| |
Author |
Title+ |
Price |
Buy Now |
 |
M. S. Parkhe |
Agnihotra: The Vedic Solution for Present-Day Problems |
$4.95 $3.47 |
 |
| |
 |
Mahatma Gandhi |
Gandhi an Autobiography |
$9.95 $6.97 |
|
| Gandhi's nonviolent struggles in South Africa and India
had already brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation, and controversy
that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it
as an opportunity to explain himself. Although accepting of his status as a
great innovator in the struggle against racism, violence, and, just then,
colonialism, Gandhi feared that enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a
deeper understanding. He says that he was... |
 |
Georg Feurstein |
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization |
$18.99 $13.29 |
|
| The book shows that the ancient Indians were no primitives but possessed a high spiritual culture, which not only influenced the evolution of the Western world in decisive ways but which still has much to teach us today. India's archaic spirituality is codified in the rich symbols, metaphors, and myths of the magnificent Rig-Veda, which is shown to be much older than has been widely assumed by scholars. The present book also unravels the astonishing mathematical and astronomical code... |
 |
Pushkar Bhatnagar |
Dating The Era of Lord Ram |
$24.99 $17.49 |
|
| Sage Valmiki, a contemporary of Lord Ram, mentioned in his magnum opus Ramayana that when Lord Ram was born, the sun was located in Aries,Saturn was in libra, Jupiter and the moon were shining in Cancer, Venus was seen in Pisces while Mars was in Capricorn. Moreover, It was the ninth day of the increasing phase of the moon in the lunar month of Chaitra.
The two illustrations on the cover display, with the help of a powerful software, that these unique astral conditions were present in the sky... |
 |
Kanti Chandra Pandey |
Abhinavagupta: An Historical and Philosophical Study |
$57.99 $40.59 |
|
| The work of "Abhinavagupta : An Historical and Philosophical Study", is an important contribution to scholarship. It provides an account of well-known, but little-studied, philosophical system, known under the several names of 'Siva' 'Trika' 'Pratyabhijna' and others. The basic Sutras expounding the system are by Siva himself, followed by Parasurama Gaudapada and others: but like Sankaracarya in the realm of Vedanta whose basis lay in the Upanisads, the person who made the system... |
 |
H.W. Bodewitz |
The Daily Evening and Morning Offering (Agnihotra) : According to the Brahmanas |
$12.49 $8.74 |
|
| Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Myths on the origin of the rite
The primeval agnihotra and creation
The connection of Surya and Vayu with the agnihotra. The origin of the milk oblation
The right time for the performance of the agnihotra
The ingredient of the oblation milk
Systematic treatment of the ritual
The sacrificer yajamana and the performer of the agnihotra
The keeping silent during the rite
Why the agnihotra has no fast upavasa
The... |
 |
Holger Kersten |
Jesus Lived in India - His Unknown Life Before and After the Crucifixion |
$19.49 $13.64 |
|
| This compelling book presents irrefutable evidence that Jesus did indeed live in India, dying there in old age. The result of many years of investigative research, this study takes the reader to all the historical sites connected with Jesus in Israel, the Middle East, Afghanistan and India. Why has Christianity chosen to ignore its connections with the religions of the East, and to dismiss repeatedly the numerous claims that Jesus spent a large part of his life in India? This compelling book... |
 |
Prem P. Bhalla |
Hindu Rites, Rituals, Customs and Traditions |
$16.49 $11.54 |
|
| Rites, rituals and customs play a major role in the life of every person, irrespective of religious affiliations. However,this is more prominent in the case of Hindus. Right from the time of conception and birth, up to a person`s passing away and even after it, rites and rituals follow a Hindu at all times, much like a shadow. Indeed, there is one or the other rite, ritual or custom that comes into play for Hindus 365 days of the year. However, unlike other religions where many customs are... |
 |
John Crook |
Yogins of Ladakh |
$25.49 $17.84 |
|
| It investigates the social anthropology of the area through studies of
village life. Further it enquires the social organisations, history,
meditational practices and philosophy of the yogins who still lived and
practised in the remote parts of the area. This study is a record of author's
findings about Ladakhi Yogins.
In 1977 prof. Crook led an expedition to Zangskar in Ladakh initiating a series of studies on the ecology of village and monastic life in the Buddhist Himalayas. During... |
 |
Dr. N.N. Bhattacharyya |
History of the Tantric Religion |
$28.99 $20.29 |
|
| The book studies the different aspects of Tantrism, its vastness and intricacies, its heterogeneous and contradictory elements and gives a historical perspective to the conglomeration of ideas and practices through space and time. It also incorporates a review of Tantric art and a glossary of technical terms. Tantrism, both traditional and Buddhist, with its vast literature containing intricate ritualistic and philosophical details occupies an important place in the religious and cultural life... |
 |
Alain Danielou |
The Ragas of Northern Indian Music |
$32.49 $22.74 |
|
| The first part of the book traces the history of Indian music and the continuity of its theory and practice for more than two thousand years. It is based on many years' research into the vast ancient Sanskrit literature of music. These valuable technical treatises, which lie in the form of scarcely catalogued manuscripts throughout the public and private libraries of India, had hitherto remained unemplored. Part Two transcribes and studies in detail 50 typical Raga-s. Each is preceded by a... |
 |
T.A. Saraswati Amma |
Geometry in Ancient and Medieval India |
$24.99 $17.49 |
|
| This book is a geometrical survey of the Samskrit and Prakrt scientific and quasi-scientific literature of India beginning with the Vedic literature and ending with the early part of the 17th century. It deals in detail with the Sulbasutras in the Vedic literature, with the mathematical parts of Jaina Canonical works of the Hindu Siddhantas, and with the contributions to geometry made by the astronomer mathematicians Aryabhata I & II, Sripati, Bhaskara I & II, Sangamagrama Madhava,... |
 |
Samten G. Karmay |
The Treasury of Good Sayings - A Tibetan History of Bon |
$18.99 $13.29 |
|
| This volume is a partial translation of the Tibetan text, 'legsbshad-mdzod,' a history of the Bon religion. Bon is a pre-Buddhist system of belief in Tibet, which survived many persecutions, and still covered large parts of Tibet till occupation by Communist China in 1959. The book gives a full account of the ancient religion, its origins and developments, its struggles against the later imported Buddhism, and its fight for survival in spite of persecution and even abolition on two... |
 |
Adrian Snodgrass |
The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Shingon Buddhism (2 Vol) |
$109.95 $76.97 |
|
| The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Singon Buddhism surveys and re-interprets the vast work of traditional and modern Japanese scholarship on the twin Mandalas. Adrian Snodgrass of the University of Sydney (Australia) has spent several years of detail the iconography of each and every deity of these two Mandalas as well as to bring out their traditional symbolism that reflects the Tantric thought in its earliest phases. Tantrism or Mantrayana reached China and Japan earlier than it did in... |
 |
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Orion : A Search into the Ancientness of Aryan-Vedic Culture (An Ignored Historical Research) |
$19.49 $13.64 |
|
| That the sacred thread – Yajnopavita among the Hindus and Kushti among the Parsis – is the sign of the constellation Orion’s belt, underlines its supreme significance among ancient and modern Aryans. Its mention in Vedic literature inspired the Sanskrit scholar Lokmanya Tilak to use it to fix the date of that early period of history – a task neither Yaska nor Sayana could think of.
