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	Aja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Yoruba mythology, Aja is an Orisha, patron of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers, whom she taught their art.
		Aja is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in the Southern Sudanese province of Bahr el Ghazal as well as along the Sudanese border in the Central African Republic along the Sapo and Shinko Rivers.
		Aja is a 1977 album by the group Steely Dan as well as the first song on the album.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/aj/aja.html (423 words)

	AJA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aja people, a group of people living in Benin
		Aja Leith, a character in Jem, a television animated series which aired in the mid-1980s
		This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AJA (165 words)

	Hindu Mythology Encyclopedia Articles @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse.
		It is believed that the Hindu mythology dates back to around 7200 BC when the first hymns of the Rigveda were sung praising the elements of nature, namely, the air, the water, the thunder, the sun, the fire, etc. They found expression in early vedic gods, namely, Vayu, Varuna, Indra, Surya and Agni.
		The concept of Swarga (heaven) is one of the concepts of Hindu mythology.
	216.92.11.26 /encyclopedia/Hindu_mythology (1094 words)

	Aja (Hindu mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hindu mythology, Aja is the son of king Raghu, and thus a scion of the Ikshavaku dynasty, who claimed descent from the sun-God Surya.
		King Aja's consort was the heavenly nymph Indumati; they were the parents of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya, who was the father of Rama.
		The classical Indian poet Kalidasa has elaborated upon the lives and careers of the kings Dileepa, Raghu and Aja in his work entitled Raghuvamsha (literally: "Dynasty of Raghu").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aja_(Hindu_mythology) (136 words)

	Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary, Ke-Kz, Theosophical U Press
		Ketu (Sanskrit) The descending node of the moon in astronomy; in Hindu mythology, the tail of the celestial dragon who is supposed to attack the sun during eclipses; also a comet or meteor.
		Kratudvish kratudvis (Sanskrit) In Hindu mythology, an enemy of all ritualistic and ceremonial worship and exoteric sham; the spiritual beings which represented, in their human aspect, the adepts of esoteric wisdom in opposition to the multitude who followed exoteric and popular religious forms, mummeries, and sacrifices.
		Hindus consider him their savior, and he is worshiped as the most popular of their gods.
	www.theosociety.org /pasadena/etgloss/ke-kz.htm (9773 words)

	Welcome to Adobe GoLive 4
		It may be that this encounter explains uncanny similarities in mythology and ritual, such as circumambulation around a rock or the use of a rosary of 108 beads.
		After contrasting the names of the Hindu gods and the Zoroastrian deities, he continues: «These facts throw some light upon the age which that great religious struggle took place, the consequence of which was the entire separation of the Ancient Iranians from the Brahmins and the foundation of the Zoroastrian religion.
		Aia Mede, the patronymic of the branch of Bajaswa, is from Aja ‘a goat’.
	www.arianuova.org /arianuova.it/arianuova.it/Components/English/A17-Egypt&India.html (4650 words)

	Aja
		The Raghuvansa relates how on his way to the swayamvara he was annoyed by a wild elephant and ordered it to be shot.
		When Dasaratha grew up, Aja ascended to Indra's heaven.
		Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. The textual material made available at this website is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
	www.mythfolklore.net /india/encyclopedia/aja.htm (243 words)

	Hindu Baby Names - Hindu Names
		Aja, Amber, Anisa, Asha, Chandra and Charita are popular Hindu baby names.
		Please click on each of these Hindu names for more details, view more Hindu names from Dhana to Ishara, or search for "hindu" for boys.
		(Hindu) "Goddess." Hindu mythology: title, especially relating to Shiva's wife, who is known by various names according to her exercise of power for good or ill...
	www.thinkbabynames.com /search/0/hindu (179 words)

	Sociology of Names and Nicknames of India with Special Reference to Kashmir by R. K. Koul
		Name giving among Hindus is a very ancient practice but its critical appreciation is obscured by a chain of complexities like caste, creed, sex, race and language.
		Hindus generally believe that only a 'Putra', 'son' can perpetuate the name of the family; and only he delivers the father from hell as it means in Sanskrit i.e., Put (Hell) plus tra (Deliverer).
		But, Hindu Samaskaras combine in themselves many social and religious performances which do not aim at formal worldly well-being only, but are necessary for the alround development of personality and unification of the 'self'.
	ikashmir.net /sociology/a.html (8417 words)

	The History of the Devil: Brahmanism and Hinduism
		Whatever may be the historical relation between the Hindu Buddha and the Buddha of the Buddhists, this much is sure: the Buddha has been received by the Brahmans as one of the members of the Hindu Pantheon.
		The yoni, or female organ, is regarded as the symbol of Siva's consort, Parvati, and is worshipped in connexion with the linga by the sect of the Sactis.
		There are in Hindu mythology innumerable other deities, among whom Indra, the thunder-god, is the greatest, as the hero among the gods of secondary rank, reminding us of the Thor of the Norsemen; but Varuna, the Hindu Kronos, Agni the god of fire, have also at times been very prominent.
	englishatheist.org /evil/hod09.htm (3689 words)

