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Edited by Anant Pai; Illustrated by V.B. Halbe; Color 'comic book'; Amar Chitra Katha No. 26; 32 pages. Paperback in very good condition.

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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. A power-hungry warrior and a peace-loving wife - could they ever tread together on the path of non-violence? Ashoka waged war after ruthless war, yet by the time his children grew up, he proudly saw them off as Buddhist missionaries. Read about the charmed life of this famous king of Magadha, who not only built a prosperous kingdom but spread the message of universal love.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Patimokkha laws for monks. 2. A struggle of women. 4. History of the struggle of the Buddhist women. 5. Patimokkha laws for nuns. Afterwords. bibliography. The Buddhist Jurisprudence was established by Gotama Buddha, in 6th cent B.C. In the first Buddhist council, Ven Mahakassapa along with five hundred monks chanted and learnt by heart all the laws and were codified in Vinaya Pitaka. Unfortunately, so far no one except Dr. Durga Bhagwat had worked on the Buddhist Jurisprudence. However it was based only on some Patimokkha-rules. Hence in the present book all rules, regulations and laws which were laid down by the Buddha are critically studied and analysed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. The Dunhuang-caves were discovered in 1900 and attracted many historian and scholars, politians from Russia, France and Japan. These caves consist of painted, clay sculptures which reveal an impact of religion and culture of India. The book is divided into five chapters: The chapter 1 is an introduction to painting and sculptures of the caves. Hence an attempt is made to identify them with the help of Pali-scriptures an earlier and trustworthy source. The chapter II deals with historical events on persons in the life of the Buddha. There are two murals on Mara's fight with the Buddha, A renunciation of his cousin Sundarananda and his wife Sundarinanda are described in murals. Besides his historical monks are also dealt with. The chapter III is devoted to 'Images of Buddha' Two huge statues are carved in rocky surface in an Indian and Gandharana style. Buddha in various postures-sleeping standing, sitting, ascetic, meditative and seven Buddhas row are portrayed in detail. The chapter IV narrates Bodhisattva in murals and sculptural forms. A beautiful 'Avalokiteshwara' standing Buddha with two Bodhisattva', One of which is female, three female Bodhisattvas, including Goddess Tara and Mangolian featured Bodhisattvas and a group of sixteen Bodhisattvas are portrayed. A dominance of lotus-cult of Mahayana is The Dunhuang-caves were discovered in 1900 and attracted many historian and scholars, politians from Russia, France and Japan. These caves consist of painted, clay sculptures which reveal an impact of religion and culture of India. The chapter V narrates about disciples of Buddha. Mahakashyapa and Rev Ananda with Chinese features and attire, Monk Sariputta with Indian features, Japanese seated Monk, Chinese Monk Xuanzang, Tibetan King with two queens from Nepal and China are beautifully painted. Vimalakirti of Indian origin but popular with Chinese, preaching Buddhism in a radical ways are portrayed. There are only two Jatakas in the caves. An influence of Indian religion and culture on Dunhuang caves pervades in the caves.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The author has laboriously worked on the topic, which enumerates for the first time a thousand years of History of Ancient Indian Science of Medicine and Surgery (6th B.C.-6th A.D.). A thorough, exhaustive and historical medicament has been presented on the basis of original sources. Her scrupulous and methodical survey throws a Hood light on various virgin points such as : Thirty types of medicines, sixty-two types of health-drinks, fifty types of diseases, out of which seventeen are studied intensively, rare diseases, surgery for eleven types of diseases, seventy-one surgical instruments (information and illustrations). Diseases of women-cause of barrenness, conception, contraceptives, pregnancy, birth of a child; nursing, hospitals and attendants, houses of destitute and many such allied topics. This book will be a unique contribution to the world of medicament and history of Buddhist India.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: 1. Introduction-Origin of Sigiriya Paintings. 2. Identification and Interpretation. 3. Sigiriya Murals. 4. Style of the Paintings. The book delves in detail into the Sigiriya paintings of the island-country of Sri Lanka. It presents a brief account of ancient Sri Lankan history for some 35 years, from AD 459 to 495, as the history of the place is related to the making of the paintings. The work identifies and interprets the Sigiriya paintings on the basis of Pali sources based on study of five nikayas of Suttapitaka. Presenting a number of line drawings of the murals, it discusses the style of Sigiriya painting and artistry in detail especially the impact of the paintings on art elsewhere such as Ajanta and Bagh paintings. The cave paintings are studied as marking a phase of culmination of Sri Lankan art.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Buddhist nuns and disciplinary rules. 2. Nuns in Vinaya and Sutta Pitakas. 3. Life of the nun in the Samgha and society. 4. Contributions of women in making of Bodhisattas and Goatam Buddha. 5. Women in various domestic phases. 6. Women and social environment. Conclusion. Abbreviations and bibliography. Subject index. Index of proper names. "The book fathoms the life and position of Buddhist women in ancient India. In order to get a true picture the book is primarily based on Pali Tipitaka, commentaries, Ceylon-chronicles and Mahayan Sanskrit treatise. A large span of ten centuries have been covered and will prove a stimulating study for those who already know and for those who would like discover something of ancient Indian life, customs and women in particular. An analysis of reluctance and later acceptance of women in the Samgha by the Buddha-along with Atthagaru Dhammas have been incorporated. The Patimokkha-Vinaya laws of nuns, major and minor have been briefly but critically translated and compared with the rules of the monks. Their reflections in the Sutta-Pitaka have been studied, for the first time. The life of a nun in the Samgha and society has been vividly narrated. The contribution of women in making Bodhisattas and Goatam Buddha have been examined. The various domestic phases in a life of women and social environments, that causes ups and down in her life are scrupulously studied. The approach of the book is not only to take a survey or of describe the life of women but also to discern the gain and loss, she had borne with for historically a long period (6th cent. B.C. to 6th cent. A.D.). It is hoped that the book will prove as an asset to scholars and students of Ancient Indian Culture, History, Sociology, Pali and Buddhistic studies.".…

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Medicine and its type. 2. Diseases and remedies. 3. Surgery and surgical instruments. 4. Diseases of women. 5. Nursing hospitals and homes of destitutes. Epilogue. Glossary of instruments. Bibliography. Index. The author has laboriously worked on the topic which enumerates for the first time a thousand years of history of ancient Indian science of medicine and surgery (6th B.C.6th A.D.). A thorough exhaustive and historical medicament has been presented on the basis of original sources. Her scrupulous and methodical survey throws a flood light on various virgin points such as Thirty types of medicines sixty two types of health drinks fifty types of diseases out of which seventeen are studied intensively rare diseases surgery for eleven types of diseases seventy one surgical instruments (information and illustrations). Diseases of women cause of barrenness conception contraceptives pregnancy birth of a child nursing hospitals and attendants houses of destitutes and many such allied topics. This book will be a unique contribution to the world of medicament and history of Buddhist India. 238 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. Introductory verses of Arya Sura's Jatakamala, Garland of Birth-Stories.1. Vyaghri-Jatakam. 2. Sibi-Jatakam. 3. Kulmasapindi-Jatakam. 4. Srestthi-Jatakam. 5. Avisahya Srestthi-Jatakam. 6. Sasa-Jatakam. 7. Agastya-Jatakam. 8. Maitribala-Jatakam. 9. Visvantara-Jatakam. 10. Yajna-Jatakam. 11. Sakra-Jatakam. 12. Brahmana-Jatakam. 13. Unmadayanti-Jatakam. 14. Suparaga-Jatakam. 15. Matsya-Jatakam. 16. Vartakapotaka-Jatakam. 17. Kumbha-Jatakam. 18. Aputrak-Jatakam. 19. Bisa-Jatakam. 20. Shrestthi-Jatakam. 21. Cuddabodhi-Jatakam. 22. Hamsa-Jatakam. 23. Mahabodhi-Jatakam. 24. Mahakapi-Jatakam No. 1. 25. Sarabha-Jatakam. 26. Ruru-Jatakam. 27. Mahakapi-Jatakam No. 2. 28. Kshanti-Jatakam. 29. Brahma-Jatakam. 30. Hasti-Jatakam. 31. Sutasoma-Jatakam. 32. Ayogruha-Jatakam. 33. Mahisa-Jatakam. 34. Satapatra-Jatakam. Conclusion. Bibliography. Arya Sura's Jatakamala has been written in Sanskrit and translated into German, English and Hindi but is not compared with Pali-Jatakas. The present book is first of its kind which critically compares Sanskrit Jatakamala with Pali Jatakas. Arya Sura wrote only thirty-four Jatakas in Sanskrit; out of this only four Jatakas are exclusively different from Pali-Jatakas. The present volume briefly narrates Pali-Jatakas and compares them with Sanskrit Jatakamala. In order to get more explanatory information, Buddhaghosa's Atthakathas and Dhammapalas Paramatthadipani have been carefully studied. The present volume will be definitely useful to students and scholars of Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. …

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Site and situation history of exploration. 2. Identification and interpretation. 3. Bodhisattvas and Buddha. 4. More about bagh caves: the bagh and Ajanta paintings. 5. Contribution of the scholars. Epilogue. Bibliography. The caves of India are well known for their artistry. Ajanta caves have attracted people from all over the world but comparatively Bagh Caves are deprived of this opportunity. Bagh Caves is a small establishment yet it is studded with beautiful paintings and sculptures. This book is an attempt to disclose the artistic contribution which can be disclosed only through Buddhist texts and ancient Indian history. Her scrupulous survey on the basis of these two parameters have thrown a floodlight on various undiscovered points. (jacket). …

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Vol. I: Foreword. A. Characteristics: 1. Primordial philosophy in the Buddhist art. 2. Salient feature of Buddhist art. 3. Symbolism in early Buddhist art. 4. Philosophical impact on the Buddhist art. 5. Love of one's country in Mathuran art. 6. A Thematic study in Buddhist art. 7. References to Achaemenians in the Buddhist scriptures and in Buddhist art. 8. Changes in the literary and art traditions. 9. A feminine beauty in the Buddhist literature. B. Cave Paintings: 10. Ajanta paintings and the jataka tales. 11. Non-Jataka tales in Ajanta paintings. 12. Jatakas in Ajanta and Bagh paintings-a comparative study. 13. The Misinterpreted Jatakas of the Ajanta Caves. 14. The Misidentified paintings of the Ajanta caves. 15. The wheel of law of causation in Ajanta painting. 16. Valedictory address. 17. King Asoka in Ajanta caves. 18. Heras memorial lectures 2008 presidential address. Vol. II: C. Rock-cut-Sculpture: 1. Buddhist Rock-cut-Architecture: Its technique. 2. Rise and fall of Mahakali (Kondivite Caves). 3. Rock-cut caves of Pitalkhora. 4. Contribution of the Buddhist literature and Samgha to Rock-cut architecture of western India. 5. Graeco-Buddhist sculptures in the Heras Institute-I. 6. Graeco-Buddhist sculptures in the Heras Institute-II Amrapali. 7. The conversion of Uruvilva-Kasyapa (A sculpture in the Heras Museum). 8. Buddhist art in Gandhara sculptures. 9. On the Buddha image. 10. Persians in Indian Buddhist Art. 11. Sculptures of Buddha in different schools of Buddhist art. 12. Mahamaya, the mother of the Buddha and her forms in sculptural art. 13. Vedic Gods in Buddhist sculptures. 14. Buddhist art: Transition from Hinayana to Mahayana. D. Garden Architecture: 15. Ancient Indian Parks-I, Jetavana. 16. Ancient Indian Parks-Part II. 17. Forests, Ponds and Sanctuaries II in Ancient India. 18. Admiration of nature in the Psalms of Buddhist monks. The two volumes present a comprehensive study of Buddhist art, taking it up under different sections: the general characteristics of the art, cave paintings, rock-cut sculpture and garden architecture. They deal with the salient features of the Buddhist art, highlighting changes in the literary and art traditions, feminine beauty in the Buddhist literature and love of one's place as expressed in the art of Mathura. They take up the cave paintings of Ajanta, both the Jataka and non-Jataka paintings, and the Bagh paintings for detailed study. They examine the rock-cut cave architecture of Pitalkhora, Buddhist art in Gandhara sculptures, the sculptures of different schools of Buddhist art and depiction of Vedic gods in Buddhist sculptures. They view the ancient Indian parks, forests, ponds and sanctuaries in ancient India, examining information available in the psalms of Buddhist monks.