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Pushkar Bhatnagar |
Dating The Era of Lord Ram |
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| 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... |
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Holger Kersten |
Jesus Lived in India - His Unknown Life Before and After the Crucifixion |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| 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... |
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Prem P. Bhalla |
Hindu Rites, Rituals, Customs and Traditions |
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| 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... |
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Dr. N.N. Bhattacharyya |
History of the Tantric Religion |
$28.99 $20.29 |
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| 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... |
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Samten G. Karmay |
The Treasury of Good Sayings - A Tibetan History of Bon |
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| 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... |
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Adrian Snodgrass |
The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Shingon Buddhism (2 Vol) |
$109.95 $76.97 |
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| 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... |
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Hermann oldenberg |
The Doctrine of the Upanisads and the Early Buddhism |
$15.28 $10.69 |
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| 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... |
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Mahadeva Chakravarti |
Concept of Rudra-Siva Through the Ages |
$21.94 $15.36 |
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| 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... |
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Swami Vimalananda |
In Indian Culture: Why do we |
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| 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. |
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P.D. Mehta |
Early Indian Religious Thought |
$43.99 $30.79 |
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| 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,... |
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Edward C. Sachau |
Alberuni's India |
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| 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... |
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Nalinksha Dutt |
Buddhist Sects in India |
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| 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... |
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A.K. Warder |
Indian Buddhism |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| 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... |
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Motilal Pandit |
Encounter with buddhism |
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| 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... |
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David Burton |
Emptiness Appraised |
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| 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... |
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Koichi Shinohara and Phyllis Granoff |
Speaking of Monks: from Benares to Beijing |
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| 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... |
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H.D. Griswold |
Religion of the Rigveda |
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| 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... |
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W. Caland |
The Jaiminigrhyasutra |
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| 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... |
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Sengaku Mayeda |
Sankara's Upadesasahasri (2 Volumes) - Introduction, Text & Indices |
$49.99 $34.99 |
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| 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,... |
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J Agarwal |
Hindu Tenets: The Founding Doctrines of Vedic Hindu Dharma |
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| 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... |
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Tapasi De |
Hanuman |
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| 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. |
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Bu Ston |
The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet |
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| The History of Buddhism and Tibet contains the translation of the 2nd part of Bu-ton's History of Buddhism, beginning with the life of Buddha and ending with an account of the work carried out by the Tibetan Lotsvas and Indian Pandits of Bu-ton's own period and immediately before him (XII and XIII cent.). The
book contains translations of the Buddhist Cannonical texts, exegetical
treatise from Sanskrit and numerous quotations from both sutra and sastra.
Because of this it... |
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Dipak Kumar Barua |
An Analytical Study of Four Nikayas |
$36.49 $25.54 |
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| 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... |
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Hajime Nakamura |
A Comparative History of Ideas |
$48.49 $33.94 |
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| Hajime Nakamura argues with remarkable erudition that particular intellectual and social developments can be traced in all great cultures; that each culture deals with its problems in about the same order. About the Author:Prof. Hajime Nakamura, D. Litt. (University of Tokyo), Honorary D.Litt. (Government of India and Nehru University), was a distinguished scholar of international repute. He was a member of the Japan Academy and was decorated with the highest Japanese awards... |
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R. Blake Michael |
The Origins of Virasaiva Sects |
$12.50 $8.75 |
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| A Typological Analysis of Ritual and Association Patterns in the Sunyasampadane.
Origins of the Virasaiva Sects in probably the most thorough exploration of Virasaivism availabel in any language except Kannada.
Already, the activities of founder/reformer Basava are well-known throughout India and world-wide. It explores a crucial text, the Sunyasampadane, from Virasaivism's third century of development. |
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Jyoti Prasad Jain |
Jaina Sources of the History of Ancient India |
$23.99 $16.79 |
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| The contribution of the Jaina sources to the making of the history of our great nation, during the epoch-making millennium of 100 BC to AD 900, is of vital importance. But it has only lacked proper research and application.
This book presents a brief survey of the more important sources, particularly literary ones, and a discussion of certain fundamental problems such as the dates of Mahavira and of the beginning of the Earlier Saka, Vikrama, and Saka eras, as well as the dates of important... |
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J. Gonda |
Aspects of Early Visnuism |
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| Visnu holds a divinity of highest rank among the Hindus. In the present work, the author has made an attempt to sketch the main features in the character of Visnu as they appeared in different ages.
The book is divided into three chapters, each running into several sections.
