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  2. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    In the Hindu scriptures, states David Brick, Sati is a wholly voluntary endeavor; it is not portrayed as an obligatory practice, nor does the application of physical coercion serve as a motivating factor in its lawful execution. [198] In the following, a historical chronology is given of the debate within Hinduism on the topic of sati.

  3. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

  4. Hindu music - Wikipedia

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    A Hindu musician, early 20th century. Hindu music is music created for or influenced by Hinduism. It includes Indian classical music, Kirtan, Bhajan and other musical genres. Raagas are a common form of Hindu music in classical India. [1] The most common Hindu bhajan in North India is "Om Jai Jagdish Hare."

  5. Sati - Wikipedia

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    Sati (Hindu goddess), Shiva's first wife, and after her death, reincarnated as Shiva's next wife, Parvati, also related to the practice Sati (practice), historical Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself after her husband's death, usually on her husband's funeral pyre Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, India

  6. Śruti - Wikipedia

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    Smriti is a derivative secondary work and is considered less authoritative than Śruti in Hinduism. [20] While Śruti texts are fixed and their originals preserved better, each Smriti text exists in many versions, with many different readings. [2] In ancient and medieval Hindu tradition, Smritis were considered fluid and freely rewritten by ...

  7. Natya Shastra - Wikipedia

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    The text re-asserts a similar message in the closing chapter, stating for example, in verses 36.20–21 that performance arts such as drama, songs, music, and dance with music are equal in importance as the exposition of the Vedic hymns, and that participating in vocal or instrumental music once is superior to bathing in river Ganges for a ...

  8. Shruti (music) - Wikipedia

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    A Carnatic concert. The shruti or śruti is the smallest interval of pitch that the human ear can detect and a singer or musical instrument can produce. [1] [2] The concept is found in ancient and medieval Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra, the Dattilam, the Brihaddeshi, and the Sangita Ratnakara.

  9. Nritya - Wikipedia

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    Nritya is broadly categorized as one of three parts of Sangita, the other two being gita (vocal music, song) and vadya (instrumental music). [3] [4] [5] These ideas appear in the Vedic literature of Hinduism such as the Aitareya Brahmana, and in early post-Vedic era Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra, Panchatantra, Malvikagnimitra and Kathasaritsagara.