Articles related to "Jaimini"
Jaimini and the Birds
Jaimini is advised to consult four birds who are well versed in the scriptures. The article traces how these birds acquired this learning. The wisdom imparted by these birds has been passed down to us in the Markandeya Purana.
• markandeya purana
• jaimini
• vyasa
• mahabharata
• markandeya
More on the Vedas
The names of the Riga, Sama and Yajur Veda were derived from their content. The name of the Atharva Veda is derived differently.
• derivation
• vedas
• functions
• propagation
• riga
The Markandeya Purana
This shortest of the Puranas is a question answer session in which four learned birds resolve the doubts arising in sage Jaimini's mind.
• markandeya
• purana
• jaimini
• manvantaras
• mahayuga
Hindu Philosophy
Hindu philosophy answers the same questions as the Western philosophies and is based on the same principles that Hindu theology is based. Yet it is different from both.
• hindu philosophy
• issues
• schools
• hindu theology
• vedas