Traditional Hinduism has appealed to Western eyes through its rich tableau of visual artifacts: temple architecture, sculpture, painting, and craft. Guy Beck argues, however, that the focus of Western scholars on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense...

India is a civilization of many images a culture of many visual feasts a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and...

The Brhatsamhita of Varahamihira is an encyclopaedia of astrological and other subjects of human interest. This part consists of 50 chapters, from chapters 58 to 107, three Appendices and Index. In chapter 58 units of lineal measurement are given and...

The Sanskrit language in many parts of the world is a new element in today's education. It is an ideal study for the young because its systematic grammar orders the student's mind. At the same time, Sanskrit literature provides the...

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...

Ganganatha Jha's Mualti-volume Manusmrti, originally published by the University of Calcutta between 1920 and 1939 is as indicated by its subtitle ""The Laws of Manu with the Bhasya of Medhatithi"", mainly an edition and translation of the Mula text together...

पुस्तक परिचय: अनादि ज्ञान, सनातन समाधान क्या गीता केवल एक धार्मिक ग्रंथ है? नहीं। यह अनुभव की कसौटी पर कसा हुआ जीवन का मार्गदर्शक ग्रंथ है - हर काल, हर परिस्थिति और हर व्यक्ति के लिए। यह पुस्तक केवल ग्रंथों...

বই পরিচিতি (About the Book) অনুবাদ: অমিতাভ গুহ। "আমি শিব" কাশ্মীর শৈব দর্শনের গভীর তত্ত্ব ও দর্শনকে বিশদভাবে ব্যাখ্যা করে। এই গ্রন্থে পরমশিবকে কেবল কৈলাস পর্বতে ধ্যানমগ্ন এক ঋষিরূপে নয়, বরং সমগ্র সৃষ্টির অন্তর্নিহিত সর্বজনীন চেতনা হিসেবে উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে। এই...

About The Book: Vaalmeeki Raamaayana: Yudhdha Kaanda , which details the final conflict between Rama and Ravana, is typically available as part of a larger, multi-volume set. The Yuddha Kanda itself is often presented in two parts. The epic narrates the events...

Shivapada in Khmer Art offers a fascinating account of Shiva, the enigmatic god of the Hindu pantheon, ever present on the earth as ascetic, householder, and even as cultivator. Based on the original Sanskrit and Khmer literary sources, and the...

This research volume discusses a fascinating historical episode, the establishing of Balinese Hindu rule over the predominantly Muslim population of Lombok, concentrating on the years 1700-1748. Materials covering this period are re-examined and further interesting information provided as to what...