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[[Category:Sacred Geography]]

[[Category:Sacred Geography]]

...include cosmology, mythology, yoga, description of sacred places (tirtha), geography, etc..

...Lord Vishnu’s avatars, his significance in Hindu Itihasa , and the sacred geography and cosmology associated with his divine actions.

...include cosmology, mythology, yoga, description of sacred places (tirtha), geography, etc..

*[[History of ancient geography]] [[Category: Sacred geography]]

*[[History of ancient geography]] [[Category: Sacred geography]]

...nied by Uma''", [[Brahma]], and a series of other people.<ref> [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m06/m06006.htm Mahabharata Shanti-parva Section VI] </ref> [[Category: Sacred geography]]

The river passed through the sacred cities of Ambala, Pipli, Kurukhshetra, Pehowa, Sisra (Sirsuti) and others i ...surrounding Sarasvata are mentioned in texts.<ref> P. 91 ''Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature'' By D. C. Sircar </ref>

* A detailed description of world geography ...tails connected with the preparation and wearing of [[bhasma]] or vibhuti (sacred ash, dear to [[Śiva]])

...the ''Harivamsa'' substitutes the region of Yama for [[History of ancient geography#Jambudwipa|Jambudwipa (Indian Subcontinent)]] in passages from time to time ...h takes one from Earth to Yama's abode.<ref> P. 291 ''Kamandalu: The Seven Sacred Rivers of Hinduism'' By Shrikala Warrier </ref> We know from Kalidas' Megha

...rtain rivers, such as the Ganga, have descended from the heavens and their sacred waters are needed in the temple tank. ...itions. The relationship of objects with one another and space in India's sacred architecture extends to include higher entities said to be in charge of var

[[Image:Continentality with Sanskrit names.jpg|thumb|250px|According to geography of [[Ārya Samudāy|Arya dharmas]], the Indian Subcontinent is a part of Su ...e continent as the Indian Plateau) resides is called '[[History of Ancient Geography#Krauncha-dvipa|Krauncha-dvipa]]'.

# Aphorism on the Sacred Laws of the Hindus by Āpastamba # The Sacred Law of the Aryan as taught in the School of Āpastamba

...ed rivers, mountains, countries etc. of India and there are no mentions of geography outside of India and certainly none pointing to the “Steppes”. Thus, t ** Used inaccurate translations of sacred texts which provided a derogatory and accusatory tone regarding the Hindu s

..., as depicted in ''The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana: Mysteries of the Sacred Universe'' by Richard Thompson.]] In terms of Geography, [[Hindu scriptures]] had divided the eastern world island consisting of 4

...sions or pleasure trips. Pilgrimage are journeys only undertaken with some sacred or pious intention. ...ere are they situated? What are the characteristics that make them holy or sacred? ''Tīrthas'' are located everywhere-generally on river banks, mountaintops

...ved in Pho-gling-mo-gling (''Father Island Mother Island''.)<ref> P. 273 ''Sacred Spaces and Powerful Places in Tibetan Culture: A Collection of Essays'' Ton ...Histories: Renunciate Traditions and the Construction of Himalayan Sacred Geography'' By Alex McKay </ref> languages are said to have been translated from it,

...lized or is after [[Brahman]] <ref> ''Studies in the historical & cultural geography and ethnography of Gujarat: places and peoples in inscriptions of Gujarat: ...l to achieving [[Mokṣa]] but as holy texts, so too many Jains view them as sacred but not fundamental for [[Mokṣa]]. [[Vaṣiṣṭha|Vaṣiṣṭha Ṛṣ

...eserved for library. They were nine-storeyed buildings containing rare and sacred books. The library quarter was known as Dharmaganja, the mart of religion. * Geography