A unique and definitive study of the subject, it casts interesting new light on obscure Aryan-Vedic culture. It... |
 |
P.N. Oak |
Some Missing Chapters of World History |
$19.49 $13.64 |
|
| A revolutionary work by P N Oak. The book is about those facts which were ignored knowingly or unknowingly by the said great historians. In the light of these facts history seems to be different.This book is intended to awaken and arouse the world from its complacent slumber about its history to the realization that there is much to learn and unlearn.History as it is currently taught, presented and presumed throughout the world, harbours a number of misconceptions, at times so gross as to... |
 |
David Kinsley |
Hindu Goddesses |
$12.99 $9.09 |
|
| Hindu Goddesses is a valuable sourcebook and reference work for students
and scholars of Hindu goddesses and of Hinduism in general. Each goddess is
dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology and, in
some cases, cult of her own. Within the complex, diverse, and rich goddess
traditions of Hinduism, one can find suggestions of nearly every important theme
in the Hindu religion. In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu
tradition itself as it... |
 |
Mukund Lath |
Dattilam |
$19.49 $13.64 |
|
| The Dattilam is a remarkable treatise from the earliest known period of organized, systematic writing on music in India. The work can be placed in the same period as the Natyasastra (the beginning of the Christian era) and it presents to us a well-developed sastra, composed at the end of a long tradition of analytic thinking on music. It is devoted to the description of gandharva, a sacred corpus of music, derived from the still more ancient sama, sacred Vedic form. Gandharva was also the... |
 |
R. Satyanarayana |
Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin (2 volumes) |
$149.95 $104.97 |
|
| Caturdandiprakasika (c. 1650 A.D.) of Venkatamakhin is a fundamental treatise of Karnataka music and marks the rearguard in the renaissance of Indian music. It has launched a crucial, conceptual revolution which has metamorphosed this musical system into an enduring the attractive paddhati. Caturdandiprakasika is written in ten chapters: Vina, Sruti, Svara, Mela, Raga, Alapa, Thaya, Gita Prabandha and Tala. The first volume consists of the critically edited Text, English Translation,... |
 |
Ramashankar Tripathi |
History of Ancient India |
$15.99 $11.19 |
|
| This book gives an authoritative, up-to-date, and compendious account of the history, institutions and culture of India from the earliest times to the advent of the Moslem period. It is based on all available materials- literary, epigraphic, and numismatic- and is written in a most elegant, sober, and lucid style.
|
 |
David Knipe |
In the Image of Fire |
$11.11 $7.78 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| A penetratiting study of Vedic man's religious experience of fire and heat.
It is a portrayal of the profound and complex system of religious expressions that developed in ancient India from man's intimate relationship with the element fire, from his speculations upon the cosmogonic sacrifice and his intense desire to identify himself as a new being of cosmic heat and life. |
 |
P.N. Oak |
The Taj Mahal is A Temple Place |
$23.49 $16.44 |
|
| P N Oak has given such evidences in this book which prove that the building Taj Mahal existed years before the death of Mumtaj Mahal.The book shows that the archaeological records of the Taj Mahal were falsified. Historians had duped the public and changed the Temple Palace to grave.This book is dedicated in grateful memory particularly to Her Highness the late Maharani Chandrawati Holkar of Indore, to whose munificence the author owes a part of his academic education, and generally to the... |
 |
Ram Avtar |
Theory Of Indian Music |
$18.99 $13.29 |
|
| This book provides a historical, cultural & technical overview of the evolution of Indian music. |
 |
Algis Uzdavinys |
The Golden Chain |
$15.90 $11.13 |
|
| Presenting key writings of the most important sources of Pythagorean, Platonic and Neoplatonic thought, The Golden Chain defines this philosophy as a spiritual and contemplative way of life that ultimately leads to the vision of God. These writings point to underlying influences from Chaldean, Egyptian, Phoenician and Indian sages, suggesting that the Hellenic wisdom from which all subsequent Western philosophy arose was established upon a perennial philosophy of unchanging metaphysical... |
 |
Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami |
Readings in Vedic Literature, The Tradition Speaks for Itself |
$6.49 $4.54 |
|
| Discover the Vedic tradition for yourself in this essential handbook on Vedic literature. Here's an excellent companion for any student interested in the Vedas.
Readings in Vedic Literature is often used as a college textbook because of its clarity and concise presentation of Indian philosophy.
It easily unravels the mystery of the broad base of Indian knowledge and philosophy.
