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M. S. Parkhe |
Agnihotra: The Vedic Solution for Present-Day Problems |
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Georg Feurstein |
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization |
$24.99 $14.99 |
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| 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... |
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David Frawley |
Gods Sages and Kings |
$15.99 $9.59 |
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| Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization
An expert on Eastern philosophy and Eastern medicine, the author presents a spiritual vision of who we are and where we come from. In so doing, he seeks to fill a void in our understanding of human history, revealing secrets of Vedic and ancient civilization.
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"David Frawley has categorically explained his arguments. His approach is lucid and clear. It is apparent that he has done a lot of research on this and I am glad there... |
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Gerald James Larson |
Classical Samkhya |
$14.95 $8.97 |
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| The tradition of Samkhya is one of the oldest and most influential in the intellectual history of India. The fundamental notions of Samkhya namely prakrti, purusa, buddhi, ahamkara manas and the three gunas, provided the conceptual framework in which much of Indian philosophizing occurred, and the classical formulations of Yoga and Vedanta together with many traditions of Buddhist philosophy and meditation developed vis-à-vis the intellectual perspective of the Samkhya. Similarly on a general... |
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David Kinsley |
Hindu Goddesses |
$12.99 $7.79 |
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| 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... |
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T.A. Saraswati Amma |
Geometry in Ancient and Medieval India |
$24.99 $14.99 |
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| 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,... |
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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Orion : A Search into the Ancientness of Aryan-Vedic Culture (An Ignored Historical Research) |
$19.49 $11.69 |
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| 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... |
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Rajbali Pandey |
Hindu Samskaras |
$14.49 $8.69 |
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| 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... |
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
Ideal India |
$98.95 $59.37 |
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| 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... |
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David Knipe |
In the Image of Fire |
$11.11 $6.67 |
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| 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. |
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Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami |
Readings in Vedic Literature, The Tradition Speaks for Itself |
$6.49 $3.89 |
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| 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... |
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Ashvini Agrawal |
In Search of Vedic-Harappan Relationship |
$75.00 $45.00 |
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| 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... |
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Devadatta Kali |
Devimahatmyam |
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| This edition is unique on several counts. A comprehensive historical and interpretative introduction prepares you for a meaningful experience of the Devimahatmya, whether you are approaching it for spiritual or scholarly reasons.
The full commentary - the first ever in the English language - reveals the Devimahatmya as the spiritual classic it is, a universal allegory of human experience and a guide for the inner life. Additionally, this edition contains eight other texts... |
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Alan Jacobs |
The Principal Upanishads |
$22.95 $13.77 |
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| 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... |
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Arthur A. Macdonell |
A History of Sanskrit Literature |
$12.99 $7.79 |
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| 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... |
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John M. Fritz |
A New Light on Hampi |
$125.49 $75.29 |
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| Within the past two decades, a considerable amount of research has been done on the layout, architecture, and art of Hampi, indentified with the 14th- to 16th-century imperial city of Vijayanagara.
Taking into account the most recent discoveries and interpretations at this largest and grandest of all South Indian urban sites, John M. Fritz and George Michell, who are co-directors of the Vijayanagara Research Project, have assembled here a group of scholars and the wide range of topics covered... |
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S. Kalyanaraman |
Indian Alchemy: Soma in the Veda |
$36.49 $21.89 |
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| 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... |
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Uma Chakravarty |
Indra and Other Vedic Deities |
$24.49 $14.69 |
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| In deities : whether in anthropomorphic or symbolic forms, the Vedic sages conceived a transcendent principle, which is far too subtle, far too abstract for the ordinary minds to grasp. And likewise, they concretized “as divinities” the various forces of nature — recognizing the indispensability of rain and thunder, of the sun and fire for human survival.
"Alongside the material representations of the cosmic order or of nature and nature-related phenomena, mankind has also mythologized some... |
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H.W. Bodewitz |
The Daily Evening and Morning Offering (Agnihotra) : According to the Brahmanas |
$12.49 $7.49 |
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| 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... |
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Satya Prakash Singh |
Life and Vision of Vedic Seers, 1 Visvamitra |
$34.49 $20.69 |
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| 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... |
