Immortality: The practice of performing the last rites of the dead is found in all major religions like Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Muslims, Jews, Zoroastrians etc.…
According to the data presented by the Renke Commission (2008), there are about 1,500 nomadic tribes and semi-nomadic tribes and 198 denotified tribes in India,…
Arhat is a title given to a highly revered person in Buddhism and Jainism. Etymologically, the word ‘Arhat’ means ‘possessing bodily merit’ or ‘worshipful’. Arhat…
Allama Prabhu, was a great saint and philosopher of the Veerashaiva sect of the 12th century. He is also called ‘Prabhudev’. He was a contemporary…
Avadhut, also spelled Avadhoot, a term for a class of sadhus. ‘Avadhuta’ means He washes away all the disorders of nature. Avadhut or the words…
God’s grace means the thinking that without the grace of God, the soul cannot escape from the bondage of world and sin and it cannot…
The Alakhiya sect (Hindi: अलखिया संप्रदाय), is a Shaivite sect found in India. ‘Alakhiya’ is a broad term applied to all those who believe that…
Ardhanarishwar (Sanskrit: “Lord who is half woman”), is a form of Lord Shiva. As the right half of Lord Shiva’s body is male and the left…
The Aghori Panth is a sect of the Shaivite sect. He is also known as ‘Aghor’, ‘Oghad’, ‘Audar’, ‘Sarbhang’ and ‘Avadhut’. The Atharva Veda and…
Anabaptist, is a Christian denomination. The cult flourished in Germany, mainly after the religious reform movement started by Martin Luther. Anabaptists were against infant baptism…