You'll get the essential ideas of the Vedic tradition, as well as a sample of Vedic writings and a look at the... |
 |
Arthur A. Macdonell |
A History of Sanskrit Literature |
$12.99 $9.09 |
|
| Among all the ancient literatures, that of India is... undoubtedly in intrinsic value and aesthetic merit second only to that of Greece. The work presents a complete history of Sanskrit literature in a condensed and succinct form. It embodies a general study of the Vedic, Epic, Puranic, Classical and Philosophical Literature. It sheds light on the life and thought of Ancient and Medieval India as reflected in the literary productions of those periods.
Sanskrit was considered the... |
 |
David Gordon White |
The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India |
$42.11 $29.48 |
|
| The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas.
Working from a body of previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and Hatha Yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can only be understood when viewed together.
White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within... |
 |
Matloob Ahmed Qasmi |
Emergence of Dajjal, the Jewish king |
$3.49 $2.44 |
|
| All praise be to Allah, Lord and cherisher to the universe and sustainer of the divine throne. We pray to the supreme divine power to shower his blessings on his prophet Hazrat Mohammed S.A.W who gave glade tidings to the believers against the consequences and warned the unbelievers against the consequences.
While writing on the subject of Dajjal and Imam mahdi. I felt that this subject has very wide sepctrum. Any vicious and wicked reson, holding devilish power of killing and destruction can... |
 |
M.S. Valiathan |
The Legacy of Caraka |
$49.95 $34.97 |
|
| Caraka, the master physician, is believed to have lived in the first century AD. The Samhita composed by him forms the bedrock of ayurvedic practice today. His contribution to India’s cultural inheritance was profound. Caraka Samhita was, in fact, a revision of an older text Agnivesa Tantra, which was written several centuries before Caraka’s time. Caraka’s revision became so popular that it was translated into Tibetan, Arabic, English and many Indian languages. T
he Legacy of Caraka retells... |
 |
Sushama Londhe |
A Tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture |
$57.49 $40.24 |
|
| Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture by Sushama Londhe is a collection of quotations from some of the world's greatest philosophers, thinkers, scientists, and leaders. The book asks us to take a fresh look at Hinduism and her many traditions through the eyes of these great personalities. Organized into 14 chapters including topics such as Science and Art, this hardbound book also contains beautiful photographs and illustrations. It is a great addition to... |
 |
Pema Dorjee |
Stupa and Its Technology: A Tibeto-Buddhist Perspective |
$34.95 $24.47 |
|
| Among all the religious monuments of the world, the stupa has the longest uninterrupted historical development. Though modelled after the Indian prototype, the stupa architecture was developed in all the countries where Buddhism had flourished. Over time, the structural shape of the stupa underwent significant modifications in India and the other Asian Buddhist countries.
The present study shows how Tibet became a treasure house of Buddhist culture and literature--highlighting important texts... |
 |
Alan Jacobs |
The Principal Upanishads |
$22.95 $16.07 |
|
| The origins of the Upanishads, sacred writings of Hinduism, predate recorded history. They are thought of by many as perhaps the greatest of all the books in the history of world religions. Since they were revealed to the Rishis of the Vedic civilisation some 5,000 to 10,000 years ago, many have come to regard them as the kernel of the mystical and philosophical truths that are the basis of understanding religion today. Alan Jacobs has used free modern verse to convey the essential... |
 |
Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio |
The Bodhisattva Warriors |
$21.40 $14.98 |
|
| This unique study of the genesis and development of the
earliest form of Buddhist self-defense practiced by Chuan Fa monks and mystics
shows both the philosophical and physical basis of the skills developed and
passed on to subsequent generations.
There are many who mistakenly believe Buddhism to be a predominantly philosophical teaching that regards physical and spiritual being as incompatible, or even antagonistic, toward each other. This book seeks to reunite these concepts. Its... |
 |
Kireet Joshi |
Towards Universal Fraternity |
$4.95 $3.47 |
|
| This text by the renowned educationist and philosopher Kireet Joshi is a meaningful essay on the necessity of human unity, but it also highlights the mistakes to avoid on the path.
Is human unity achievable, and if so, how?
What should be the contribution of India to this effort?
These are some of the central questions of this essay. |
 |
P.N. Oak |
Some Blunders Of Indian Historical Research |
$17.99 $12.59 |
|
| The author, in this book incites some blunders of India historical Research. This is Oak’s most popular work.Table of Contents:PrefaceWhat Prompted My Historic QuestBlunder No.Indian monuments Credited to Alien MuslimsIgnoble Akbar Believed NobleMisplaced Faith in Mediaeval ChroniclesMyth of the Indo-Saracenic Theory of ArchitectureMyth of the Moghul School of PaintingMyth of the Development of Music in Mediaeval Muslim CourtsMyth about the Moghul Garden ArtMythical... |
 |
M.R. Kale, Ed. |
The Kiratarjuniyam of Bharavi |
$6.49 $4.54 |
|
| The Kiratarjuniya is a Mahakavya and is named after its chief incident, viz. the fight between Siva under the guise of a Kirata (Mountaineer) and Arjuna. This metrical composition describes the journey of Arjuna to the mountain Indrakila, part of Himalayas, for the propitiation of the gods Indra and Siva and the final obtainment of the divine weapons Pasupata and others from the gods. |
 |
Rajbali Pandey |
Hindu Samskaras |
$14.49 $10.14 |
|
| The Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the
Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his
personality. They go back to a hoary antiquity. The Vedas, the Brahmanas, the
Grhyasutras, the Dharmasutras, the Smrtis and other treatises describe the
rites, ceremonies and customs here and there but they do not present them in
their historical evolution.
The present work is a systematic study of all the Samskaras enjoined to be... |
 |
Ashvini Agrawal |
In Search of Vedic-Harappan Relationship |
$75.00 $52.50 |
|
| Although the idea of a Vedic-Harappan
relationship was put forward as early as the 1920s, it is only recently
that scholars have given it serious attention.
