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E.H. Johnston |
Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha |
$62.49 $46.87 |
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| The Buddhacarita is the most famous work of Asvaghosa, the well-known Buddhist poet-philosopher supposed to have been a contemporary of King Kaniska of the early 2nd century a.c. Of the twenty-eight cantos of the epic poem a little less than half is now available in the original, but complete translations in Chinese and Tibetan have been preserved. This edition consists of three parts. The first part contains the Sanskrit text and the second the translation of the first fourteen cantos,... |
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Bu Ston |
The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet (Vol 1) |
$19.49 $14.62 |
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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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Bu Ston |
Jewellery of Scripture (translated from Tibetan) |
$10.50 $7.88 |
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| Bu-Ton Rinpoche was a native of Central Tibet and lived in the years 1290 to 1364, he thus belongs to the old school of Tibetan learning.
The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet by the great scholar Buston Rinchen grub-pa, also called Budon Rinpoche, is held in great esteem by Tibetan and Mongolian learned lamas. It is distinguished from the work of Taranatha by the plan of its composition.
It consists of three parts. The... |
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Bu. Ston, E.Obermiller |
The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet (2 Vols.) |
$19.49 $14.62 |
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| The present volume contains the translation of the 2nd part of Buton's History of Buddhism, i.e. of the historical part proper. The latter begins with the Life of the Buddha and ends with an account of the work carried out by the Tibetan Lotsavas and Indian pandits of Buton's own period and immediately before him (XII and XIII Cent.), viz. the translation of the Buddhist kanonical texts and exegetical treatises from the Sanskrit. We have here, just as in the 1st Part, numerous quotations from... |
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Bryan J. Cuevas |
The Buddhist Dead: Practices, Discources, Representations |
$50.99 $38.24 |
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| In its teachings, practices, and institutions, Buddhism in its varied Asian forms has been and continues to be-centrally concerned with death and the dead. Yet surprisingly "death in Buddhism" has received little sustained scholarly attention.
The Buddhist Dead offers the first comparative investigation of this topic across the major Buddhist cultures of India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Tibet, and Burma. Its individual essays, representing a range of methods, shed light on a rich array of... |
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Bu Ston |
Jewellery of Scripture |
$12.99 $9.74 |
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| The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet by the great scholar BustonRinchen grup-pa, also called Bundon Rinpoche, is held in great esteem by Tibetan and Mongolian learned lamas. It is distinguished from the work of Taranatha by the plan of its composition. It consists of three parts. The history proper is preceded by a systematical review of then whole of Buddhist literature so far as preserved in Tibet and it is followed by a systematical catalogue of works, authors and translations of all... |
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G.H.Johnston |
Buddhacarita or Acts of the Buddha by Asvaghosa (3 Pts. in One) |
$25.49 $19.12 |
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| The Buddhacarita is the most famous work of Asvaghosa, the well-known Buddhist poet-philosopher supposed to have been a contemporary of King Kaniska of the early 2nd century a.c. Of the twenty-eight cantos of the epic poem a little less than half is now available in the original, but complete translations in Chinese and Tibetan have been preserved.This edition consists of three parts. The first part contains the Sanskrit text and the second the translation of the first fourteen cantos, filling... |
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Elizabeth Rosen Stone |
The Buddhist Art of Nagarjunakonda |
$49.72 $37.29 |
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| Nagarjunakonda is one of the richest sources of Buddhist narrative sculpture discovered in India during the twentieth century. The Buddhist Art of Nagarjunakonda is the first book to discuss Nagarjunakonda from the art historical point of view, and establishes the first chronology for the art of Nagarjunakonda. Amongst the most important aspects of Nagarjunakonda, as demonstrated in the book, is that it documents significant changes in Buddhism of South India, and provides abundant evidence for... |
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Kathryan R. Blackstone |
Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha |
$10.83 $8.13 |
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| Kathryn Blackstone coaxes the reader into a detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkhunis. She considers this issue not only on the basic of previous historical studies, informed by the complicated symbolism of the text but also in order to unearth the attitudes and assumptions inherent in the text and to examine the terms, images, events, and situations insofar as they reveal the feminine perspective of the bhikkhunisangha.
