Jagannath

alternative Jagannatha · alternative Jaganatha · alternative archaic Juggernaut · alternative archaic Jaganaut · alternative archaic Jagarynat · alternative archaic Jagganaut · alternative archaic Jaggernaut · alternative archaic Jagnaut · alternative archaic Juggurnaut

1. HinduismOne of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

   (literally) lord of universe

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   As I have by my own good fortune and exertions accumulated a large treasure, viz. forty lacs of marhs of gold taken from the countries of the conquered bhuniyas, and jewels to the value of seven lacs eighty-eight thousand marhs, it is now my intention to devote a portion to the service of Jagannáth, by building a new temple one hundred cubits high, and bestowing a quantity of ornaments and utensils.

   1822, Andrew Stirling, An Account, Geographical, Statistical and Historical of Orissa Proper, or Cuttack, page 109

   The English Government has respected the patrimony of Jagannáth not less scrupulously than it has conserved the general religious endowments of Orissa.

   1872, William Wilson Hunter, Orissa: Or the Vicissitudes of an Indian Province Under Native and British Rule, Smith, Elder and Company, page 122

   The absence of caste distinction within the precincts of the temple of Jagannath proves conclusively that the idea of Jagannath must have had some definite relation to Buddhism at some unknown period.

   1912, Mano Mohan Ganguly, Orissa and Her Remains, page 408

   If it were a popular cult that was enshrined in the temple of Jagannath we could trace the existence of it among some sections of the people of Orissa to-day, for a thing so forceful must be too hard to die out easily.

   1925, B. C. Mazumdar, Orissa In The Making, University of Calcutta, page 209

   The services in the temple of Jagannatha are still arranged on these hereditary divisions. The association of non-Brahmins in the sacred ceremonies and complete absence of caste-feeling within the temple walls give additional proof positive of the reconditioning of Jagannatha from Buddhist and tribal originals.

   1960, Mayadhar Mansinha, History of Oriya Literature, Sahitya Akademi, page 76

2. A male given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.