Chapter 1 opens with the description of the origin of Visnu, his character, emblems, attributes, incarnations, comparative status etc. The author has endeavoured to present a faithful portrait of the god with reference... |
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S.N. Dasgupta |
Hindu Mysticism |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| This book is a systematic introduction to Hindu mysticism as it evolved in India through the ages.
Mysticism is not an intellectual theory, It is fundamentally an active, formative, creative, elevating and ennobling principle of life. According to the author, mysticism means a spiritual grasp of the aims and problems of life in a much more real and ultimate manner than is possible to mere reason.
This small book gives a brief general outline of some of the most important types of mysticism,... |
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V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar |
The Lalita Cult |
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| The Lalita Cult has figured and still figures prominently among the countless cults of ancient India. Lalita is looked upon by the Hindus as a divine manifestation of the goddess Durga. The cult of Lalita is intimately associated with the Sakti cult or the worship of the Divine as Energy in the feminine form.
The present book studies the cult of Lalita from a historical point of view. Though this study is mainly based on the Lalitopakhayana section of the Brahmanda Purana, an endeavour is made... |
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Benjamin Preciado Solis |
The Krsna Cycle in the Puranas |
$13.89 $9.72 |
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| Krsna is one of the best loved figures in Indian religion and literature. The stories of his life and deeds occupy a central place in Indian literary traditions down to our day.
The present work deals with the main themes and motifs found in the Krsna legend up to the 10th century.In the first chapter the Vedic antecedents to the Krsna figure are examined, as well as some of the views that claim that Krsna is found in the Vedic hymns.
The second chapter deals with the first historical... |
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T.R.R. Iyengar |
Hinduism and Scientific Quest |
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| The author focuses on some of the contemporary scientific ideas vis-a-vis the achievements of old-world Hinduism in cosmogony, astronomy, meteorology and psychology.
The book, in the process, unfolds some fundamental Hindu philosophical concepts. Hinduism is not just a religion. It synonymizes the five millennia of India`s cultural heritage which is unequivocally manifest in the Hindu architecture sculptural art music, mythology sanskrit literary classics social institutions and ethical/... |
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E. M. Abraham |
A Comparative Survey of Hindu, Christian and Jewish Mysticism |
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| The present book is a comparative and evaluative study of Hindu, Christian and Jewish mysticism. Not much work is done in the field, though there are sketchy studies of any two of these schools and not all together Again the author has taken within his scope, not only the three schools of Vedanta, but has considered the four important Upanisad viz. Isa, Kena, Katha and Mundaka. He has then dealt with Christianity, with reference to the New Testament and the Christian... |
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Christopher Ives (Ed.) |
The Emptying God : A Buddhist-Jewish-Christian Conversation |
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| Masao Abe is widely acknowledged as a leader in the worldwide dialogue on Buddhism. A profound scholar of Buddhism and of Christian theology, his critical and constructive reflections culminate in the seminal essay which is the corner stone of this volume. Seven eminent scholars respond to the challenge of Abe’s construal of Kenotic God and Dynamic Sunyata.
Abe demonstrates powerfully the dynamism of the Buddhist appreciation of the diving emptiness at the heart of Being. His essay suggests... |
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J M Macfie |
Myths and Legends of India: An Introduction to the Study of Hinduism |
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| Myths & Legends of India presents a rich and dazzling collection of 46 tales taken from the sacred books of Hinduism - from the ancient hymns of the Vedas to the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics and on to the later Laws of Manu and the Puranas. A veritable kaleidoscope of Hindu mythology as it developed over a period of 3,000 years!
Tales of gods and goddesses, demons, rishis, saints and sages in all their varying moods... and tales of ordinary men and women, their hopes and fears and their... |
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Shamsul Islam |
Golwalkar’s “We or our nationhood defined”: A critique |
$7.99 $5.59 |
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| This book attempts to put across actual facts about Golwalkar's life and beliefs in the light of his original writings, publications of the RSS, documents available in its archives and many other RSS documents the writer collected over the last 35 years from different parts of the country, specially the original text of Golwalkar's book We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939) which is being reproduced in this book.
It is the most important text in order to understand the RSS' concept of Hindu... |
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Steven J. Rosen |
Essential Hinduism |
$59.49 $41.64 |
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| In Essential Hinduism, the religion's teachings, beliefs, practices, and history are reviewed by an expert hoping to rectify that.
This straightforward overview, focussing on Vaishnavism-the most common form of Hinduism - is ideal for those who wish to learn more about this ancient tradition. Beginning with chapters about the foundations of Hinduism, Rosen clearly lays out what is otherwise a complicated history.