Kathryn R. Blackstone is... |
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John Crook |
Himalayan Buddhist Villages |
$83.33 $62.50 |
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Helmut Tauscher, Ed. |
Phya Pa Chos Kyi Sen Ge Dbu Ma Sar Gsum Gvi Ston Thun |
$44.44 $33.33 |
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Alan Butterworth |
Copper-Plate and Stone Inscriptions of South India (3 Vols.) |
$83.33 $62.50 |
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Reginald S. Copleston |
Theravada Buddhism |
$11.11 $8.33 |
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Anuradha V. Kumar |
Conservation of Building Stones |
$88.89 $66.67 |
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| Stone has been an important medium for Indian sculpture and architecture since the Mauryan period. This book addresses stone deterioration which poses a serious challenge for professionals involved in the conservation of cultural heritage sites. It examines the various types of building stones used throughout the Indian Subcontinent and their properties. It offers an indepth discussion of the natural causes of stone decay, including the wide spectrum of physical, chemical as well as biological... |
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Dr. K. Nishteswar |
A Handbook of History of Ayurveda |
$31.49 $23.62 |
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| Table of Contents:
Pre-Vedic and Pre-historic period
Vedic Period
Ayurveda in Upanisads - Puranas - Vyakarana - Kavya - Sahitya
Descent of Ayurveda (Ayurvedavatarana)
Influence of Buddhism and Jainism on Ayurveda
The Samhita period
The authors of Samhitas
Redactors (Pratisamskarthas)
The Sangraha period of Ayurveda
The origin and development of Rasa sastra
Vrikshayurveda & Pasuayurveda
The contemporary authors in the modern period
Ayurveda... |
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Bhudeb Mookerjee |
Rasa-Jala-Nidhi - Ocean of Indian Chemistry, Medicine & Alchemy SANSKRIT+ENGLISH (5-Volume Set) |
$93.99 $70.49 |
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| Indian medical science - Ayurveda can claim its legitimate place among all other systems of medicine known to the world. But its glory and greatness is due neither to the progress in Surgery or Anatomy as taught by Susruta nor to the excellence of herbal durgs as taught by Caraka but to the exceptional and unique progress which Ayurveda made in the region of medical chemistry. There were four different schools of treatment of diseases in ancient India, Viz., treatments: By rasa, i.e, mercury... |
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Dr. Vilas Dole |
A Text Book of Rasashastra |
$31.49 $23.62 |
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| A Text Book of Rasashastra" Written by Dr. Vilas Dole and Dr. Prakash Paranjpe is a unique textbook in English on the subject. Incorporation of various tables, flow-charts, line-drawings and coloured photographs have enriched the book in its substance. Humble efforts of the authors to integrate Ayurvedic philosophy with modern postulates and parameters add to the value of this book. This book will be of a great help not only to the second year students of Ayurveda, but also to researchers,... |
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Ayurvedic Materia Medica for Domestic Use : A Guide for Every Home |
$112.99 $84.74 |
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| Contents:
Vol. I: Preface.
