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Gautam Puri
Gautama, Gautam or Gotama may refer to: Ancient sages and philosophers * Akṣapāda Gautama, a Hindu sage and founder of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy: see Nyāya Sūtras * Indrabhuti Gautama, chief disciple of Mahavira * Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism * Gautama Maharishi, one of the Saptarshis in Hinduism who authored hymns in Mandala 1 of the Rigveda Clans * Gautam Brahmins, a sub-group of Hindu Brahmins in India * Gautam Rajputs, a sub-clan of Rajputs found in North India Etymology *Gautam (Etymology) Nepali name *Gautam (Nepali name) Gautam as first name * Gautam Adani, Indian industrialist * Gautam Bhatia (architect) * Gautam Bhatia (lawyer) * Gautam Choudhury, Indian musician * Gautam Gambhir, Indian cricketer * Gautam Gulati, Indian actor * Gautham Krishn, South Indian actor * Gautam Navlakha, a veteran activist from the People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyāya Sūtras
The ''Nyāya Sūtras'' is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by , and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. The date when the text was composed, and the biography of its author is unknown, but variously estimated between 6th-century BCE and 2nd-century CE.Jeaneane Fowler (2002), Perspectives of Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hinduism, Sussex Academic Press, , page 129 The text may have been composed by more than one author, over a period of time. The text consists of five books, with two chapters in each book, with a cumulative total of 528 aphoristic sutras, about rules of reason, logic, epistemology and metaphysics.Jeaneane Fowler (2002), Perspectives of Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hinduism, Sussex Academic Press, , pages 127–136 The Nyāya Sūtras is a Hindu text, notable for focusing on knowledge and logic, and making no mention of Vedic rituals. The first book is structured as a general introduction and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrabhuti Gautama
Gautam Swami was the ''Ganadhara'' (chief disciple) of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara of present half cycle of time. He is also referred to as Indrabhuti Gautam, Guru Gautam, Gautam Swami Ganadhara and Gautam Swami. Life Gautama was the senior-most of 11 ''ganadharas'' (chief disciples) of Mahavira. He had two brothers Agnibhuti and Vayubhuti who also became ''ganadhara'' of Mahavira. Other ''ganadhara'' were Vyakta, Sudharmaswami, Mandikata Mauryaputra, Akampita, Acalabharata, Metarya and Prabhasa. A stone pillar of Utaroda mentions Mahagiri as one of Ganadharas of Mahavira who had Utara as his chief disciple. In Jain traditional accounts, Gautama is believed to have gained ''Kevala Jnana'' (omniscience) immediately after the ''Moksha (Jainism), moksha'' (liberation) of Mahavira. He was succeeded by Sudharmaswami who is believed to have gained omniscience after a further 12 years. According to the elaboration of ''Debate with the Ganadhara'' by Jinabhadra, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic ( sa, śramaṇa). After leading a life of begging, asceticism, and meditation, he attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya in what is now India. The Buddha thereafter wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order. He taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to Nirvana, that is, freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth, and suffering. His teachings are summarized in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind that includes meditation and instruction in Buddhist ethics such as right effort, mindfulness, and '' jhana''. He di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautama Maharishi
Gautama Maharishi ( sa, महर्षिः गौतम, ), was a sage in Hinduism, who is also mentioned in Jainism and Buddhism. Gautama is mentioned in the Yajurveda, Ramayana, and Gaṇeśa Pūrana and is known for cursing his wife Ahalyā, after she unknowingly had sex with Indra. Another important story related to Gautama is about the creation of river Godavari, which is also known as Gautami. Children According to Valmiki Ramayana, Gautama's eldest son with Ahalyā is Satananda. But according to Adi Parva of Mahabharata, he had two sons named Saradvan and Cirakari. Saradvan was also known as Gautama, hence his children Kripa and Kripi were called Gautama and Gautami respectively. A daughter of Gautama is referred too but her name is never disclosed in the epic. In Sabha Parva, he begets many children through Aushinara (daughter of Uśīnara), amongst whom eldest in Kakshivat. Gautama and Aushinara's marriage takes place at Magadha, the kingdom of Jarasandha. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Brahmins
These are Hindu Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam. Etymology The name Gautam (Sanskrit: गौतम, a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama and also transliterated as Gautama or Gauthama) is one of the ancient Indian names and is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः ''gaḥ'' and तम ''tama''. ''Tama'' means “darkness” and ''gaḥ'' means inter alia "bright light". Together they indicate the one, who dispels darkness (i.e., ignorance) by his brilliance (i.e., spiritual knowledge).SriRangaSriSriPedia ''ibiblio''. Generally some Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu write the last name as Gautam. Notable people *Dhwani Gautam, Indian filmmaker *Krishnappa Gowtham,Indian cricketer * Laxmi Gautam, Indian academic and professor of philosophy * Navneet Gautam, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Rajput