Providing Hindu terms alongside English translations, he illuminates the basics... |
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S.P. Sharma |
Fairs & Festivals of India: Unfolding the Colourful Heritage of India |
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| Hinduism remains the oldest religion in the world. It has, over the years, continued to assimilate within itself different sects, creeds and castes, along with their respective customs, traditions, culture and mode of worship, forming a formidable amalgam of astonishing vitality and dynamism.
The secret of Hinduism’s successful survival can be traced to the imaginative and colourful celebration of its festivals by the people. These joyous occasions of festivals have a powerful impact on the... |
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B.M. Barua |
History of Pre-Buddhistic Indian Philosophy |
$38.49 $26.94 |
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| The present work is designed to survey the evolution of philosophical thought in the Vedic and post-Vedic periods preceding the rise of Jainism and Buddhism. The author has traced up the development of early Indian philosophy on divergent lines on the basis of the Rgveda, Atharvaveda, Aranyakas, the older Upanisads and the allied literature.
The author has exploited the original Indian sources and in defiance of several scholiasts has proved that the process of early Indian thought evolution... |
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R.N. Sharma(Ed.) |
Manusmrti : Sanskrit text with English translation of M.N. Dutt, Index of Slokas and Critical Notes |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| The Manu-smrti stands foremost among the principal works of its class. It has always been a work of universal authority. It has served as a veritable storehouse of information for social, cultural, political and religious life of the people. It contained the very essence of later Hinduism. Its study is imperative for the proper understanding of Indian culture. In fact the period represented by the Manusmrti holds a key to the understanding of the entire and subsequent social history of India.... |
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David J. Kalupahana |
Ethics in Early Buddhism |
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| Throughout the centuries, moral philosophers, both Eastern and Western, considered a permanent and eternal law a necessary requirement for the formulation of a moral principle. If such a law was not empirically given, it had to be determined through reason. In contrast, early Buddhism presented a radical theory of impermanence. Interpreters of early Buddhism have been unable to abandon the presupposition of permanence, however, and hence have persisted in viewing nirvana or freedom as a... |
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T. Ganesan |
Two Saiva Teachers of the Sixteenth Century |
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| This book is a complete analytical study of all the œuvres of Nigamajñana I and his nephew-cum-disciple Nigamajñana II. This study aims at bringing to limelight the great contributions made by these two teachers in the sixteenth century for the consolidation, elaboration and propagation of the Saivasiddhanta religious system and philosophical doctrines.
For the first time the contents of all the available texts of these two Saiva teachers in Sanskrit and Tamil, of which many are unpublished,... |
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A. L. Herman |
Influences of Ancient Hinduism on Early Christianity |
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| This is a work about influences and what "influences" means. Following an analysis of this elusive concept, A. L. Herman presents compelling evidence that the following hypothesis is testable, defendable, and probably true: that the Indus Valley religion with its Savior-God, Siva (2500-1800 B.C.E.), significantly influenced a Greek religion with its Savior-God, Jesus of Nazareth (50-300 C.E.), such that it can be meaningfully claimed that the religion of the Indus Valley civilization probably... |
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Tapasi De |
Prahlad |
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| Among the thousands of stories found in the Hindu mythology, the story of Prahlad, the young devotee of Lord Vishnu, is incomparable. Prahlad was a little boy born to a ferocious demon, King Hiranyakashyap. This is an amazing story of a young devotee, whose father ceaselessly tried to kill his own son, but failed due to the eternal bonding between a devotee and the supreme God. |
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O.N Bimali (Ed.) |
Vamana Purana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation |
$41.99 $29.39 |
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| According to Manu- ‘‘Vedas are primary source of religion’’, the Puranas, however, are the essence of the religion of Hindu society. Puranas are also regarded as the chief source for the detailed explanation of the Vedas. They, therefore, occupy a significant place in the ancient literature of India. The Puranas have obtained the name of Panchalakshana because their contents generally embrace five topics namely (1) Primary creation or cosmogony, (2) secondary creation, (3) genealogy of gods and... |
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J. Krishnamurti |
Tradition and Revolution |
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| This book consists of a series of dialogues on ancient Indian religious and philosophical themes. Man's search for liberation, his ideas about the spiritual path and the goal, and various traditional concepts are dealt with in contemporary idiom. Krishnamurti's concern is to bring out the experiential component behind these terms and to lead his listeners to the heart of the human predicament. These dialogues are a profound investigation into the nature of consciousness. |
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Dr. K.P.A. Menon |
Adhyatma Ramayanam: Text with introduction & English Translation (2 vol set) |
$44.99 $31.49 |
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| The Adhyatma Ramayanam is, as the title would indicate, a spiritual version of the Ramayanam. While Valmiki Ramayanam as an Itihasa was composed with the objective of giving proper advice on all the four goals life – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksa, this version is primarily concerned with the last and final goal. Devotion to the feet of the Supreme Lord in the form of Rama is the surest and easiest means of achieving this objective.