1. Ayurvedic materia medica, containing an account of the principal medicine:
A: Aconite, Aloes... B: Balsam of Capivi or Copaiva, Balsam of Peru... C: Cadmium, Calomel... D: Daffy's Elixir, Dandelion... E: Elixir of Vitriol, Emetic Tartar... F: Foxglove. G: Gamboge, Ginger... H: Hartshorn Shavings, Hellebore... I: Iceland Moss, Iodine... J: Jalap, James's Powder... K: Kino, Kousso...... |
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P.H. Kulkarni |
The Ayurvedic Plants |
$62.99 $47.24 |
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| Contents:
Preface
Abies webbiana Lindle
Abroma augusta Linn
Abrus precatorius Linn
Acacia arabica wiilld
Acacia catechu Willd
Achyranthes aspera Linn
Aconitum ferox Wall
Aconitum heterophyllum Wall
Acorus calamus Linn
Adansonia digitata Linn
Adhatoda vasica nees
Adiantum caudatum Linn
Adiantum lunulatum Burm
Aegle marmelos Correa ex Roxb
Alangium lamarki Thw
Albizia lebbek Benth
Alhaji maurorum Desv. ex Bakar
Allium cepa Linn
Allium... |
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Govt. of India |
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India - 7 Volumes |
$62.99 $47.24 |
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| KINDLY NOTE: VOLUME 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT SO THIS ONLY INCLUDES VOLUME 6 and 7 (2 VOLUMES)Vol I: Contents: Preface. Introduction. Monographs Ajagandha (Sd.) (Cleome gynandra Linn.) Ajamoda (Frt.) (Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.V.M. ex Benth.) Amalaki (Fr. Frt. Pulp) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) Amalaki (Drd. Frt.) (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) Aragvadha (Frt. Pulp.) (Cassia fistula Linn.) Arka (Rt.) (Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.) Arka... |
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Kaviraj Nagendranath Sengupta |
The Ayurvedic System of Medicine (2 Volumes) |
$156.49 $117.37 |
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| The present work is an extensive treatise of Ayurvedic Medicine as occurring in Charaka, Susruta, Vegbhata and other authoritative Sanskrit works on Ayurveda. The set of 2 volumes will be an ideal reference book on Ayurveda. Apart from being a basic reference this book can be used by students and the practitioners of Ayurveda and the basic fundamentals of Ayurveda and its treatment. With growing interest in Indian medicine and traditional methods of treatment by natural mate-rials this book... |
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Narayan Das Prajapati |
Agro’s Colour Atlas of Medicinal Plants |
$175.49 $131.62 |
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| Contents:
Medicinal plants: an overview: I. Future strategy for medicinal plants.
Plates:
Abelmoschus moschatus.
Abies alba.
Abroama Augusta.
Abrus precatorius.
Abutilon figarianum.
Abutilon indicum.
Acacia Arabica.
Acacia catechu.
Acacia pycantha
Acalypha indica
Acanthus mollis
Acer campestris
Achyranthes bidentata
Achyranthes japonica
Aconitum ferox
Aconitum heterophyllum Wall
Aconitum koreanum
Acontium balfourii
Acorus calamus
Acorus gramineus... |
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P.C. Sharma |
Database on Medicinal Plants Used in Ayurveda - 7 Voulme Set |
$283.49 $212.62 |
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| Volume 1: This compilation is the first in the series, intended to bring together all the scattered scientific information regarding important actions and uses, Ayurvedic properties, formulations, preparations, therapeutic efficacy, substitutes, adulterants, pharmacognostic characters, chemical constituents, pharmacological and toxicological properties, propagation, cultivation, trade and commerce etc. on 40 medicinal plants with coloured photographs and exhaustive bibliography. Although a... |
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Themas J. Grahamm |
Encyclopaedia of Domestic Medicine : With Domestic Materia Medica |
$75.49 $56.62 |
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| Contents:
Vol. I :
Preface
Domestic Materia Medica, containing an account of the principal medicines now in use
Collection of prescriptions
Mineral waters
Cold and warm bathing
Diet
Cookery
Regimen
Blood-letting
Suspended animation from drowning, & c
Intoxication
Of preventing contagion
Poisons
Dislocations
Fractures
Substances lodged in the Gullet
Management of Children
Dentition or teething
Vol. II :
Abscess
Ague
Amaurosis
Angina... |
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S.V. Govindan |
Fundamental Maxims of Ayurveda |
$16.49 $12.37 |
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| Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Ayurveda
Tridosa (Three humours) theory
Importance of matters
Maternity and pediatrics
Prediction by observing the symptoms
Diagnosis
About the body
Pancakarma in a nutshell
Some diseases and their treatment
Index.
The entire Ayurvedic treatment revolves upon the threefold concepts Vata, Pitta and Kapha, which, in a balanced state, ensure the health of an individual. When this balance gets disturbed diseases set in. Any sort of increase... |
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