Festschrift honoring Maònòdana Miâsra, b. 1929, Sanskrit philosopher; comprises articles chiefly on Måimåaòmsåa school in Hindu philosophy.

Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the gangetic plain of northern india, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to brahmanical culture religions such as buddhism and jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or...

The cult of the Kanphata Yogis is a definite unit within Hinduism, and its study is essential for understanding this phase of the religious life of India. In analysing the different aspects of this cult the author has drawn upon...

Grahrognidan-Chikitsachandraprakash: Grah Peeda Nivaranarth Yantra, Tantra, Mantron ka Apoorva Sangrah.

It was left to Rhys Davids, virtually the first European scholar to devote himself exclusively to Pali and Buddhism, to unlock the key to Pali and point out to his contemporaries the rich vistas that lay beyond. In doing so...

In this study of the Nyaya Philosophy as propounded by Gautama and explained by Vatsyayana and Uddyotakara the author has examined the empirical foundations of its theory of cognition and proof and the validity of the conclusions based on them....

The book calls into question our entire view of human history, and therefore our primary understanding of who we are as human beings inhabiting the planet earth. Although the book on the one level is a fascinating and colorful revelation...

The avadana literature is the largess corpus of Sanskrit Buddhist texts available to us. By providing an annotated translation of and applying themethods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, the present study...

Astrology is both Science and Art. Hence only the talented can appreciate and understand it. Rightly Visnugupta declares that nobody other than a sage can master the ocean-like science of astrology. The great Varahamihira declares, "No sin will creep into...

This book has identified "the good of all" as the single most important criterion of excellence of any socio-spiritual approach to life's problems particularly in the context of the conflict-ridden society of today. The comprehensive coverage of this criterion, as...

This book underscores that the Gita is not for abandoning active life but for reconstructing. The book focuses particularly on the modern man. It does not deal with an imaginary or an ideal situation but with man's real life. It...

Gender, Identity and Tibetan Buddhism is a cross cultural study which creates links between the symbolic representations of gender in the philosophy of Tibetan buddhism and contemporary thinking in relation to identity politics and interubjectivity. It traces some of the...