With the renewed interest in India's past, a number of works both by Indian and foreign scholars have been published on the subject. Where as a specific group of scholars continues to be sceptic about the idea, going to the extent of calling it a fundamentalist attempt, more scientifically inclined scholars around the world have... |
 |
Darlena L'Orange |
Ancient Roots Many Branches |
$22.18 $15.53 |
|
| Ancient Roots Many Branches takes us on a fascinating journey across cultures and through time.We journey to India, Egypt, China, Greece and the natives of America to explore and understand the diverse medical traditions of these cultures. Presenting a range of possibilities in our quest to health and hence growth and explorations, it offers practical suggestions to understand ourselves and to integrate these teachings in our lives. This journey through healing takes you from the... |
 |
V.K. Jain |
Prehistory and Protohistory of India |
$9.99 $6.99 |
|
| Fresh excavations, new dating techniques and ever-growing conceptual frame-works since 1950 have greatly reshaped our perspective on Prehistory and Protohistory of the Indian subcontinent.
This monograph, which is primarily aimed to serve as a starter for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, presents, in a concise but comprehensive manner, a syncretic view of the latest information on various aspects such as tools and technologies, settlement and subsistence patterns, ecological... |
 |
Mahadeva Chakravarti |
Concept of Rudra-Siva Through the Ages |
$21.94 $15.36 |
|
| The present book throws new light on the gradual development of the concept of Rudra-Siva in his animal, phallic and human forms, since the days of the Harappa Civilization. It examines how Siva, the composite Aryan-non-Aryan Divinity, was not only admitted but was ultimately crowned with an exalted position in the Brahmanical pantheon; how the bull once identified with the deity, was regulated to the position of a vahana; how phallism was related to Saivism and also how Siva, in his different... |
 |
Edward C. Sachau |
Alberuni's India |
$20.99 $14.69 |
|
| It was in 1017 AD, at the behest of Sultan Muhmud of Persia, Alberuni, aka A1-Biruni, travelled to India to learn about the Hindus, and to discuss with them questions of religion, science, and literature, and the very basis of their civilisation. He remained in India for thirteen years, studying and exploring. Alberuni's scholarly work has not been given the due recognition it deserves. Not for nearly eight hundred years would any other writer match Alberuni's profound understanding of almost... |
 |
Swami Vimalananda |
In Indian Culture: Why do we |
$2.49 $1.74 |
|
| Indian culture is admired and respected all over the world for its beauty and depth. This book features in simple terms, the various aspects of both beauty and depth in this culture. Almost every Indian custom and tradition has either a scientific, logical, historical, social or spiritual significance.
Understanding this lends meaning to an otherwise mechanical following of the customs which are often misunderstood to be mere superstitions that fade away in time. |
| |
Suniti Kumar Chatterji |
The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language (3 vols.) |
$73.00 $51.10 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| The first systematic and detailed history of Bengali—a
modern Indo-Aryan language- by an Indian scholar, it is an invaluable
contribution to the scientific study of the modern Indo-Aryan Languages as a
whole and is a landmark in the history of philological researches into Indian
languages.
"The admirable work, says Sir George Grierson in his Foreword, "which is a fine example of wide knowledge and of scholarly research, is the result of a happy combination of proficiency in facts and... |
 |
M. K. Gandhi |
The Way To Communal Harmony |
$6.10 $4.27 |
|
| The Way to Communal Harmony is a compilation of Gandhi's reflections on certain problems which divide mankind. Though they deal immediately with India, their validity extends beyond the circumstances of our country. Everywhere in the world, individuals and groups are divided because of fear, suspicion and hatred. It depends on local conditions whether the division expresses itself along religious, economic, political, caste or colour lines. Whatever be the form, insecurity is perhaps the major... |
 |
S. Kalyanaraman |
Indian Alchemy: Soma in the Veda |
$36.49 $25.54 |
|
| The book is an epoch-making work-a paradigm-shift in Vedic studies-which identifies soma as electrum (god-silver metallic compound). Soma is referred to in the Rgveda as the should of the Yajna (atmayajnasya).
The path-breaking identification is based on textual evidence and a penetrating analysis of the Indian alchemical tradition, spanning nearly five millennia. The author is also the discoverer of the integrating role played by the mighty Sarasvati river adored in the Rgveda as the best of... |
 |
Perceval Landon |
Nepal Volume I & II |
$24.99 $17.49 |
|
| Perceval Landon’s Nepal vol.1 treats the inward and outward politics of the land from when it grew into a national entity. He examines Nepal in the political, religious and historical context vis-ŕ-vis the reality of the twentieth century. Nepal — which he describes as ‘full of antiquities and relics of the past’ — is unique because it has never suffered the repercussions of the Christian or the Moslem expansion.
In vol. II Perceval Landon concentrates on the people and politics of the land.... |
 |
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
Ideal India |
$98.95 $69.27 |
|
| This book is a special presentation of the highest quality of the
applications of Maharishi's Vedic Science to restore India as the Lighthouse of
Peace on Earth. Maharishi describes how this Vedic transformation can easily be
created through five main areas of governmental responsibility — education,
health care, administration, defence and agriculture.
A presentation of all Maharishi's Programmes in the fields of Vedic
Education, Health Care, Administration, Defence, and... |
 |
Hermann oldenberg |
The Doctrine of the Upanisads and the Early Buddhism |
$15.28 $10.69 |
|
| Chapter I of this study, which discusses the older Upanisads, viz., the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad and the Chandogya Upanisad, describes at the outset how the idea of the Supreme Being, the unique mystic power, was conceived in the words Brahman and Atman and how these two entities merged with each other and became identical. It then discusses the doctrine of metempsychosis as evolved from the relation between the Supreme Being and the world of plurality. In this period, the magician-priest begins... |
 |
Dr R. S. Agarwal |
Secrets of Indian Medicine |
$4.95 $3.47 |
|
| Expounding the concept that eyesight is intricately connected to the mind, and suggesting exercises and treatment based on traditional Indian medicine, for the betterment of eyesight without the use of glasses.
|
 |
P.D. Mehta |
Early Indian Religious Thought |
$43.99 $30.79 |
|
| This book is divided into two parts.
