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HEAVEN

heaven: translation

Heaven and hell (NARAKA) have been known to Hinduism since ancient times. VEDIC Hinduism conceived of a realm beyond the sky called svar or svarga, a realm of immortality and happiness beyond this world. One reached it through proper performance of the Vedic duties, especially the rituals (YAJNA).
In later mythology, beginning in the epics RAMAYANA and MAHABHARATA, svarga began to be understood as the realm of INDRA, king of the gods. His paradise contained the sacred wish-giv-ing tree and the cow who grants all wishes. The beautiful courtesans of the gods (APSARASES) reside there, along with the divine musicians (GANDHAR-VA S). There all desires for pleasure are instantly satisfied.
Later Hindu traditions, starting around 400 B.C.E., considered svarga or heaven to be only a waystation in the transmigrating life. One could enjoy one’s accumulated KARMIC merit there but would still be reborn into the physical world. In Shaivite tradition, SHIVA resides in Kailash, a para-dise of sorts located at an actual mountain in the HIMALAYAS, but one was only meant to visit this site once in a lifetime. It generally was not seen as a place for souls to go after death.
Among Vaishnavites (VISHNU devotees), the ancient realm that once belonged to INDRA remains as a goal, to be reached after liberation from birth and rebirth. Vishnu and his wife, Lakshmi, preside over this paradise, where souls may live in efful-gent bliss eternally, in proximity to the divinity himself.
Further readings: J. A. Dowson, A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (Portland, Oreg.: Trubner, 2003).

  1. heaven—небо...Англо-русский физический словарь
  2. heaven—Heaven translation The final abode of the righteous where after the general Resurrection they find their perfect consummation and bliss both in body and soul in Gods eter...American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  3. heaven—Heaven translation Heaven In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes in the first place the blue firmament or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen. i sp...Catholic encyclopedia
  4. heaven—heaven translation noun strong believed to be the home of GodVERB HEAVEN ascend to go to I feel like Ive died and gone to heaven PREPOSITION from heaven Our child ...Collocations dictionary
  5. heaven—heaven translationSee MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH WOULD THAT or WOULD HEAVEN....Dictionary of American idioms
  6. heaven—heaven translationSee MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH WOULD THAT or WOULD HEAVEN....Dictionary of American idioms
  7. heaven—Heaven translationThe place or state where God dwells.The place or state in which those who love God worship Him perfectly in the full light of His presence....Dictionary of church terms
  8. heaven—Heaven translation Definitions. The phrase heaven and earth is used to indicate the whole universe Gen. Jer. Acts . According to the Jewish notion there were three hea...Easton's Bible Dictionary
  9. heaven—Heaven translationSynonyms and related wordsAcheron Almighty God Alpha and Omega Atropos Clotho Dame Fortune Decuma Demiourgos Demiurge Fata Fates Fortuna God God Almight...Moby Thesaurus
  10. heaven—heaven translationSynonyms and related wordsAgapemone Arcadia Avalon Big RockCandy Mountain Caelus Canaan Civitas Dei Cloudcuckooland Cockaigne Eden Eldorado Erewhon Gard...Moby Thesaurus
  11. heaven—heaven translationSee eternity hell Makropoulos case summum bonumem ....Philosophy dictionary
  12. heaven—[hevn]небеса небо...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  13. heaven—небо небеса...Англо-русский дополнительный словарь
  14. heaven—небо...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  15. heaven—небо...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  16. heaven—n небеса...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  17. heaven—heaven [hevn] nu H. провидение Бог обыкн.u plu небо небеса the seventh heaven верх блаженства in the seventh heaven на седьмом небе heaven forbid! Боже упаси! by heav...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  18. heaven—сущ. небеса небо in heaven на небе to move heaven and earth сделать все возможное землю грызть by heaven! ейбогу! good heavens боже мой! о боже! heaven forbid! боже...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  19. heaven—n .strong небеса .strong царство небесное рай .strong провидение бог. strong небеса strong царство небесное рай strong провидение бог....Англо-русский словарь по социологии
  20. heaven—tax heaven...Англо-русский словарь по экономике
  21. heaven—n. небеса небо провидение...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  22. heaven—небо небеса...Англо-русский технический словарь
  23. heaven—nнебо небеса...Англо-украинский словарь
  24. heaven—небо небеса...Англо-український словник
  25. heaven—n поет. звич. pl небо небеса небозвд the starry s зоряне небо stars in зор на неб а map of the s карта зоряного неба клматична зона flowers of all s квти усх кран ббл...Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  26. heaven—[hevn] n. поэт. обыкн. pl небеса небо небесный сводthe starry [cloudless frosty clear] heavens звздное [безоблачное морозное ясное] небоheavens high canopy высокий сво...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  27. heaven—heaven [hevn] ni . поэт. i обыкн. pl iнебеса небо небесный свод the starry [cloudless frosty clear] s звздное [безоблачное морозное ясное] небо s high canopy высокий с...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  28. heaven—hevn n . поэт. обыкн. pl emнебеса небо небесный свод the starry s звздное безоблачное морозное ясное небо s high canopy высокий свод небес the broad expanse of ши...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна
  29. heaven—Heaven helps those that who help themselves Богто Бог да и сам не будь плох Б Help yourself and heaven will help you Богто Бог да и сам не будь плох Б На Бога надейся а...Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок