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Buddhism is undoubtedly one of the oldest system of Indian philosophy The life of Gautama Buddha the founder of buddhism is fairly well known Lord Buddhas moral teachings have a great importance today for the common people to live in peace and to maintain unity and brotherhood in the society The aim of this work is to furnish different ideas and conceptions found in Pali canons presenting them to the English readers of Buddhist thought as the work contains the original Pali text Buddha-vacana along with its English translation The book is divided in to twelve chapters These chapters dealing with the life history of Gautama Buddha as recorded in the holy Tripitaka Hence the life history of Gautama Buddha is quite authentically mentioned in this work as it is directly taken from the original Pali writings Texts However uniqueness of the work lies in the selective presentation of the materials and their systematic organizationThe book is accompanied by introduction preface bibliography and general index Besides these an addition of glossary of Buddhist technical terms is another notable feature of this work Hence the present edition would be immensely useful to the students as well as researchers to understand the life of Lord Buddha 212 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. The Ramayana is a great epic of the mankind. It is also known as Adi-kavya (first epic), written by the Adi-kavi (first poet) Valmiki. This famous Indian epic deals with social, moral, political, spiritual and philosophical aspects of human life, besides principally narrating the story of Rama. The Ramayana is highly popular epic which has become the property of the Indian people and it is not an exaggeration if it is said that it has influenced more than any other poem the thought and poetry of a nation for thousands of years.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 2nd Edition. Contents: Introduction. Vol. I: 1. An outline of the philosophy of the Upanisads. 2. Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad. 3. Chandogya Upanisad. 4. Taittiriya Upanisad. Vol. II: 5. Aitareya Upanisad. 6. Kausitaki Upanisad. 7. Kena Upanisad. 8. Katha Upanisad. 9. Isa Upanisad. 10. Mundaka Upanisad. 11. Prasna Upanisad. 12. Mandukya Upanisad. 13. Svetasvatara Upanisad. 14. Maitrayani Upanisad. 15. A bibliography of the Upanisads, selected, classified and annotated. 16. Appendix. Glossary. Index. The Upanisads occupy a unique place in the history of spiritual and philosophical thought of India, nay the world. It is known that Upanisads form the concluding portions of the Veda, and are therefore called the Vedanta or the end of the Veda. It really contains the essence of the Vedic teaching. The teaching being the highest, was imparted at private sittings only to the qualified disciples. Besides they are the foundations on which most of the later philosophies and religions of India rest. The Upanisads disseminate secret knowledge by which ignorance is dispelled. They give us both spiritual vision and philosophical thought. (jacket).

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The Manusmriti is the most important and earliest metrical work of Dharmasastra textual tradition of Hinduism. It is a standard work on Hindu law. Indian tradition unanimously regards Manu as the first progenitor of the human race and also its first legislator. This Manu was believed to the founder of the social and moral order of society. Tracing backwards from the Smritis to the Vedas we found the consciousness of Manu s being the first law giver present in every epoch of Sanskrit literature.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. In the canon of Vedanta literature, the Brahma Sutra occupies a unique position. The Brahma Sutras attempt to reconcile the seemingly contradictory and diverse statements of the various Upanishads and the Bhagavad GitÁ, by placing each teaching in a doctrinal context. The word "sutra" means "thread", and the Brahma Sutras literally stitch together, the various Vedantic Philosophical teachings into a logical, systematic, as well as traditional manner. Of commentaries on the Brahma Sutra, ÏaÉkara's commentary stands pre-eminent in elaborating Advaita VedÁnta according to his tradition. The Brahma Sutra consists of 555 aphorisms or Sutras, in four chapters, each chapter being divided into four sections each. The first chapter explains that all the Vedantic texts talk of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, which is the goal of life. The second chapter discusses and refutes the possible objections against Vedanta philosophy. The third chapter rightly elaborates the process by which Ultimate Emancipation can be achieved. The fourth chapter clearly discusses the state that is achieved in Final Emancipation. (jacket).

139 figs, 120 col. plates (illustrator). Contents Foreword Introduction 1 Early Vedic deities 2 Vedic deities 3 The tree cult in Vedic literature 4 The Hindu triad Trimurti 5 Other Hindu Gods 6 Goddesses 7 Animal deities 8 Ramayana--the great epic 9 The Mahabharata 10 Lord Krsna 11 Lord Siva 12 Symbols and Sakti worship in India 13 Legends from the Puranas 14 Mountains rivers and pools as deities 15 Buddhist mythology 16 Jain mythology Conclusion Glossary Bibliography IndexThe present treatise generally incorporates the matter about Indian Gods and Goddesses The Iconographical representation of the Indian Gods and Goddesses as glimpsed from the Archaeological finding and temple architecture is one aspect and the literary evidences found in our vast Indian literature of Vedic Epic and Puranic period is the other aspect of the book Both these aspects delineated in this book give us perfect picture and historical development of Indian mythology of Gods and Goddesses The literary and textual material when illustrated with the iconographical representations becomes more relevant and complete The subject matter is nicely and systematically arranged here and historical sequence is well maintained by narrating the Vedic Epic and Puranic deities The Mythological concept of Trimurti Brahma Visnu Siva as depicted in the epics and puranas is elaborately discussed in the work Not only the Hindu but also Jain and Buddhist mythology are separately treated in this book Thus he book is a kind of Encyclopedia on Indian mythology since it has covered almost all the aspects of it A number of illustrationsfigures of Indian mythological images presented in this book really enhance the value of the bookBesides the general Index a Glossary of the technical terms is also appended in the work Hence this book would be immensely useful to the students as well as researchers to know and understand the real mystery of the gods and goddesses of Indian culture art and literature 445 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 465 figs., 300 col plates (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Vol I 1 Indus civilization 2 Gupta Temples c450-550 AD 3 South Kosala Temples Post-Gupta period c550-750 AD 4 Temples of Kashmir c 600 to 1100 AD 5 Temples of Himachal Pradesh c 680 to 700 AD 6 Great temples of Elephanta Trimurti Mamallapuram and Kailasa 7 Kailasanath Temples Kailash Temple Ellora Virupaksha Pattadakal Kailasnath Temple Kanchipuram 8 Early Chalukyan Temples Badami Aihole and Pattadakal c 600 to 700 AD 9 Temples of Vikrama of Gangas Talakad c 635-650 AD 10 Rastrakuta Temples c 757-973 AD 11 Temples of Chalukyas of Kalyana c 973-1198 AD 12 Other temples of Chalykyan style Vol II 13 Temples of Hoysalas c 1000-1346 AD 14 Chalukyan Temples of Andhradesa Northern Style c 1000-1346 AD 15 Pallava Temples 16 Chola Temples c 900 to 1150 AD; Other Temples of Chola Period 17 Temples of Pandyas c 1150 to 1350 AD 18 Madura Temples c 1600 to 1750 AD 19 Temples of Orissa c 800 to 1200 AD 20 Temples of Central India c 900 to 1100 AD 21 Pratihara Temples of Central India c 806-900 AD 22 Siddhesvara Mahadeva Temple Nemawar MP 23 Central and North Indian Temples 24 Recently discovered Paramara Temple of Chandel MP 25 Temples of Rajasthan 26 Temples of Gujarat Vol III 27 Jaina Temples of North India 28 Jaina Temples of South India 29 Other South Indian Temples Jaina style 30 Hindu and Jaina rock cut temples 31 Vijayanagara Temples of Hampi c 1342 to 1570 32 Lepaksi Temple 33 Ramappa Ramalingesvara and Venkataramana Temples Vijayanagara Period 34 Kakatiya Temples in Andhradesa 35 Trikuta Temples at Nagulapadu Kakatiyan time 36 Temple of Srisailam 37 Sri Venkateswara Temple Tirupati 38 Somesvara Temples Appikonda AP 39 Temples of Surpura Samsthana Karnataka 40 Brahmanical temples of Bengal c 800 to 1700 AD 41 Maratha Temples 42 Religious Funerary Temples Nagpur 43 Hindu temple monasteries of Paithan 44 Golden temple Amritsar Punjab 45 Religious temples of Varanasi and other temples Appendix Graphical explanation of architectural terms Bibliography IndexThe ?Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture? comprises a vast research on the architectural features of Indian temples spread all over the Indian subcontinent This encyclopaedic study is divided into forty-five chapters which delineate the various characteristics of temple architecture starting from the Gupta period 4th cAD to the Kashi Vi?vanÈtha temple rebuilt by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore 1776 AD The work begins with an insight into the Indus Civilization that flourished in the Indus Valley region now in Pakistan with the two most important sites of Mohanjo-daro and Harappa revealing a marked degree of controlled urban planning As for the temple architecture the Imperial Guptas had established their sovereignty over almost the whole of Northern India and the regular building of structural temples in brick and dressed stone started in their regnal period The period under their immediate patronage fully deserves the name ?The Golden Age? of Indian art and culture as aesthetic principles of architecture sculpture and painting were formulated in their region The Hindu temples evolved during that period with the basic features of the cella the mandapa and the vestibule The temples of Post-Gupta period studied here indicate that most of the characteristic features of north Indian temple architecture including the curvilinear superstructure sikhara and the repeated motifs extending from the niches of the wall had been developed The beautiful architecture of the valley of Kashmir cannot be denied The great temple of Elephanta is formed of a species of hard trap-rock about 45 miles in circumference The shore-temple at Mammallapuram and the temple of Kailasa is the most sublime monument at Ellora The Chalukyas of Badami 500-757 AD laid the foundation of stone architecture in Karnataka in the towns of Badami Aihole and Pattadakal The Pattadakal is known as ?cradle of temple? The other dynasty rulers followed their different style and named their own s.