	Raghu Did You Mean raghu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Hindu mythology, Raghu was a valorous king of the Ikshavaku dynasty.
		The lineage described in the Raghuvamsha goes thus: Dileepa was the father of Raghu, who was the father of Aja, who was the father of Dasaratha, who was the father of Rama.
		Indeed, Rama himself is known by many appelations (such as Raghava and Raghukula Nayaka) indicative of his belonging to the family of Raghu, which again serves to underscore the great prestige enjoyed by Raghu in the puranic era.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Raghu.html (251 words)

	Glossary
		The mountain, which in Hindu mythology, is the Spiritual Centre of the universe [Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi affirmed that Arunachala is Mount Meru]).
		Sacred Hindu poetical works treating of the creation, destruction and renovation of worlds; the genealogy and deeds of gods and heroes; the reigns of the Manus and the deeds of their descendants.
		In Hindu mythology a Divine Aspect or Principle is represented as a God and its Energy or Activity as the Wife of the God).
	www.geocities.com /netglossary (14132 words)

	Working Glossary by William Q Judge
		AJA, not born, existing from all eternity; a term applied to the higher deities.
		FAKIR, a Mohammedan ascetic wonder-worker; the equivalent among the Mohammedans of the Hindu yogi.
		TIME, kala, is divided by the Hindus as follows: 15 nimishas (twinklings of the eye) equal 1 kashta; 30 kashtas equal 1 kala; 30 kalas equal 1 kshana; 12 kshanas equal 1 muhurtta; 30 muhurttas equal 1 day and night.
	www.teosofiskakompaniet.net /WQJWorkingGlossary2003.htm (12064 words)

	Aja : search word
		'''Aja''' may refer to # An Orisha in Yoruba mythology.
		See Aja (Yoruba mythology) # A group of people living in Benin.
		# The language of the Aja people, part of the Gbe dialect continuum.
	www.searchword.org /aj/aja.html (368 words)

	Hindu Mythology - The Ramayana - free Suite101.com course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		What is required is a passion to trace the origins of a culture, whether one’s own or an alien one.
		The immense amount of literature and culture that has its genesis in mythology will be referred to.
		The first is that the mythology is based in history.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/18770/2182/2?l=0 (728 words)

	Hindu Mythology - The Ramayana - free Suite101.com course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Knowledge of Hindu mythology is not a prerequisite.
		The knowledge of other mythologies, though not a prerequisite, might be helpful because it will provide a benchmark.
		This is not a course on Religion but on Mythology.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/18770/2182/2 (728 words)

	mu unforgetable father Ved Prakash Sharma-Amresh vashisht - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hinduism is not based on any single book or on the words of any single teacher or prophet.
		A Hindu's life, socially, is divided into four stages or 'Ashrams' which is an attempt to harmonize the conflicting tendencies of Hinduism in one system.
		For the ordinary Hindu, the main aim of worldly life lies in conforming to the social and ritual duties, adhering to the traditional rules of conduct of one's caste, family and profession.
	p196.ezboard.com /fyoga84291frm6.showNextMessage?topicID=77.topic (19054 words)

	A Tribute to Hinduism - India and Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is remarkable that the Hindus have christened the source of the Nile Amara, which is the name of a country at the north-east corner of the Victoria N'yanza.
		Hindu trade gave to the land of the Nile ivory, gold, spices, tamarind-wood, sandal-wood, monkeys, and other characteristic Indian plants and animals.
		Hindu ships brought the Indian commodities to the Arabian ports, or to the Land of Punt; and from there these were transported to Luxor, Karnak and Memphis.
	www.atributetohinduism.com /India_and_Egypt.htm (8734 words)

	Extra-Terrestrial Impacts in the Geological Past:
		He believes the Triassic/Jurassic and Jurassic/Cretaceous boundaries were caused by multiple impacts resulting in global climatic disruption and that mass extinctions are likely to be caused by asteroid/comet 10 km or larger in diameter which may happen once in 50 to 100 m.y.
		Hindu mythology again and again refers to catastrophic events marked by fire (agni), floods (pralaya) and extermination of plant and animal world which appear to be the after-effects of extra-terrestrial impact.
		The cyclicity of such events postulated in ancient texts are indications of the awareness of this lurking danger from across the heavens at periodic intervals.
	www.bestindia.com /jgsi/Edit_Aug04.htm (2714 words)

	Swaminarayan info here at en.bloggingall.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Neelkanth was pleased to see a pure understanding of the essence of Hindu thought and practice as well as an ashrama that was strict in abiding by the laws of Dharma, and so he decided to stay to get an opportunity to meet and become a disciple of Swami Ramananda.
		Radhakrishnan, a renowned Hindu scholar, writes "The Supreme is described as a kavi, a poet, an artist, a maker or creator, not a mere imitator...even as art reveals man's wealth of life, so does the world reveal the immensity of God's life," (p.
		This will be the first Hindu temple in the Crawley area, the mandir will consist of a prey room, education facilities, community events and sufficient parking space.
	en.bloggingall.info /Swaminarayan (2858 words)