The Gautam Rajputs is a Rajput clan found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Jodha Singh Attaiya a great chieftain during Indian rebellion of 1857 also belongs to this ancient clan. History Some people fought for Sher Shah Suri (otherwise known as Sher Khan) against Humayun in the 16th century. By the time of Aurangzeb's reign, the Gautam Rajputs had gained enough strength to field armed contingents including artillery, horse cavalry and elephants and made incursions against the neighboring Bhumihars of Gorakhpur. One late 17th-century rajput chief from the Azamgarh area, named Bikramajit Singh, a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad, converted to Islam. His sons and descendants went on to found communities, establish markets and construct improvements such as a canal connecting the Tons River with the Kol. In the case of one Gautam family, from Nagar, the decision by the British East India Company to dispossess them in fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam (Nepali Name)
Gautam is a surname of Nepalese origin modified from the anterior surname Gotāmé and the original homeland of the surname identified as Gotamkot in western Nepal. Origin Due to religious prosecutions initiated by the Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent, it is believed that Kāshidās - a learned scholar and versed in the four Vedas, arrived in Sinja of the Khasa Kingdom from medieval India around 12th century CE "to protect Dharma" and was received with royal respect and honor by the King of Sinja. Descendants of Kāshidās were given a land grant in Gotamkot of present-day western Nepal from where the surname originates. Kāshidās was a descendant of Ritubhadra, a learned Vedic scholar in the ancient Indian city of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). An inscription in the Shiva temple in Dang Valley mentions in Sanskrit that Kāshidās arrived to Sinja from Kanyakubja (Kannauj) with his disciples "to protect Dharma" and was given royal respect and land grant by the Sinja King. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Adani
Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. He is also the president of Adani Foundation. As of December 2022, with a net worth of US$138.1 billion according to ''Forbes'' and $133 billion according to Bloomberg, Adani is the richest person in Asia and the third richest person in the world. Early life Adani was born on 24 June 1962 in a Jain family to Shantilal Adani (father) and Shantaben Adani (mother) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has 7 siblings. His parents had migrated from the town of Tharad in the northern part of Gujarat. His father was a small textile merchant. He was educated at Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya school in Ahmedabad. He enrolled for a bachelor's degree in commerce at Gujarat University, but dropped out after the second year. Adani was keen on business, but not his father's textile bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Bhatia (architect)
Gautam Bhatia is an Indian architect. He grew up in New Delhi and completed his master's degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Gautam Bhatia is also a writer and an artist. He has published many books on architecture and satire and his drawing and scriptures have been displayed in galleries in India and different countries. Education Gautam Bhatia completed his Bachelor degree in Fine arts in year 1974 from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. He is a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. USA. Books * Laurie Baker: Life, Work, and Writings, Viking, 1991, * Punjabi Baroque, Penguin, 1994, * Silent Spaces, Penguin, 1995, * Malaria Dreams, Penguin, 1996, * Punchtantra, Penguin, 1998 * A Short History of Everything, Harper Collins, 1998, * Eternal Stone, Edited, Penguin, 1999, * A Moment in Architecture, Tulika, 2002, * Comic Century, Penguin, 2004, * Whitewash, Viveka Foundation, 2007, * Lie, A Graphic Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Bhatia (lawyer)
Gautam Bhatia is a constitutional law scholar and science fiction author from India. Early life and education Bhatia was born to a mathematician father and a documentary-film-maker mother; he was raised in New Delhi. He attained his LL.B. from National Law School of India University in 2011, and went on to pursue a B.C.L. (2012) and M.Phil. (2013) from Balliol College, University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Subsequently, he received a LL.M. from Yale University (2014) specializing in constitutional law. As of 2019, Bhatia was a doctoral scholar at University of Oxford; he successfully defended his thesis in November 2021. Work Law Offend, Shock, Or Disturb: Free Speech Under the Indian Constitution In 2016, ''Offend, Shock, Or Disturb: Free Speech Under the Indian Constitution'' was published by Oxford University Press India. The book provides a philosophical and legal analysis of Indian free speech jurisprudence, probing into issues of liberty, autonomy, equa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Choudhury
Gautam Choudhury (born 24 April 1940) is an Indian musician and amateur archivist most known for his efforts to collect and record the work of Salil Chowdhury (Salilda). He has recorded several instrumental albums on which he plays harmonica, recorded tribute albums to Salilda's legacy, and runs the website The World of Salil Chowdhury, an online database of Salil Chowdhury's work, including rare or unpublished compositions. He currently resides in the Netherlands with his wife. Early life in India Choudhury was born and raised in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. He discovered his love of music at the age of 8 when his grandmother gave him his first harmonica. He attended Patna university in Bihar, where he became acquainted with the work of the notable Indian composer Salil Chowdhury, whose music became an important inspiration to him. Besides the harmonica, he also started playing the acoustic guitar. After graduating, he moved to Kolkata and played chord harmonica in The Bloworms. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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