A
Abrahamic faiths
emphasis on ‘equality’
homoerotic love
homogeneous alignment to God’s commandment
quest for liberation
quest for salvation
vs Karmic faiths
Adhidharma
Adigal, Aravana
Amar Das, Guru
Ambedkar, B.R.
anadi
Anand Karaj
ananta,
androgyne (ubhatovyanjanaka)
Angad, Guru
Arjan, Guru
Arya Samaj
Asanga
ascetic Gautama, see also Buddha, Lord
Ashoka, Emperor
asitta (‘sprayed’) pandakas
atman,
Ayurveda
B
barbarian tribes
Bhagavad Gita
Bhakti movement
Bodhisattvas
Book of Genesis
Brahma
Brahmins
Brahmotsavam
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Buddha, Lord
Buddhism
anti-queer proscriptions
attitudes towards LGBT individuals
basic philosophical orientation
complete attachment and complete detachment
conception of ‘self’
contemporary
divine punishment against queer behaviour
early monastic texts
eternal paths (sanatana dharma)
evolution of
feminine principle in
hermit in
on homosexuality
idea of God or soul
Karaniya Metta Sutta
liberation from the self
Mahayana
mindfulness trainings
morality in
Noble Eightfold Path
pandakas,
on procreation
root cause of suffering
on same-sex sexual activity
on sexual activity
sexual symbolism in
stories of same-sex love between monks
sublime states of mind
Theravada
Tibetan
transgenderism
Vajrayana
vow of celibacy and sexual restraint
in the West
C
Caribbean islands
Carvaka school of thought
caste (jati) system
four-tier caste category system (varna)
hierarchies of jati
hierarchy between jatis
pre-modern societies
social structure
two-tier system of classification of jatis
Chinmaya Mission
Christianity
Citizens Foundation
colonisation
compassion (karuna)
Confucianism
criminal communities
D
Dalai Lama, HH
Dalits
damnation
death (yama)
debt (pitr-rina/rinn)
desire (kama)
Dhammapada
dharma,
dharmasutra texts
Dharmic faiths, 4. see also Karmic faiths
Digambaras
Digha Nikaya
diversity, doctrine of
divine commandments
dravya,
Dusvaikalika Sutra
E
Edelglass, William
effeminacy
empathetic joy (mudita)
emptiness, doctrine of
endogamy
enlightenment
equanimity (upekkha)
eternal paths (sanatana dharma)
European system of clans
extremist religious movements
F
faith, value of
four-tiered (chatur-varna) system
G
Gautama, Siddhartha, 41. see also Buddha, Lord
Gobind Singh, Guru
God concept
discovering God
forms in Hindu Puranas
infinite (ananta)
Golden Temple of Amritsar
Granth Sahib
Greek mythologies
Guru Granth Sahib
Gyalwa Yang Gonpa, monk
H
Hanh, Thich Nhat
hijras,. see also queer, representation of
Hinayana texts
Hinduism
atman
dealing with rejection
dharma
discomfort with the queer
diversity and the queer in
expressions of the divine
fight against negativity within oneself
funeral and death ritual
gender identity
gods and goddesses in
homosexuality
idea of God or soul
ideas of metaphysics, sexuality, diversity, and human nature
karma
key principles of
nature of divinity
one God and one Truth
practice of hari-bhajana (worship of God)
psycho-sexual body
queer as part of hindu faith/culture/scriptures
queer themes in stories
rebirth, phenomenon of
ritual of a traditional Hindu man
transgender identities of Gods
yagna
Hindu monastic orders
Hinduphobia
Hindu Puranas
Hindu worldview
homophobia
Hsing Yun
I
Ikeda, Daisaku
Indian and European languages, linguistic similarities between
Indian Penal Code, Section
Industrial Revolution in Europe
Indus Valley civilisation
ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness)
Islam
Isopanisad, Sri
J
Jain communities
Jainism
about homosexuality or queer expressions
about sexuality and gender
anekantavad principle
attitude towards gender
brief history
capacity for self-concentration or mindfulness
conduct
divine punishment against queer behaviour
emphasis on non-violence
great vows before being ordained
hermit in
idea of God or soul
Judgement Day in
matters related to sex
monastic orders for women
naya doctrine
philosophy
position of women in
principle of equality and communion with all living beings
principles of a monk’s life
pure identity concept
radical epistemological scepticism
