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... līlā - bhūmis ( places of līlā ) at Ayodhyā , Citrakut , Nasik and Sītākunda are well - visited ( Crooke 1956 : 25 ) . Places which figured in the life of the Buddha , another of Vişnu's avatāras , are also revered by Vaisnavas ...
... līlā - bhūmis ( places of līlā ) at Ayodhyā , Citrakut , Nasik and Sītākunda are well - visited ( Crooke 1956 : 25 ) . Places which figured in the life of the Buddha , another of Vişnu's avatāras , are also revered by Vaisnavas ...
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... līlā . The theory of Krsna's manifestations proposes that his descents to the mundane world continue forever in the dhāmas . 36 Further- more , the places of līlā on earth are but replicas of the eternal divine places of Krsna's ...
... līlā . The theory of Krsna's manifestations proposes that his descents to the mundane world continue forever in the dhāmas . 36 Further- more , the places of līlā on earth are but replicas of the eternal divine places of Krsna's ...
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... līlā , he manifests ' both his prākṛta ( mundane ) and aprākṛta ( celestial ) līlās ( Majumdar 1969 : 287 ) . Krşņa is believed to sport eternally in these three dhāmas . Dvārakā , Mathurā and Gokula ( Vrndāvana ) are among the most ...
... līlā , he manifests ' both his prākṛta ( mundane ) and aprākṛta ( celestial ) līlās ( Majumdar 1969 : 287 ) . Krşņa is believed to sport eternally in these three dhāmas . Dvārakā , Mathurā and Gokula ( Vrndāvana ) are among the most ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 12 |
The Philosophical Roots of the Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 46 |
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