The part deals with the pre-vedic thought which contain proto-australoid beliefs, Mediterranean, Indus Valley Culture, Mother-Goddess figurine, Tree worship, the Siva armlet, etc. The Vedas, Aryan entry, Brahma, Linga, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, India, Upanisads, Buddha, his teachings, Bhagavat Gita, Yoga teachigs, Samkhyan viewer, etc. are some of topics discussed in the first part of the book.
The second part is about Hinduism, caste,... |
 |
Cheiro |
Confession Memoirs of a Modern Seer |
$6.49 $4.54 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| The famous fortuneteller Cheiro reminisces about his life. Includes reminiscences of and interviews with King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, the Czar of Russia; King Leopold of Belgium; the Infanta Eulalie of Spain; the President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland; W. E. Gladstone, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum; Lord Balfour, Sir H.M. Stanley, the explorer, Cecil Rhodes, "Boss" Croker of Tammany Hall, Julia Ward Howe, Melba, Nordica, Lillian Russell, Joe Leiter, Mata Hari,... |
 |
S.C. Vasu (Tr.) |
The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (2 Vols.) |
$204.99 $143.49 |
|
| Panini`s Ashtadhyayi represents the first attempt in the history of the world to describe and analyse the components of a language on scientific lines. It has not only been universally acclaimed as the first and foremost specimen of Descriptive Grammar but has also been the chief source of inspiration for the linguist engaged in describing languages of different regions. To understand Sanskrit language, and especially that part of it which embodies the highest aspirations of ancient Aryan... |
 |
Nalinksha Dutt |
Buddhist Sects in India |
$18.99 $13.29 |
|
| This extraordinary book is the only authentic document of its kind.
Beginning with a detailed and lucid exposition of the political background of
India from Ajatasatru to Mahapadma nanda, it goes on to trace the sources of the
Second Buddhist Council, to locate with unerring exactitude the disruptive
forces in the Sangha and, in the fourth chapter, to classify the Sects. In the
chapters that follow, the learned author deals with the Mahasanghikas, doctrines
of Group II-V Schools. In... |
 |
A.K. Warder |
Indian Buddhism |
$31.99 $22.39 |
|
| This book describes the Buddhism of India on the basis of the comparison of all the available original sources in various languages. It falls into three approximately equal parts. The first is a reconstruction of the original Buddhism presupposed by the traditions of the different schools known to us. It uses primarily the established methods of textual criticism, drawing out of the oldest extant texts of the different schools their common kernel. This kernel of doctrine is presumably common... |
 |
T. Burrow |
The Sanskrit Language |
$49.95 $34.97 |
|
| The Sanskrit Language presents a systematic and
comprehensive historical account of the developments in phonology and
morphology. This is the only book in English which treats the structure of the
Sanskrit language in its relation to the other Indo-European languages and
throws light on the significance of the discovery of Sanskrit. It is this
discovery that contributed to the study of the comparative philology of the
Indo-European languages and eventually the whole science of... |
 |
Johannes Bronkhorst |
The Two Traditions of Meditation in Ancient India |
$9.99 $6.99 |
|
| This book elucidates the early Buddhist teachings and beliefs concerning meditation and its role to liberation. An analysis is offered also of the non-Buddhist (especially Jaina and early Hindu) practices and beliefs as they are described in the non-Buddhist literature of the time. Passages in the Buddhist canon which emphasize the distinctions between Buddhism and other religious currents are also taken into consideration. |
 |
Thomas Wilson |
Swastika the Earliest Known Symbol and its Migrations |
$39.00 $27.30 |
|
| About the Book
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit svastika (in Devanagari, स्वस्तिक), meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It... |
 |
Margaret and James Stutley |
A Dictionary of Hinduism |
$38.49 $26.94 |
|
| This encyclopedic dictionary is indispensable to all those interested in Hinduism, whether specialist, student or general reader. The dictionary comprises around 2,500 romanised Sanskrit subject headings with their English equivalents, explanations and etymology. An index of English subjects with Sanskrit equivalents, and an extensive bibliography are appended.
The dictionary indexes and describes the mythology, folklore, religion, philosophy, literature and history of Hinduism over a period... |
 |
Patrick Olivelle |
The Asrama System |
$25.26 $17.68 |
|
| The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism- asrama and varna-asrama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest hermit, and a world renouncer. In this, the first full-length study of the asrama system, Olivelle uncovers its origin and traces its subsequent history. He examines in depth its relationship to other institutional and doctrinal aspects of the Brahmanical world... |
 |
Sri Aurobindo |
Homer and the Iliad - Sri Aurobindo |
$9.99 $6.99 |
|
| This monograph briefly introduces two major epic poems about the famous Trojan war.
The Iliad was written by Homer a few centuries after the siege of Troy. In the 20th century, more than two millenia later, Sri Aurobindo, the great seer and poet of modern India, wrote Ilion.
In both epics the main quality abundantly displayed is heroism but seeds of the other qualities can be seen. |
 |
Frits Stall |
Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Alter (2 Vols.) |
$222.22 $155.56 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| The first volume of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar, contains a discussion of the place of the Agnicayana in the Vedic srauta tradition, its textual loci, traditional and modern interpretations of its origins and significance and an overview of the Nambudiri Vedic tradition.
The bulk of the volume, written in close collaboration with C.V. Somayajipad and M.Itti Ravi Nambudiri, is devoted to a detailed description of the 198\75 twelve-day performance, richly illustrated with tipped-in... |
 |
D.K.R.R. Patil |
Cultural History from the Vayu Purana |
$8.33 $5.83 |
|
| The present book attempts to supplement the work of Pargiter on the Cultural plane. Pargiter was concerned with the dynastic records of the Puranic texts while this book aims to interpret "cultural history" from the Vayu Purana.
The work is divided into ten chapters arranged systematically. The first five chapters contain facts of intellectual culture and the last five of material culture. The presentation of material has involved a great deal of translation and interpretation of the Puranic... |
 |
H.D. Griswold |
Religion of the Rigveda |
$21.94 $15.36 |
|
| The present work expounds substantially the value and significance of Indo-Aryan religious ideas as represented in the Rgveda.