About the Author:
Dr. K.P.A. Menon B.Sc,... |
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T.M.P. Mahadevan |
Outlines of Hinduism |
$18.99 $13.29 |
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| This book is a complete survey of Hinduism in all its aspects. In the first chapter the author introduces us to the essentials of religion in general: in the second he sets forth the essence of Hinduism. In chapter VII the doctrines of the Hindu philosophies are explained. In chapter VII an account is given of the beliefs and practices of the Tantrik cults. The concluding chapter, entitled living hinduism, is devoted to the teachings of four great sages of modern India: Sri Ramakrishna, Sri... |
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Donald A. Mackenzie |
Indian Myth and Legend |
$38.95 $27.27 |
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| Indian Myth and Legend deals with the myths and legends of India,
which survive in the rich and abundant-storehouse of Sanskrit literature. The
reader is introduced to the various sacred works of the Hindus. The ancient
forest sages and poets of India invested the legendery themes and traditional
beliefs with beautiful symbolism and used them as mediums for speculative
thought and profound spiritual teaching. These ennobling ideas are still a
potent culturing influence in the... |
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T.W. Rhys Davids |
Buddhist India |
$8.14 $5.70 |
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| Buddhist India portrays ancient India during the period of Buddhist
ascendancy from the non-Brahmin point of view. Based on the literary, numismatic and inscriptional records, it throws light on points which have not previously been brought to clarity. Buddhist India presents a detailed account of the socio-economic, geo-political and ethico-religious conditions of the country. It describes at length the history of kings, clans, nations, vis-a-vis their role in the growth and spread of... |
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Samuel Beal |
Buddhist Records of the Western World |
$39.95 $27.97 |
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| Among the various travelogues, Hiuen Tsiang's Si-yu-ki or Records of the
Western World, is regarded to be the most valuable source-book for the study of
ancient Indian history. Si-yu-ki is not merely a travel-diary recording Hiuen
Tsiang's visit to various places in India and the places en route, but is also
an account of the conditions of India during the seventh century. This journey
was undertaken by Hiuen Tsiang primarily with a view to visiting the Buddhist
places of pilgrimage... |
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Arthur Lillie |
The Popular Life of Buddha |
$12.70 $8.89 |
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| - Containing an Answer to the Hibbert Lectures of 1881. The Hibbert Lectures are an annual series of non-sectarian lectures on theological issues. They are sponsored by the Hibbert Trust, which was founded in 1847 by the Unitarian Robert Hibbert with a goal to uphold "the unfettered exercise of private judgement in matters of religion.". The Hibbert Lectures of 1881 were centred on the origin and... |
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N.L. Batra, Prof.Mushirul Hasan |
Jama Masjid |
$84.22 $58.95 |
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| About five hundred metres west of the Red Fort stands an enduring monument to Shah Jahan's Passion- the Jama Masjid, and extraordinary specimen of architectural extravaganza built during the years 1650-1656. Jama Masjid- the mosque of Friday- was built from 1644 to 1658 in the reign of Shahjahan. The mosque, which measures 65m on 35m and whose court forms a square of 100m on side is, by its surface, the greatest religious construction of Islam. The book brings to you the facts and... |
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Devendara Handa |
Buddhist Remains from Haryana |
$84.22 $58.95 |
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| Buddhist Remains from Haryana is based on the first-hand study of the Buddhist remains, mostly lying unnoticed at various places and in museums and private collections. It has taken years of study and fieldwork to dig up the literary and archaeological data to prepare this monograph which brings to light many stupas, pillars, sculptures, terracottas and other antiquities from the region of Haryana showing clearly that Buddhism continued to live here even after it was wiped off from the... |
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Bibek Debroy |
Sarama and Her Children : The Dog in Indian Myth |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| The most recognized dog in Indian myth is the dog in the Mahabharata that accompanied the Pandavas—not actually a dog but Dharma in disguise. There are, however, several more references to dogs in the classical texts. Mentioned for the first time in the Rig Veda, the eponymous Sarama is the dog of the gods and the ancestor of all dogs. In Sarama and Her Children, the evolution of the Indian attitude towards dogs is traced through the vedas, epics, puranas, dharmashastras and niti shastras. The... |
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Sir Charles Eliot |
Hinduism and Buddhism |
$100.49 $70.34 |
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| First published in 1921, when the author was the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Hinduism and Buddhism provides a vivid historical sketch of the Hindu and Buddhist religions, an immense subject.
