Isvara Krishna (Sanskrit: ईश्वर कृष्णः, IAST: Īśvara Kṛṣṇa, Chinese: 自在黑; pinyin: Zìzàihēi) (fl. c. 350 CE) was an Indian philosopher and sage. He was...
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and finally īśvara, "lord", "ruler", "sovereign", or "master". In accordance with sandhi (Sanskrit rules of sound combination), a+īśvara becomes eśvara...
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scholars have debated and commented on who or what is Isvara? These commentaries range from defining Isvara from a "personal god" to "special self" to "anything...
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Isvara Puri was a monk who was a disciple of Madhavendra Puri from the Madhva Sampradaya. He met Chaitanya at Gaya, India, whereupon Mahaprabhu requested...
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Nimbarka Sampradaya (section Isvara)
Dvaitadvaita states that humans are both different and non-different from Isvara, God or Supreme Being. Specifically, this Sampradaya is a part of...
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Īśvarapraṇidhāna "commitment to the Īśvara ("Lord")" is one of five Niyama (ethical observances) in Hinduism and Yoga. Īśvarapraṇidhāna is a Sanskrit compound...
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Sanskrit name Maheśvara is composed of two "Mahā" and "Īśvara". The "ā" of mahā and the "ī" of īśvara combine to form a sandhi, which becomes "e", forming...
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Tuluva Isvara Nayaka was a commander of the Vijayanagara Empire. He was the father of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka and grandfather of the emperors Vira Narasimha...
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scholars have debated and commented on who or what is Isvara. These commentaries range from defining Isvara as a "personal god" to a "special self" to "anything...
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