The work is divided into three Sections arranged in thirteen chapters.
Section I deals with the origin of Indo-European and Indo-Iranian religion, its development into the concept of Godhood, Demonology and Priesthood. It describes Vedic tribes, their expansion, colonization, settlement, organization and culture.
Section II discusses the peculiar traits of major... |
 |
Asko Parpola |
Deciphering the Indus Script |
$55.99 $39.19 |
|
| Of the writing systems of the ancient world which still await deciphering, the Indus Script is the most important. It developed in the Indus or Harappan Civilization, which flourished c. 2500 -1900 bc. in and around modern Pakistan. Prof. Parpola outlines what is known about the Harappan culture and its script, presents a decipherment of a small number of interlocking Indus signs, and proposes a method which will permit further progress in decipherment. His fascinating study confirms that the... |
 |
Arun Kumar Singh |
The Comprehensive History of Psychology (Paperback) |
$18.49 $12.94 |
|
| The Comprehensive History of Psychology is a simple introduction to the
history of psychology. It provides a basic understanding of the major systems
and theories in psychology is a comprehensive way. It covers in detail the historical backgrounds taking place before the emergence of each system. As such, it provides a better understanding about the historical emergence of the status of psychology in beginning and its separation from philosophical traditions. It covers a lucid discussion... |
 |
M. K. Gandhi |
Satyagraha in South Africa |
$4.95 $3.47 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| From the Preface by M. K. Gandhi: The Satyagraha struggle of the Indians in South Africa lasted eight years. The term Satyagraha was invented and employed in connection therewith. I had long entertained a desire to write a history of that struggle myself. Some things only I could write. Only the general who conducts a campaign can know the objective of each particular move. And as this was the first attempt to apply the principle of Satyagraha to politics on... |
 |
Motilal Pandit |
Encounter with buddhism |
$30.99 $21.69 |
|
| The main purpose of writing this book is not only to explain, but also to interpret, the three phases of development of Buddhist thought in India, and how and in what manner it spread out to countries as far away from the land of its origin as Japan. Though the subject may be vast, a conscious effort has been made to explain the complexity of Buddhist philosophical thought in as concise terms as possible.The first five hundred years, which constitute the initial phase of development, is that of... |
 |
David Burton |
Emptiness Appraised |
$25.49 $17.84 |
|
| Emptiness (sunyata) is a religious/ philosophical concept which is central to much of Buddhist thought. It is employed in numerous contexts by different thinkers and schools, with a variety of meanings.
A thorough comparative study of the uses and meanings of the notion of emptiness throughout the history of Buddhism was certainly a desideratum, which this present work fulfils. It is an investigation into the philosophy of emptiness as expressed by the second century Indian Buddhist thinker... |
 |
Koichi Shinohara and Phyllis Granoff |
Speaking of Monks: from Benares to Beijing |
$21.99 $15.39 |
|
| This book contains one long, very interesting and informative essay on biographical writings in the Jain tradition. The author translates and discusses biographies and autobiographies of two Jain monks who lived in the 11th and 14th centuries respectively.
The book also brings together twelve essays by leading scholars of Chinee and Indian civilizations from Europe, North America and Asia. The essays cover a wide range of topics in Indian and Chinese religions and cultures and offer fresh... |
 |
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
India Government Rise Above Problems |
$2.99 $2.09 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| Pocket size, 32-page full colour booklet, printed on fine quality paper, gilded, softcover edition
‘Let us create a government in India, the Land of the Veda, of that indomitable authority where no one can do wrong. Let us maintain integrated national consciousness, which will disallow the tendencies of any individual to fall into wrong temptations that take him off the royal road of life.’ - Maharishi |
 |
W. Caland |
The Jaiminigrhyasutra |
$8.49 $5.94 |
|
| The Grihya Sutras contain rules for customs, ceremonies and sacrifices through which the life of an Indian attains purification. They record a number of popular customs and manners connected with conception, birth, name-giving, first-outing, first-eating by the child. They include rules for tonsure, initiation, completion of studies, customs of courting, engagement, wedding, etc. They are important for the student of comparative history inasmuch as they contain parallels in the manners and... |
 |
Swami Vedananda |
Aum Hindutvam |
$1.67 $1.17 |
|
| The author negates some of the very old concepts, viz., that females and Shudras, and people who have not undergone the Upanayana Samskaras have no access to Vedas or they should not perform Vedic rituals.
He insists that 'all religious observances of a man, if devoid of right conduct, are of no avail. Right conduct constitutes an important element of education and civilization. In his opinion Hindus will have to develop the all-comprehensive idea of Hindu Dharma in and through their lives... |
 |
Daniel P. Sheridan |
The Advaitic Theism of the Bhagavata Purana |
$8.33 $5.83 |
|
| Within a compass of eight chapters of this volume the author makes a close examination of the fundamental tenets of Bhagavata Purana. By penetrating analysis he shows how as a unified scripture Bhagavata Purana combines Vedantic non-dualism and Vaisnava devotionalism; and how the Bhagavata non-dualism accommodates the reality of the universe and of the individual selves in it within the all-encompassing reality of Brahman.
According to the author, this wonderful beldning the devotionalism and... |
 |
K. D. Sethna |
The Problem of Aryan Origins: From an Indian Point of View |
$28.49 $19.94 |
|
| This research work is a challenge to the historical orthodoxy that believes in the dogma of an Aryan invasion of the Indian subcontinent around the middle of the second millennium B.C..
The author, with the help of the insight provided by Sri Aurobindo in this subject, has mustered a host of arguments archaeological, literary and linguistic, in order to establish his thesis that contrary to the belief of an Aryan invasion of a Dravidian country, the presence of Dravido-Aryanism or... |
 |
Sengaku Mayeda |
Sankara's Upadesasahasri (2 Volumes) - Introduction, Text & Indices |
$49.99 $34.99 |
|
| Sankara, the eighth-century Indian philosopher, is generally regarded as the greatest thinker in the long history of Indian philosophy as well as in the metaphysical tradition known as Vedanta. Advaita Vedanta, the school or system founded by him, stresses the Advaita or non-dualist approach to the problem of existence and ultimate reality, and has been the main current of thought in India for hundreds of years.