In his introduction Sir Charles Eliot points to the real foundation of Indian thought: ‘Here more than in any other country the national mind finds its favourite occupation and full expression in religion. This quality is geographical rather than racial, for it is possessed by Dravidians as much as by... |
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Samarendra narayan Arya |
History of Pilgrimage in Ancient India |
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| The book outlines the origin and development of the practice of pilgrimage in India between AD 300 and 1200 and draws extensively on epigraphic and literary data particularly the Puranic corpus to delineate the growing popularity of the ritual, spatially and chronologically.
Viewing religion as part of the social process, it seeks to explore linkages between new religious trends and changes taking place in the material conditions of life. Although there are a few references to pilgrimage... |
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Dr. Myneni Krishna Kumari |
Kings, Gods And People |
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| A Significant feature of this volume is the critical analysis of archaeological and historical sources relating to the specific issues of cultural history with special reference to Andhra region.
Besides the historical sources, the oral traditions and folkloristic materials provide substantial materials for the better understanding of the culture of the people on which certain historical generalizations can be made. Further, it allows for a range of historical interpretations especially... |
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Murray T. Titus |
Islam in India and Pakistan |
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| A Religious History of Islam in India and Pakistan.
Contents include:
The religious objective of the Muslim conquerors,
The methods of the conquerors,
Peaceful penetration,
Organization of the Sunni Community,
Shi'ahs and Mahdawis,
Religious orders,
Saint-worship,
Islam in its Hindu environment,
Modern movements: reactionary and progressive,
The parting of the ways,
The new Muslim apologetic and polemic,
Appendix,
Bibliography,
Glossary of Islamic... |
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Charles Willemen |
Essence of Scholasticism |
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| The Essence of Scholasticism is a meditation manual, leading to arhatship. It is the Gandharan cultural area, i.e. Bactria. Brobably composed in the first century BCE, it was commented on and elaborated in several sastras, the best known being the Abhidharmakosabhasya of the fifth century.
The Essence and the Astagrantha are the basic treatises of the non-Vailbhasika sarvastivadins, i.e. of the sautrantikas, of the Gandharan cultural area. These texts were translated in China in the fourth... |
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Hugh B. Urban |
Tantra |
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| A complex body of religious practices that spread throughout the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions; a form of spirituality that seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life--Tantra has held a central yet conflicted role within the Western imagination ever since the first "discovery" of Indian religions by European scholars.
Always radical, always extremely Other, Tantra has proven a key factor in the imagining of India.... |
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David J. Kalupahana |
A History of Buddhist Philosophy |
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| The present work has, since its original publication in 1976, offered an unequaled introduction to the philosophical principles and historical development of Buddhism.
Now, representing the culmination of Dr. Kalupahana's thirty years of scholarly research and reflection, A History of Buddhist Philosophy builds upon and surpasses that earlier work, providing a completely reconstructed, detailed analysis of both early and later Buddhism. |
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L.M. Joshi |
Studies in the Buddhistic Culture of India |
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| It is a pioneer attempt of its kind to study Indian Buddhism in its entirety as a system of rational philosophy, profound faith, and as a historical matrix of creative human culture and civilized institution during the 7th and 8th centuries the brilliant epoch of the University of Nalanda, the mere name of which spells the great wonder that was Buddhism in Ancient India.
A chapter on the contribution of Buddhism to Indian Civilization has also been added. The treatment of the subject is... |
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Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty |
The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology |
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| In this pertinent and valuable study O'Flaherty answers the crucial questions such as , what solutions did the Hindus offer to the problems of evil? How did these arise and develop historically? And, how if at all can these various solutions be subsumed under a unified world veiw?
The problem of evil, in particular the question of theodicy, has long been overlooked or misunderstood by Indologists, who have maintained that there is no problem of evil in Indian thought, or that it was "solved"... |
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Yuvraj Krishan |
Ganesa: Unravelling an Enigma |
$38.61 $27.03 |
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| Ganesa commands universal respect among the indigenous religious schools and sects of the Hindus, Jainas and Buddhists. He is a god who is unique in many ways--his peculiar physiognomy, his double character, as a vighnakarta (creator of obstacles) and as a vighnaharta (remover of obstacles). He is worshipped first to ensure success of all religious and secular functions and enterprieses. GAnesa is also the god of dance and music.
The cult of Ganesa spread to various countries of Asia. The... |
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Amal Kiran (K. D. Sethna) |
Problems of Early Christianity |
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| The first part of this book takes a refreshing new look at various issues surrounding the origins of Christianity, ranging from the historicity of Christ and events in his life to the Turin Shroud.
