Also called Adi Shankaracharya.Īdvaita – non-dualism, the name of the theology equating the soul with God.Īdvaitin – a follower of the advaita school of thought founded by Adi-Shankara.Īgamas – a generic name for sectarian literature, particularly the 28 Shaiva Agamas.Īghori – a group of ascetics whose deliberate practice is to contravene social and moral norms.Īgni – the god of fire, particularly prominent in the Vedic period.Īhalya – wife of the sage Gautama, and one of the "five virtuous women."Īhimsa – non-violence, a key Hindu principle.Īkhand Bharat – "undivided India": a term used in championing the re-unification of India.Īkka Mahadevi – famous medieval woman saint from South India.Īllahabad – the Muslim name for the city of Prayaga, the site of the main Kumbha Mela.Īlvars – the South Indian Vaishnava poet-saints of the early medieval period. AĪdi Shankara – well-known theologian and founder of the advaita school. Some terms are also listed, or alternatively listed, under the index. These include names of places, people, festivals, organisations, and sacred texts.
Many proper names are listed under this glossary with the link reference.
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