.com /ukumbar/vsny/Detailed.htm (17263 words)

	A Daily Chronicle of Kauai's Hindu Monastery
		The Kali Yuga has temporarily shut a door on this vast inner plane library, save for rare mystical readings now and then, but they are still there to be discovered and read again in the yugas to follow.
		The Agamas that exist today are the grace of Lord Siva in giving forth again a portion of what was lost as the darkness of the Kali Yuga descended.
		The Agamas are the real science - the direct perception of what constitutes our reality and our evolution from the seemingly finite to the infinite - and these Rishis were the first scientists.
	www.himalayanacademy.com /taka/past/1999/July/July_11_1999 (532 words)

	Stellio Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They are very active during the day exhibiting a range of interesting social behaviours with obviously dominant animals quickly taking the best basking spots and being the first to feed etc. However, this small (< 8 inches in total length) very attractive fl and orange lizard is rarely seen in captivity.
		A pair of adult agamas will do well in a vivarium of 36" x 18" x 12" with a layer of silver sand and rocks/branches to climb and bask on.
		Groups of animals can be kept together but much larger vivaria are necessary as both males and females (especially during the breeding season) are very territorial.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /eleventeen/eleventeen (819 words)

	South Indian Images - Salagrams section
		The Agamas, being broadly divided as Vaishnavite and Saivite, have given rise to two Schools of agamic cult.
		The Pancharatra agama by itself is a comprehensive compilation contained as many as one hundred and eight samhitas, belonging to several periods and many of these contain valuable information about this subject.
		A later agama — known as the Uttarakarnagma, describes an incident from the history of saint Tirujnanasambandar, whose date has been assigned to about the 8th century A.D. Besides the agamas, there are several authorities relating to iconography and it is better to mention the most important of them.
	www.salagram.net /sstp-SII.html (1386 words)

	Agamas
		As requests for information on agamas have increased, based on their being more frequently sold in the pet trade, I decided to put this at my site.
		The agamas are a genus of the Agamidae, comprising some 60 species and many subspecies.
		For more information on agamas and agama care, check out the past issues of the various herp magazines.
	www.anapsid.org /agamas.html (738 words)

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