The second part focuses on the Resurrection of Christ, an event which, historical or otherwise, has had the profoundest influence on humanity. Evidence of its occurrence contained in the Gospels and elsewhere is studied, and especially enlightening is an examination of the nature of the Appearances... |
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K. D. Sethna |
The Virgin Birth and the Earliest Christian Tradition |
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| In this study on the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ, the author stresses that the focus must be not on the "manner in which orthodox Christians understand Mary's child to have emerged from her womb" but on "the nature of the conception by which that child is said to have been born virginally". He states, "the more correct term, therefore, would be the Virginal Conception of Jesus." The study is not from a rationalist angle but "to find if the basic Christian tradition itself affords ground for... |
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K.R.L. Gupta |
Hindu Anatomy, Physiology, Therapeutics, History of Medicine and Practice of Physics |
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| The present book embraces all the essential portions of the principles medical books of the Hindus. The present book is divided into four parts. Part in is on Hindu Anatomy. This part is divided into nine chapters.
Chapter I is on Elements of the body
Chapter II Generation
Chapter III Growth and functions of the body
Chapter IV Structure of the Corporal part of the body (Anatomy)
Chapter V; Vital parts.
Chapter VI Spiritual parts of the body
Chapter VII Nature of Temperaments... |
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Sadashiv Ambadas Dange |
Towards Understanding Hindu Myths |
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| The book takes a survey of important opinions and schools regarding the meaning of myths, such as the nature-myth school, the ritual-myth school which believed that all myths and rituals are intimately connected to each other and that they are counterparts of each other, the functional school and the structural approach to the understanding of myths. It also takes note of the historical and the typological method. It examines all these methods and evaluates the role of metaphor and symbol in... |
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Irving, Hugbes, Lammens, Fazl, Arnold |
The Masterpiece Library of Islam (8 Vols.) |
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| Islam has been a great force in world history. Within a few centuries after the death of Mohammed in A.D. 632 the Islamic creed had spread across half the world and obtained a powerful hold over millions of people. The present set published as a multivolume collection contains very rare and remarkable works on Islam. An attempt has been made to trace its origin and history. The endeavour is to elucidate the true place of Islam in the history of religions.
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James Gardner |
Encyclopaedia of Faiths and Religions of the World:An Indepth Study of all Religions and Religious Sects, their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs - 5 Volumes |
$525.49 $367.84 |
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| The main design of the present Work is, as its title indicates, to exhibit an accurate, comprehensive, and impartial view of the "Faiths of the World". These are in themselves so numerous, intricate, and often obscure, that fully and satisfactorily to set forth their peculiar doctrines and principles, as well as their rites, ceremonies and customs, has been a task of extreme difficulty, requiring much laborious investigation and careful discrimination.
The aim of the present work is to depict... |
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John Malcolm |
A Memoir of Central India (2 Vols.) |
$133.33 $93.33 |
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| The present work (in two volumes) is an absorbing and informative account of Central India. The book contains the collection of facts illustrative of the genuine history and character of the natives of Central India and is a clear and complete exposition of the times the author had set himself to chronicle.
The book offers a balanced history of the region and also provides a fascinating account of British imperial relations with the princely states. It is thus a work of great historical... |
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Nandana Chutiwongs |
The Iconography of Avalokitesvara in Mainland South East Asia |
$156.49 $109.54 |
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| This book contains a life-long study by the author on the concept and configuration of one of the best loved religious figures in Asia. It is based on data extensively acquired from inscriptional and other archaeological evidence. The book offers a deep insight into the religious life of ancient Southeast Asia, which had provided the backdrop to the veneration of Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist personification of compassion.
The visual representations portray him in an amazing variety of forms,... |
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Harvey De Witt Griswold |
Insights into Modern Hinduism |
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| Hinduism has been a great force in World's History. Like, every other living religion, contemporary Hinduism presents a multitude of varying aspects. Hinduism in India has been all-inclusive for many centuries. The present volume discusses in detail the evolution and development of Hinduism and deals with the study of religions movements and reformed sects. |
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Aidan Rankin |
The Jain Path: Ancient Wisdom for an Age of Anxiety |
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| Jainism is one of the world's oldest religions. It is rigorous, rational and unequivocal in its teachings on non-violence and insistence on nobility in thoughts, words and deeds.