recursive process of ascending and descending epochs
seven-fold predication of assertions
shramana and samana practices
social interactions, context of
subjective perception of truths
Jaiva Dharma
Janamsakhis
Japanese monastic society
Jatakas
jatis
Jina
Judaism
Judgement Day
K
kaivalya,
Kalachakra
Kama Sutta
Karaniya Metta Sutta
karma,
Karmic faiths
animate objects and inanimate creatures
attitude towards culture
definition
doctrine of diversity
evolving and dissolving world
history of
hostility to queer
key features
liberation from karmic burden
perception of queer
primary conflict in
representation of genders
scripture or intellectual analysis
transformation of the world
view on society
words for queer in texts
Kharavela, King
King, Larry
kinnara
kliba
Kooboo Daishi (Kuukai)
Kshatriyas
Kurundi Atthakatha
L
LGBTIQ people, 2. see also queer, representation of
liberation
Lingayats
linguistic division of states, India
Lotus Sutra
love or loving kindness (metta)
M
Mahabharata
Mahakala Ma Ning, God
Mahavira
Mahavira, Lord
Mahayana Buddhism
Malli-natha, Tirthankara
manas
Mangal-mukhi community
Manimekhalai
man-like woman (vepurisika)
Manusmriti,
‘matsya nyaya’ or ‘justice of the fishes’
matter (mudgala)
maya
metaphysical monism
Mimamsa school of thought
Modi, Narendra
moha
moksha
Mulachar of Vattakera
N
Nagarjuna
Nanak, Guru
napunsaka
nirvana
O
Oriental faiths
P
Padmavati, demigoddess
Pakistan
Pali Tipitaka
pandaka
pandakas
Pulakesin Chalukya, King
Q
queer, representation of
in Ayurveda
dignity of queer people
in Hinduism
in Hinduism
interpretation in jyotisha
in Jainism
in Karmic faiths
Karmic faiths hostility to queer
marriage between queers
queer themes in stories
in Sikhism
transgender identities of Gods
queer pandaka
queer-phobia
R
Ramakrishna Mission
Ramayana
Ram Das, Guru
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
rebirth, idea of
Reformation
religious belief systems
Renaissance
Rig Veda
ritual ‘purity’
river of materiality
Roman Empire
S
salvation
same-sex wedding ceremony based on indian rituals
samsara
sanatana dharma
Sangha Rakkhita
Sanskrit
sanyasis,
savarna,
secularism
self (jiva), notion of
Semitic tribes
sensual and queer language
sex
sexually ambiguous (sambhinna)
Shaivism
Shaktism
Shintoism
Shiva
shraadh
Shrauta
Shudras
Shwetambaras
Siddha-loka
Sikhism
Akal Takht
atman, notion of
baptised Sikhs
divinity, notion of
equality and inclusivity, principle of
five Ks
five vices
gender equality
Holy Book
idea of God or soul
implications for queer individuals
impurity imputed to women, notion of
key tenet of
Khalsa Panth
langar (free community food)
marriages in
married life of a householder
Mool Mantra (Main Chant)
and Punjabi culture
saint–soldier, concept of
Sikh doctrine
Sikh God
Sikh Gurus
Sikh responses to queer
teachings
theological body of
three pillars of
on transgender issues
view of governance
widow remarriage and rehabilitation
Singh, Gyani Ranjit
Singh, Manjinder
Smarta
social inequality
sodomy laws
soul (jiva)
space (akash)
Sramana tradition of India
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
stillness (adharma)
suffering or dissatisfaction
Sufi movement
T
Tantra
Taoism
Tara, Goddess
Tattvaartha Sutra
Teg Bahadur, Guru
Thailand
Thakura, Bhaktivinoda
Thera, Nyanaponika
Theragatha (psalms of the elders)
Theravada Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
time (kala)
Tirthankaras
transgenderism
transgender toilets
tribal faiths of India
tribes of India
Abors
Aptanis
attitudes towards alternative sexualities
Badagas
Baigas
Bhils
Bhotias
Bhots
Chakmas
comversion to Christianity
Dandamis
Gonds
Hos
hunter-gatherer communities
Jarawas
Kharias
Kols
male homosexual relationships
Mundas
Murias
Onges
Oraons
Santhals
Tripathi, Lakshmi Narayan
Tulsi Ramcharitmanas
U
Ujjain Kumbha Mela
uniform civil code
untouchables
V
Vaishnavism
Vaishyas
Vajrayana Buddhism
varna-ashrama-dharma
varnas
Vasubandhu
Vedanta
Vedanti, Jathedar Joginder Singh
Vedic Hinduism
Victorian values
Vikings
Vinaya Pitaka
violence
Vishnu
Vishwarupa
W
Wynne, Kathleeen
Y
yagna
Yashomitra
yoga