"Mesocosm" is a study of Hinduism in its most fully realized form as a symbolic system for organizing the life of a particular kind of city - what the author terms an "archaic" city. The work is a detailed description...

This book is an exploration of the metaphors that under pin Buddhism as a religious and cultural system. A focal point for the exploration is provided by the enchanting and richly metaphorical Sanskrit text, the Saundarananda, by the Buddhist monk...

The Vyādīyaparibhāṣāvṛtti is the earliest Sanskrit work entirely devoted to discussing the metarules and underlying assumptions of Panini's formal grammar of Sanskrit (5th-4th century BC). As such, it has much to teach us about the early development of ideas in...

Swami Satchidanandendra's major work represents the first large-scale critical history of Advaita Vedanta ever attempted. It seek to establish a clear view of the traditional Advaita Vedanta based on the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita as systematised by Shankara...

In this Madhyamakalamkara the great Indian master, Santaraksita, reveals how the path of reasoning can lead the mind to increasingly profound insight and experience and how the process of refining our view of reality through intelligent and open-minded enquiry can...

Northern India experienced great crises in the years between CAD. 475 and 1030. Many a time this part of the world was the scene of foreign invasions. Empires arose and distintegrated: society and economy changed to a great extent, many...

Mind and Music: Demystifying Thumri Maestros (HB) | By Meenakshi Prasad (Author) | MLBD Publications Mind and Music is an interesting and informative book that looks at the genre of Thumri music through a psychological lens, highlighting its evolution, history...

The Vijnanavadins have long been characterized as believing in an Absolute. Thomas Wood investigates the extent to which this characterization is true. Through a detailed analysis of some of their fundamental texts, Dr. Wood demonstrates that Vijnanavadins were in fact...

Mipam ('ju mi pham rgya mtsho, 1846-1912) is one of the most prolific thinkers in the history of Tibet and is a key figure in the Nyingma tradition of Buddhism. His works continue to be widely studied in the Tibetan...

Moken Sea-Gypsies of the Andaman Sea, Post-war Chronicles By Jacques Ivanoff (Author) The book contains accounts of the nomads who live in the Mergui Archipelago of southern Burma and adjacent Thai territories. This minority of the northern branch of the...

Monks and Magic: An Analysis of Religious Ceremonies in Central Thailand (PB) | By Terwiel, B. J (Author) | White Lotus The book deals with Buddhism as it was practiced in a community in rural Central Thailand. The text is...

A collection of biographies of influential monks and spiritual leaders. Explores religious practices and mystical traditions across Asia. A valuable resource for students of comparative religion. Highlights the interplay between magic, faith, and history.