Self-reliance is the cornerstone of Jain philosophy. Jain cosmology is very advanced and Jain theory of karma is highly rational. It revolves around a profoundly spiritual personal journey where each soul is enjoined to be of assistance to one another but remain detached throughout.... |
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T.W. Rhys Davids |
Buddhist India |
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| The present work portrays ancient India, during the period of Buddhist ascendancy, from the non-Brahmin point of view. Based on the literary, numismatic and inscriptional records, it throws light on points hitherto dark and even unsuspected. It presents a a detailed account of the socio-economic, geo-political and ethico-religious conditions of the country. It described at length the history of kings, clans, nations, vis-a-vis their role in the growth and spread of Buddhism.
Reader get a... |
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Sameer Das Gupta |
Advanced History of Buddhism: Monasteries and Temples |
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| The history of Buddhism is also characterized by the development of numerous movements and schisms, foremost among them the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions, punctuated by contrasting periods of expansion and retreat.
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BC to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. Throughout this period, the religion evolved as it encountered... |
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Suraj Vashishth |
Buddhist and Jain Period |
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| The culture of India was moulded throughout various eras of history, all the while absorbing customs, traditions, and ideas from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural practices, languages, customs, and monuments are examples of this co-mingling over centuries. India was the birth place of religious systems such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, each of which have had a strong influence not only over India but also over the rest of the world.
Indian... |
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Ravindra Kumar |
Selected Essays Mostly on Buddhism and Gandhism |
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| In this book, more than a dozen articles, by universally renowned writer and scholar Dr. Ravindra Kumar are included. Although most of the articles are based on welfaristic philosophies of Buddhism and Gandhism, but the rest, especially on morality and non-violence are also important and worth giving a thought, as he is of the opinion that man is non-violent by nature, and that non-violence is not a matter of convenience; rather non-violence is a value permanently present in human nature.... |
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Lokesh Chandra |
Buddhism: Art and Values - A Collection of Research Papers and Keynote Addresses on the Evolution of Buddhist Art and Thought Across the Lands of Asia |
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| This volume explores the relation of Buddhism to Greek cosmology, its contacts with West Asia, and parallels top Christianity. The interpretation of Adibuddha as a theistic concept has been elucidated. Buddhist period of Classical Afghanistan, a new identification of the colossi of Bamiyan, and the 108 symbols on the feet of the Buddhas are the way on the physical and divine planes.
Several Khotanese panels, murals and icons have been identified anew on the basis of the six Annals of... |
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K.M. Suresh (Ed.) |
Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain & Islamic: Hindu |
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| This volume of the book entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Hindu architecture. It has fourty-six chapters. The Chapters in this volume deal with the origin of architecture in India, the architecture of Rgvedic period, the architecture in the later Vedas and Brahmanas, the Vastuvidya in Sutra literature, the settlement patterns, urban planning and architecture of Harappans, the residential architecture of Harappans, the architecture in the age of Ramayana,... |
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Shakti M. Gupta |
Plants in Indian Temple Art |
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| The book is a unique treasure-one of its own kind, which is the result of a painstaking study carried out by the author. The book describes in details, the plants depicted in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples all over India-from the Indus valley civilisation to the 17th century-trees, creepers, leaves, flowers, foliage, fruits etc., sculpted on walls, pillars, and doors. It describes 74 types of plants, supported by nearly 300 plates including a number of photographs of living plants for the... |
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Levi S. Jacob |
Judaism |
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| Around 1800 BCE a man named Abraham entered the world stage in ancient Mesopotamia. He revolutionised the concept of religion, which till then, comprised mainly of Nature worship and veneration of numerous gods, Proclaiming belief in one God, his beliefs embodied the fundamental principles, ethics and morality of a religion that came to be known a Judaism.
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Ananda |
Hindu View of Judaism |
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| First and foremost of all, it is a fact that there was a great dearth for books of this type. As such this publication tries to fill up the long felt want specially, from the Indian point of view. It is a good addition also to the religious series of the Ramakrishna Mission publications (which incidently includes books on Buddha and Buddhism, Christ and Christianity, even Mohammed and Islam) but uptil now not a single writing on Judaism. This publication no doubt nicely harmonises with the... |
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Navneet Dugar |
History of The Ancient Indian Rituals |
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| The Hindus have Varna System. It is not at all caste-equivalent. It simply indicates a social division based on Gunas. There exists all over the world one sort of division or the other in a society, which is so inevitable for social growth and prosperity. Each individual is possessed of a particular ability by nature.