Most of Sankara's works are commentaries on other classics of Indian thought,... |
 |
Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Indian Architecture According to Manasara-Silpasastra - Manasara Series 2 |
$6.49 $4.54 |
|
| This volume entitled Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Silpasastra is the second in the series of Professor P.K. Acharya's Manasara Series.
Here he has discussed exhaustively the question, waht is Manasara? An understanding of this term Manasara is essential; for buildings are the yard-sticks by which the achievements and standards of living of bygone ages can be correctly evaluated. But this term defies elucidation; for it not only embraces all activities connected with the... |
 |
Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad - Manasara Series 6 |
$18.99 $13.29 |
|
| Contents:
Preface
Introduction
I. Pre Vedic Architecture/Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Jhukun
Johi, Sehwan and Kohistan
Baluchistan
Waziristan
II. Vedic Architecture:
Vedas
Brahmanas and Suras
III. Classical or Post-Vedic Architecture:
Buddhist architecture
Jain architecture
Brahmanical architecture: i. Epicsii. Puranasiii. Agamasiv. Miscellaneous treatises
IV. Silpa-Sastra:
Manasara
Mayamata
Amsumadbheda of Kasyapa
Visvakarma... |
 |
Swami Harshananda |
An Introduction to Hindu Culture: Ancient & Medieval |
$4.99 $3.49 |
|
| The book presents a panoramic view of Hindu culture in all its aspects from the ancient days to the end of the medieval period.
|
 |
Charles Leslie (Ed.) |
Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge |
$15.99 $11.19 |
|
| The present work is guided by two central ideas: that medical traditions are based on coherent forms of practice and belief about illnesses, and that these systems are embedded in the symbols and world views that characterize the historical differences between civilizations. These new essays by leading scholars from Europe and North America focus on issues in the humoral and biomedical traditions of several Asian countries.
How do patients and practitioners know what they know? What kinds and... |
 |
Satya Prakash Singh |
Life and Vision of Vedic Seers, 1 Visvamitra |
$34.49 $24.14 |
|
| Life and vision of Vedic seers is a series aiming at reconstructing lives and thought contents of prominent Vedic seers so that they may emerge out in their individual capacities as great contributors to the history of human vision, ideation and understanding. The series is intended to cover as many seers as possible.
This is the first volume of the series dealing with the life and attainments of Visvamitra, the seer of the sacred Gayatri Mantra. It retraces penetratively the contours of... |
 |
Shakti M. Gupta |
Plant Myths and Traditions in India |
$25.99 $18.19 |
|
| Trees and plants play an important part in the myths and customs of India. Many are considered holy, often for reasons that are lost in the mists of antiquity - they are associated and identified with Gods, planets, months, etc. - certain plants are used as protection against witchcraft and the evil eye - some plants bring luck and are offered in the temples - and others play an important part in other religious rites. These traditions and myths form an important aspect of the Indian’s... |
 |
J Agarwal |
Hindu Tenets: The Founding Doctrines of Vedic Hindu Dharma |
$9.99 $6.99 |
|
| This is the story of the religiosity of the ancient Aryan race of people who lived in their homeland called the Aryavarta or Bharata or India (now) from the most prehistoric times in the history of human civilization, and their way of life called the Vedic Dharma, which forms the heart and soul of the present day Hindu Dharma or Hinduism. The general reader from any part of the world will find this small book to be quite informative about one of the most widely practiced and living religions of... |
 |
Christopher Bartley |
Indian Philosophy A-Z |
$14.49 $10.14 |
|
| This alphabetical handbook defines and explains key concepts in classical Indian philosophy, identifies controversial issues, describes major traditions of thought, and locates influential thinkers in their intellectual and religious contexts. They introduce the central concepts of the various branches of philosophy written by establsihed philosophers, covering both traditional and contemporary terminology.
|
 |
B.s. Nijjar |
Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India, 900 B.C.--1947 A.D |
$63.99 $44.79 |
|
| Preface. 1. Origin and history of Scythians and other allied nomadic tribes of India (Jats, Ahirs, Gujars, Rajputs, Baloches and Pathans). 2. The Jats (descendants of Scythians). 3. The Abhiras (ancestors of Ahirs). 4. The Ahirs (descendants of Abhiras). 5. The Gujjars (Gurjaras). 6. The Sakas (ancestors of Jats, Ahirs, Gujjars, Rajputs, Baloches and Pathans). 7. The Kushans (ancestors of Jats, Ahirs, Rajputs, Baloches and Pathans). 8. The Huns (ancestors of Jats, Rajputs, Baloches and... |
 |
Tapasi De |
Hanuman |
$4.95 $3.47 |
|
| Hanuman is one of the most important characters of the great Indian epic-The Ramayana. He is a Monkey God, remembered and worshipped for his remarkable strength and loyalty towards Lord Rama. The stories of Hanuman are like a treasure house of extraordinary events, which will certainly evoke a lot of amusement among the young readers. |
 |
M. Hiriyanna |
Outlines of Indian Philosophy |
$12.99 $9.09 |
|
| The beginnings of Indian Philosophy takes us very far back to about the middle of the second millennium before Christ. The speculative activity begun so early was continued till a century or two ago, so that the history that is narrated in the following pages covers a period of over thirty centuries. During this long period Indian thought developed practically unaffected by outside influence; and it has evolved several systems of philosophy. The present work is based upon the... |
 |
Y. Masih |
Critical History of Western Philosophy |
$16.49 $11.54 |
|
| This is the enlarged edition of a Critical History of Modern Philosophy.