	Inscribed objects from Indian Civilization and Gundestrup cauldron: some parallel images and sound-bites of the Indian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is thought to be the seated figure of a very early version of Pashupati, the Lord of the Animals in Hindu mythology, peacefully surrounded by his beasts.
		Hindu Deities in Iron Age Denmark: The Religious Iconography and Ritual Context of the Gundestrup Cauldron.
		The Hop is associated with the wild wolf, which in Celtic mythology ruled over the winter months of the dead time.
	www.hindunet.org /saraswati/scriptkey2.htm (5750 words)

	Lord Brahma, god Brahma, Kalpa Vriksha, Hindu pantheon
		If mountains of fl collyrium are mixed with the waters of the ocean to serve as ink, If branches of the Kalpa Vriksha serve as the stylus If to the writer, Goddess Sarada, the earth serves as the blank sheet They will all still be insufficient to describe the glory of Lord Brahma.
		But, say interpreters of Hindu traditions and scriptures, Brahma is the creator of the heaven and the earth.
		Brahma also known as Prajapati is the creator par excellence, the foremost of the Hindu trinity, the other two being Siva and Vishnu, the destroyer and the protector.
	www.indiaprofile.com /religion-culture/brahma.htm (1363 words)

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		The most ancient texts of the Hindu religion are the four books known as the Vedas and among these the collection of hymns known as the Rig Veda is said to be the earliest.
		Conversely, as the word aja ("not-born") is the same as aja meaning "goat", the term aja ekapad could be translated as "one-legged goat".
		They are believed to be jealous enemies of the devas (Hindu gods which are recognized in the Buddhist cosmology) and may be considered as functionally equivalent to the Titans who, in Greek myth, oppose the Olympian gods.
	www.iit.edu /~cantcas/urine.html (8030 words)

	India Discussion Forum - Indian History, Culture, Politics, News, Strategic Security, Hinduism. > Who Is A Hindu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Most Hindus call themselves as Hindus, only if u specifically ask them about what sect they belong to, will they say that they r "Vaishnavas" or "Shaivas", if u stop a Vaishnava person on the street and ask what his religion is he will say that he is a "Hindu" not a Vaishnava.
		This is a complete breakaway from Hindus and Hinduism, there are theological diff's and they are Gaudiya Vaishnavas, but here Prabhupada himself made it clear that what they preach has nothing to do with Hinduism so how can we consider them to be Hindus.
		The central argument of the RK Mission for its non-Hindu character was that, unlike Hinduism, it upheld the “equal truth of all religions” and the “equal respect for all religions”.
	www.india-forum.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t831.html (18209 words)

	Contradictions of hindu belief system
		The articles have direct relationship to the topic we were discussing, and they have links to the proper hindu sites the information is obtained from.
		Delighted with Anusuya's (wife of Hindu sage Atri) efforts to save the world, the Deva's granted her three boons.
		She asked for (a) her liberation, (b) her husband's liberation and (c) that the Trinity - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva be born as her children.
	www.sikhnet.com /sikhnet/discussion.nsf/35323e0b7b32649a87256ca300640309/1b16c365b1f9282a87256bc800696b15!OpenDocument (1267 words)

	Kama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		"It is well known," observes Dr. Muir, "that Greek mythology connected Eros, the god of love, with the creation of the universe somewhat in the same way."
		Another account represents his as springing from the heart of Brahma.
		A fourth view is that he was born from water, wherefore he is called Iraja, 'water-born;' a fifth is that he is Atmabhu, 'self-existent,' and therefore he is called, like other of the gods, Aja, 'unborn,' or Ananyaja, 'born of no other.'
	casweb.ou.edu /lgibbs/india/encyclopedia/kama.htm (659 words)

	Serpentine Power In Greece And India
		In an attempt to explain the vision of Branchos' mother, the episodes of Melampous and Teiresias and the serpentine head of the kerykeion we have resorted to a religious tradition that displays in a structured manner most of the elements that scattered throughout Greek mythology are incoherent.
		The major drawback to using Tantrism in comparative religion is the lack of literary evidence of the movement prior to the sixth century CE (note 17).
		See Padoux, A. "Hindu Tantric Literature" in ER 6, 365-367 (including the translations in the major European languages and the main bibliography), the information is much more thorough in Kaviraj, G. Tantrik Sahitya (in Hindi), Lucknow, 1972.
	www.accessnewage.com /articles/mystic/Serpent1.htm?ID=000000 (4467 words)

	Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary, Mas-Me, Theosophcial U Press
		Their number is reckoned as seven, ten, or twelve, and they bear the same relation, each one to her respective consort or god, as prakrits does to Brahma, pradhana to Brahman, and on a still vaster scale as mulaprakriti does to parabrahman.
		The Hindu sacred scriptures -- the oldest literature extant -- have treatises upon medicine and surgery, showing a profound and intimate knowledge of the subject.
		Meru (Sanskrit) The mythological sacred mountain, said in Hindu mythology to be the abode of the gods.
	www.theosociety.org /pasadena/etgloss/mas-me.htm (11076 words)

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