One may well perform a physical labour another may be more of thinker and some may be artistic some included to technology, music, Medicine, trade, industry or any other... |
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Pramote Seangpolsit |
Other Religions of the World |
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| From the very beginning of man's life, the Religion (Dharma) has played a key role in his daily behaviours and progress. In its broad meaning, the Religion (Dharma) is adoption of goodness; it carries with it the spirit of all welfare. What we take to be religious on the earth are, in fact, religious-communities and each of them directs its followers to lead life in a separate way based on some eternal value foremostly. Because that eternal value also incorporates goodness in it, all... |
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Susan L. Schwartz |
Rasa: Performing the Divine in India |
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| While many people outside India find the images, sounds, and practices of Indian performing arts compelling and endeavor to incorporate them into the "global" repertoire, few are aware of the central role of religious belief and practice in Indian aesthetics. Completing the trilogy that includes Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India and Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America, this volume focuses on how rasa has been applied in a range of Indian performance traditions. "Rasa" is taste,... |
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W. Pachow |
A Comparative Study of the Pratimoksha |
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| Pratimoksa is a code of Buddhist monastic disciplinary rules governing the daily conduct and decorum of bhiksus (monks). It was established by the Buddha on various occasions out of necessity. This work discusses the historical, cultural, religious and social issues in ancient India in relation to the rationale of formulating particular precepts. Depending on the special circumstances some of the rules may be enforced or suspended.
On the basis of this code the Buddhist Sangha has the... |
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W.L. M’Gregor |
The History of the Sikhs |
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| Written by a British army surgeon who participated in the military campaign to consolidate colonial rule over Punjab - the land of the five rivers - this mid-nineteenth century document is more than a fascinating source book for a significant period of Sikh history. Rich in anecdotes and eye-witness accounts,
The History of the Sikhs also opens a window into the British mind - the way the conquerors understood the people they tried to subdue and the land they conquered. This... |
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V.S. Sardesai |
Amartya Sen's Hindu Bash |
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| The volume is an erudite work on Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen's perception of Hinduism and the Hindus as evident in his books The Argumentative Indian and Identity and Violence. It examines Sen's stinging views on Hindutva and Hindu culture. The author argues that the works engage in Hindu-baiting and scrutinizes certain discrepancies that have crept in as a result of accepting theories, such as Sri Rama was a myth and Ramayana is a parable, uncritically. The book also comments on Prof.... |
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Prem Singh Jina |
Ladakh Buddhist Culture and Tradition |
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| Ladakh is one of the remote region of Jammu & Kashmir State in India. Its people were negelected in the past due to the inaccessible terrain and inhospitable climatic conditions. However, Buddhist Yogis (Tib. Rnal-byor-pas-rGod-tsang-pa, stag0tsang-ras-pa etc. Indian Acharyas-Padmasambhava and Naropa and Rinpoches of Geluk, Saskya, Nyingma and Ka'gyud tradition have made their valuable contribution for the preservation of Buddhist culture and tradition. The Naropa... |
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K.L. Kalla |
Saints of Kashmir: A Galaxy |
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| Saints, sages, seers, mystics and savants belong to all religions from ancient times. The Saints of India i.e. Adi Shankra Charya, Valmiki, Tulsi Das, Kabir Das, Ravidas, Parmahans Ram Krishen, Vivekananda, Yoga Nand, Sai Baba, Satya Sai Baba, Mahesh Yogi, Ram Tirath, Asa Ramji etc., preached the essential tenets of the Vedas, Upanishads, Purans and Gita. Their aim has been to propagate spirituality in order to make the Humanity God-fearing and noble and also, the world as a heaven, in this age... |
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Sarla Khosla |
Ksemendra and His Times: Socio-Religious & Economic History of Kashmir as Depicted by Ksemendra |
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| The work deals with the socio-religious history of Kashmir in 10 &11 c. A.D. It is based on original works of Ksemendra & allied sources including the upto date archaeological evidences. Except the octagerian writer Ksemendra no one has written about the corrupt life of common man in Kashmir. He in his satirical style, teaming will jokes has not spared from thieves and prostitutes to Kayastha and judges. The psychological study of contemporary society e.g. foreign students, vanika, wife... |
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Uma Chakraborty |
Ksemendra: The Eleventh Century Kashmiri Poet |
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Anil Saxena |
Society and Culture under Sultanate |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus.
The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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Anil Saxena |
Mughal Culture |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus. The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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M.M. R. Khan Afridi |
Quran Historical Aspects |
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| Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period, spanning over 23 years to the Holy prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agenncy of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel).
Originally ecrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter. The Holy Quran is not merely a religious book; rather, an... |
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Anil Saxena |
Mughal Administration |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus. The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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Anil Saxena |
Later Sultanate Period |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus.
The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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Anil Saxena |
Great Mughals |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus. The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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Anil Saxena |
Later Mughals |
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| Indian history is glamourous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than many a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. the term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilisation' that florished at the banks of the river Indus. The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening onnes in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can... |
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