Suddha (other)
Suddha ( in Sanskrit) can refer to: * ''Suddha'' (film), a 2005 Indian film *Śuddha, a Sanskrit term referring to purity in Buddhism *Śuddha, pure ''tattva''s in Śaivism * Suddha medicine, in Ayurveda * Shuddha Hindi, a form of the Hindi language See also * * * Shuddhi (other) * Suda (other) *Suddha Dhanyasi, a raga (musical mode) of Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) *Shuddha Saveri Shuddha Saveri or śuddha sāveri is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) and Yakshagana music. It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derive ...

Suddha (film)
''Suddha'', also called ''The Cleansing Rites'', is an Indian film, the first-ever Tulu cinema, Tulu language film shot in the digital format. The 105-minute film was shot in 2004 in a village called Marnad near Mangalore, Karnataka, and was released in 2005. The film is an adaptation of the ''Tulu Sahitya Academy'' award-winning Tulu language, Tulu play called ''Bojja'' written by Mumbai-based playwright, Narayana Nandalike. ''Suddha'' was produced by three Mumbai Tuluvas Mohan Marnad, Surendra Kumar and Ramchandra PN. It was directed by Ramchandra PN, a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Poona. ''Suddha'' was his first feature-length film. Plot ''Suddha'' depicts the death of the feudal system that existed among the Tulu language, Tulu speaking community in coastal Karnataka for many years, and the impact of The Land Ceiling Act which was ushered during the 1960s and 1970s, had on its social structure. It is the story of modern India – of changing caste e ...
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Purity In Buddhism
Purity (Pali: ''Vissudhi'') is an important concept within much of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, although the implications of the resultant moral purification may be viewed differently in the varying traditions. The aim is to purify the personality of the Buddhist practitioner so that all moral and character defilements and defects ('' kleśas'' such as anger, ignorance and lust) are wiped away and nirvana can be obtained. Theravada Theravada Buddhism regards the path of self-purification as absolutely vital for reaching Nibbana. The main task of the Theravada Buddhist monk is to eradicate flaws in morality and character through meditation and moral cultivation, in alliance with the cultivation of insight or wisdom ( Paññā), so that the purity of Nibbana can be achieved. So important is this notion of purity in Theravada Buddhism that the famed Buddhist monk and commentator Buddhaghosa composed a central thesis on ''dhamma'' called ''The Path of Purification'' (''Visu ...
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Tattva (Shaivism)
The tattvas in Indian philosophy are elements or principles of reality. Tattvas are the basic concepts to understand the nature of absolute, the souls and the universe in Samkhya and Shaivism, Shaivite philosophies. Samkhya philosophy lists 25 tattvas while later Shaivite philosophies extend the number to 36. Tattvas are used to explain the structure and origin of the Universe. They are usually divided into three groups: ''śuddha'' (pure tattvas); ''śuddhaśuddha'' (pure-impure tattvas); and ''aśuddha'' (impure tattvas). The pure tattvas describe internal aspects of the Absolute (philosophy), Absolute; the pure-impure tattvas describe the soul and its limitations; while the impure tattvas include the Prakriti, universe and living beings that assist the existence of soul. Overview ''Tattva'' () is a Sanskrit word meaning 'thatness', 'principle', 'reality' or 'truth'. Samkhya philosophy enumerates only 25 ''tattva''s; twenty-four ''ātma tattva''s along with ''purusha'', which i ...
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