In this new edition Greek and Medieval Philosophies have been added. The book
also includes a critical and comparative account of the major contributions of
eight modern thinkers. To this exposition the idealism of Hegel and Bradley has
been introduced. Recent discussions concerning Hume, Kant, Hegel and Bradley
have also been incorporated. Whilst giving fully an analytic account of topics,
the author maintains... |
| |
A.H. Francke |
History of Western Tibet: One of the Unknown Empires |
$14.50 $10.15 |
|
| A History of Western Tibet is based on foreign and western Tibetan sources of information. The western Tibetan sources of information are records on stones and on paper. Records on stones cover the period 200 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Records on paper are the chronicles of the Kings of Leh. Though these are edited ones, much remains to be done.
The readers will find A History of Western Tibet interesting which is the outcome of scholarly enterprise and research as much as of familiarity with the... |
 |
Shridhar B. Shrotri |
The Religion of the Veda |
$29.95 $20.97 |
|
| The work is complete in four chapters preceded by an introduction discussing in detail the sources, viz., the Vedas, brahmanas and Sutras.
Translation of Oldenberg's classic German work on Vedic religious beliefs, cults and customs. trans. by Shridhar B. Shrotri. Represents the best of orientalist scholarship. |
 |
E.B. Havell |
Encyclopaedia of Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent |
$169.95 $118.97 |
|
| The book is a scholarly account of the glories of India's architectural heritage and deals with the entire subcontinet including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The book traces the cultural contacts which have contributed to the rich mosaic of temples, mosques, palaces, forts and other nonuments that have gone towards the creation of one of the greatest civilizations of the world.
The book is a scholarly account of the glories of India's architectural heritage and deals with the... |
 |
S.R. Bhatt |
Vedic Wisdom, Cultural Inheritance and Contemporary Life |
$14.95 $10.47 |
|
| The book contains papers pertaining to the Vedic wisdom and Indian culture both in classical and contemporary contexts. It is an outcome of the study of classical literature with a positive and constructive mind. At places, it is a creative interpretation and reconstruction of the traditional ideas with a view to restoring their pristine purity and removing the contamination they have suffered from perverting influences due to travesty of history.
But for all these exercises there is... |
 |
V.V. Mirashi |
Literary and Historical Studies in Indology |
$31.99 $22.39 |
|
| Literary and Historical Studies in Indology contains twenty-seven articles grouped under four sections. The first section has nine articles on various topics dealing with Indian literature and history.
This is the fifth collection of the research articles of Dr. Mirashi, dealing with various problems of Sanskrit literature, ancient Indian history, art and architecture. |
 |
Rudrangshu Mukherjee |
India Then and Now |
$149.00 $104.30 |
|
| India lives in many centuries. Discover the majesty and sweep of India's rich cultural and historical heritage, replete with the people, events and places that have contributed the chequered mosaic of India's past. Featured in this exquisite book, India Then and Now gives rare and never-before-seen vintage photographs from some of the finest collections across the world. The vibrant and ever-changing cultural landscape of contemporary India is also featured in a series of... |
 |
Deo Prakash Sharma |
Early Harappans and Indus-Sarasvati Civilization |
$288.49 $201.94 |
|
| According to a scholar the Harappan Civilization is the gift of two rivers - the Indus and Sarasvati whose tributaries had played a dominant and decisive role in the origin of this bronze civilization. As of now around 2658 Harappan and its associated sites have been reported, of which 1058 sites are located in the dried-up bank of the Sarasvati river. The Sarasvati was a mighty river between ca. 5000 and 1800 B.C. Around ca. 1800 B.C., due to neo-tectonic movements in the Himalayas, the... |
 |
Dipak Kumar Barua |
An Analytical Study of Four Nikayas |
$36.49 $25.54 |
|
| The first four Nikaya-texts are of inestimable value since they provide important source materials to study the religious/cultural history of the contemporary period. Because they vividly present the daily life of the people of ancient India, they are, from the sociological point of view, of utmost significance. The importance of the Nikayas can neither be gainsaid nor exaggerated. In this book an attempt has been made to introduce the first four Nikaya texts in their entirety.The book is... |
 |
C.P. Sinha |
Appreciation of Indian Art |
$70.18 $49.13 |
|
| Art in India, as in other countries of the world, was principally devoted to the service of religion. It reflects the intimate relationship of ideas and life.Mythology, symbolism and iconography are just vehicles or aids to understand the essence and spirit of Indian art as each symbol or every icon has a specific meaning and is expressed with a specific purpose. To appreciate and enjoy Art in its proper perspective, it is imperative to understand the inner meaning and the philosophy behind the... |
 |
John Garrett |
A Classical Dictionary of India |
$28.99 $20.29 |
|
| This Dictionary attempts to unfold all that anyone would want to know about Vedic, post-Vedic and classical India: its religions, mythology, pantheonic/legendary personages, schools of philosophy, sacred and secular texts, arts, antiquities, sciences, geography, rituals, customs, and the like. These besides, the dictionary includes English equivalents and definitions of a myriad of Indic (largely Sanskrit) terms.
For authenticity, the late John Garrett had drawn on key eminent Orientalists:... |
 |
William J. Kirkpatrick |
An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul |
$74.49 $52.14 |
|
| The Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul by Colonel William J. Kirkpatrick is the original classic on Nepal and its people.
It contains the substance of observations made during a mission to that country in the year 1793 when the author was sent to Nepal by Lord Cornwallis to mediate in the dispute between China and Nepal. Originally written for the Government and Court of Directors of the East India Company, this work on Nepal was the first to be written in English and the only reference work on... |
 |
Daniel Wright |
History of Nepal |
$18.49 $12.94 |
|
| History of Nepal by Daniel Wright and translated from the Parbatiya by Munshi Shew Shunker Singh and Pandit Shri Gunanand forms part of the indispensable canon of works about the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. Daniel Wright has his own distinctive style of writing about the people, culture, customs and history of Nepal.
In his book he talks about not only the history and geography of Nepal but also gives us an insight into the traditional instruments, songs and original manuscripts of this... |
Follow us on Twitter
