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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Ganit Shastar Kai Vikas Ki Bhartiya Prampara _Dr Subhan Acharya

The doctrine of Visistadvaita, expounded by Ramanuja, was developed into a sound system of philosophy by the most brilliant of his successors, Venkatanatha, 'popularly known as Vedanta Desika'. His chief contribution to the intellectual foundation of the system lay in...

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...

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...

The message of the Gita has an important and practical bearing on the problems of the modern age. It shows a way out of the complexities of the mind to complete and unfettered freedom of the Super Mind. This path...

Foretelling Widowhood is the fruit of research work carried out by us during the last two decades. A work of predictive astrology, it amalgamates a plethora of principles enshrined in various classical texts and practical study of birth charts of...