(n)Narayana, See Also:Hindu god Vishnu, Example:การเกิดครั้งนี้เป็นการแสดงอวตารปางหนึ่งของพระนารายณ์, Unit:องค์, Thai Definition:ชื่อหนึ่งของพระวิษณุซึ่งเป็นพระเจ้าองค์หนึ่งของศาสนาพราหมณ์
(n)the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
(n)a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils, Syn.Hindooism
{ } n.; pl.Hindoos it>or Hindus. [ Per. Hindū, fr. Hind, Hindūstān, India. Cf. Indian. ] A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.
{ or }. A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years). The intercalary month has the name of the one which precedes it. The year usually commences about April 11. The months are follows:
n. 1. the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system anud belief in reincarnation. Syn. -- Hindooism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. a complex of beliefs and values and customs including worship of many gods, especially the Trimurti composed of Brahma the Creator; Vishnu the preserver; and Shiva the destroyer. Syn. -- Hindooism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ } a. [ Hind. Hindūstānī an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindūstān India. ] Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n. The language of Hindustan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words. [ 1913 Webster ]
[abata-; avata-](n) (1) avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); (2) { comp } icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality[Add to Longdo]