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1: Cave No. 1. A. Unidentified Paintings. B. Misinterpreted Paintings. C. A Brief Information About Other Murals. 2: Cave No. 2: A. Unidentified Paintings. B. Misinterpreted Paintings. C. A Brief Information About Other Murals. 3: Cave Nos. 6, 9, 10 and 16. A. Unidentified Paintings. B. Misinterpreted Paintings. C. A Brief Information About Other Murals. 4: Cave No. 17 : A. Unidentified Paintings. B. Misinterpreted Paintings. C. A Brief Information About Other Murals. 5: Evolution of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. Epilogue. Abbreviation. Bibliography. Index. The present book is a culmination of twenty-four years of research on Ajanta Paintings. It is a pioneering attempt to provide a true picture of Ajanta Paintings, mainly on the basis of literary sources. All the murals of Ajanta are based on episodes from Pali Tipitaka, Atthakatha, Ceylonese chronicles, H. B. S. books-Mahavastu, Divyavadana, Asvaghosha's treatises - Buddha Carita, Sundaranand Kavya, Saddharma Pundarika; which have been carefully studied. The author has collected the findings and evidences from Ancient Indian History and Culture, Buddhist art and architecture, archeology and inscriptions. All these have been scrupulously tallied. Nearly thirty unidentified murals have been identified for the first time and seventeen murals which were misinterpreted, have been rectified. Besides, thirty-one murals are acquainted with brief information. The plans of the caves and locations of the murals have been attested neatly for the convenience of the readers and visitors. The monograph contents fifty coloured plates photographs taken on the site, of eleven caves namely, Cave Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19 and 26. Nearly hundred plates of Line-drawings of the murals and the images will help to give a clear idea of the cave paintings. The purpose of line-drawings is to assist the photographs and reveal the differences in past and present conditions and make murals more knowledgeable. The monograph will reveal a new panorama of Ajanta Paintings and enhance the joy of their beauty, especially when one is informed about the literary sources. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. The present book compiles a research of sculptures of two caves namely Lonad-caves at Kalyana and Pandava-Leni at Nasik. Fortunately the research is done on these caves by many eminent scholars but it is not satisfactory, owing to their pre-conceive presumptions. The present book is based on Buddhist Literary sources. The author firmly believes that sculptures of Buddhist Caves are based on the Pali sources and commentaries. Accordingly, after studying all 547 Jatakas along with their commentaries, she has proved that Lonad-Cave is based on Vessantara-Jataka, all the its Seventeen Panels have been deciphered. Similarly sculptures of Pandava-Leni are based on 'Mahapalobhana-jataka, all the seventeen panels have been identified and interpreted. She has opened the new vista for scholars, research-minded lovers of history and student.…

King Asoka has come to be regarded as one of the most exemplary rulers in world history His edicts inscribed on rocks and pillars proclaim Asokas reforms and policies and promulgate his advice to his subjectsThe present book makes a pioneering attempt to provide the texts of Asokas edicts converted into Pali along with English translations and observations The introduction discusses pertinent problems viz Dates of the edicts why King Asoka did not eulogize Buddha who inscribed the edicts and how were they inscribed For the first time all the edicts - rock edicts pillar edicts cave edicts and edicts inscribed outside India - have been studied together In addition tables of chronology of all the edicts have been enumerated Also provided are the maps giving the exact location of the edictsThe present rendering of his edicts offers the reader insights into a powerful and capable rulers attempt to establish an empire on the formulation of righteousness a reign which makes the moral and spiritual welfare of his subjects its primary concern The volume would thus provide a peep into the life and personality of King Asoka and is bound to be an asset for the scholars students and those interested in Ancient Indian History and Culture 354 pp.…