spiritual – Itisaras

The Cult of Lord Jagannath

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 6 Comments Aska, Baxi Jagabandhu, Belief, cast, Celebration, color, cult, cultural, Culture, Discrimination, distinction, diversification, diversity, ethnicity, faith, festival, Gajapati, hindu, icon, identity, Jagannath, Jagannath Dhama, linguistic, nationalism, Odisha, Odisha Festivals, Paika Rebellion, Polity, rashtra devta, rath, Rath Yatra, Religion, social, sovereign, spiritual, srikshetra, transhumanism, Unity

Lord Jagannath is a deity worshipped by people from various regional sections of the country. He is believed to be another form or avatar of Lord Vishnu himself. In a country like India, where we have people coming in from so many different backgrounds, we still find things to bind us together – be it in the name of faith or religion too.

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Therigatha: An anthology by and about the first Buddhist women

July 5, 2020July 7, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments Anthology, Arvind Sharma, ashtangika marg, bhikkhuni, Buddha, Buddhist, Buddhist nuns, childlessness, depression, dukkha, four noble truths, friendship, gatha, George-Therese Dickenson, growing old, india, intimacy, liberation, Mara, marginalisation of women, materialism, menopause, motherhood, nibbana, Norman 1991, Pali, poems, salvation, Sarah Clelland, Self-purification, sixth century C.E, social realities of women, Soma, spiritual, tanha, their, Theragatha, Theravada, Theravadin, Therigatha, Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women, Verses of the Elder Nuns, Voices from the Yore- Therigatha Writings of the Bikkunis, Women

The Therigatha literature is one of the most significant Buddhist literature, and is appreciated all over the world. This article aptly elaborates on why it is held with such high regard, and more.