After the death of the Buddha, his religious institution, samgha, split into different sects. Scholars believe there are two reasons for this split: A dispute on disciplinary codes, the Ten Points (dasavatthu), which was introduced at the Second Buddhist Council...

The Stories of Krishna: A Sanskrit Coursebook for Beginners - Part - 2: Pt. II - By Warwick Jessup (Author) - MLBD Publications The second group of books seek to teach Sanskrit with reference to the age-old stories of Krishna...

This is a comprehensive, intelligible and interesting portrait of Ancient Indian History and Civilization from a national historical point of view. The work is divided into three broad divisions of the natural course of cultural development in Ancient India: (1)...

Srimad Bhagavad Gita presents "The Sermons from the Illustrious Lord Krsna to Arjuna", compiled by the great ancient seer, Vyasa. Here is a rendering of Srimad Bhagavad Gita into English. While translating from Sanskrit into English, the author has spent...

The Mayamata is a Vastusastra, that is treatise on dwelling and as such it deals with all the facets of gods? temple dwellings, from the choice of a site to the iconography of temple walls. It contains many precise descriptions...

The Saiva philosophy of Kashmir is generally called Trika Sastra, because it is philosophy of the triad ? (1) Siva (2) Sakti (3) Nara ? the bound soul or (1) para ? the highest (2) parapara ? identity in difference...

Secrets of the Pulse: The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis (PB) Thousands of years ago Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body...

ABOUT THE BOOK: Jesus’ Hidden Mysticism is a unique exploration of the most significant lost teaching of Jesus. Discovered buried in the sands of Egypt and long viewed as a scattered collection of mystical sayings, it is revealed for the...

Seeing Red (PB) | By Clark, Carol (Author) | White Lotus Books The book is based on the author’s first hand experience working for one of Bangkok’s largest gem trading companies. It documents the ruby trade in Burma, Thailand, and...

Lilavati of Bhaskaracarya - A Treatise of Mathematics of Vedic Tradition The names 'Bhaskaracarya' and 'Lilavati' are well-known. If a student displays outstanding talent in Mathematics, the school teacher lovingly calls the student second Bhaskaracarya?. Many legends about Lilavati are...

The Yoga Vasistha is a unique work of Indian philosophy and is highly respected for its practical mysticism. These teachings of Sage Vasistha imparted to Lord Rama, contain the true understanding about the creation of the world. The supreme yoga...

About The Book: The Vijñānabhairavaḥ Tantra is one of the most celebrated meditative texts of the Kashmir Śaiva tradition. The text is structured as a dialogue between Bhairava (Śiva) and Bhairavī (the Goddess) and presents 112 methods of meditation (dhāraṇās).The...