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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.

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Soft cover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. The Mahanirvana Tantra is one of the most important texts of the Tantric tradition. It is a dialogue between Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati, in which he reveals the secrets of the supreme reality and the path to liberation. The text covers topics such as cosmology, ethics, yoga, ritual, mantra, meditation, and worship. It also contains instructions for various rites and ceremonies, such as initiation, cremation, marriage, and worship of the Shakti. The Mahanirvana Tantra was translated into English by M.N. Dutta in the late 19th century. He based his translation on a Bengali manuscript that he obtained from a Tantric practitioner. However, his translation has been criticized for being inaccurate, incomplete, and biased. He omitted many verses, changed the meaning of some terms, and added his own interpretations and comments. In order to provide a more faithful and reliable translation of the Mahanirvana Tantra, DR.N.C.PANDA has edited and revised Dutta's translation. He has consulted several manuscripts and commentaries, corrected many errors and inconsistencies, and restored the original structure and sequence of the text. He has also added notes and explanations to clarify the difficult and obscure passages. His edition is a valuable contribution to the study and practice of Tantra.

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. Reprint. Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations. I. Practice of meditation 1. Preparation of meditation. 2. Asanas for meditation. 3. Mudras and Bandhas for Pranayama Pratyahara and meditation. 4. Pranayama before meditation. 5. Pratyahara preparatory to meditation. 6. The practice of meditation. II. Theory of meditation 1. What is meditation. 2. The four fold existence of the self. 3. Tanha unquenched thirst. 4. The six fold enemy. 5. Yama the five great vows. 6. Niyama the performance of five prescriptive duties. 7. Vitalisation and withdrawal. 8. The tripod of meditation. 9. Equanimity contradictions dissolved. 10. Universal love. 11. A dedicated life is Yoga. 12. A Yogi's vision all in one one in all. 13. The root of evil. 14. A flame without flicker. 15. Yoga for peace. 16. A middle path in Yoga. III. Benefits from meditation 1. Psychosomatic and somatopsychic effects. 2. Physiopathology of stress disorders. 3. Meditation on psychophysiology and psychopathology. 4. Meditation and psychoimmunology. 5. Meditation on specific organs and functions. 6. Meditation for the retardation of geriatric process. 7. Meditation for the promotion of mental and spiritual health. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Yoga contrary to the popular perception is not merely a system of physical culture. It is in fact a uniquely Indian discipline aiming to bring about the union of an individual spirit with the universal spirit the cosmic consciousness through what in Yoga is known as samadhi a state of profound meditation. Patanjali's Yoga sutram written sometime around the second century BC is the first systematic at once authoritative presentation of Yoga in both its theoretical and practical aspects. Prof. N.C. Panda who has had a lifetime involvement with the science and practice of Yoga outlines the eight limbs of Patanjala Yoga with added emphasis on meditation in all its three stages dharana dhyana and samadhi and how this ancient system of bodily and mental control is found to have a strong scientific basis. Offered in three parts the book focuses in Part 1 one the practice of meditation with detailed guidelines concerning the relevant Yogic postures Yogic breathing and breath control. Part 2 presents Patanjali's classical Yogic theories showing how these are validated by modern science. In part 3 the author explains in pure scientific terms the physical psychic therapeutic and spiritual benefits surfacing from the practice of meditation. Comprising comprehensive glossary of Sanskrit technical terms and numerous illustrations it is invaluable to medical scientist/researchers/anyone interested in Yogic meditation and leading to a holistic healthy and creative life. 336 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. Reprint. Contents Prologue. Acknowledgement. Key to transliteration. Abbreviations. I. Theoretical introduction to Japa yoga 1. The meaning of the term Japa Yoga Japa Yajna the best one among sacrifices Japa Yoga in Yoga Vedanta. 2. Japa in the Yoga of devotion. 3. Japa Yoga in Tantra. 4. The mechanism of action of Mantra Japa. II. Practice of Japa Yoga 1. Preliminary preparations and prerequisites for Mantra Japa. 2. The practice of Mantra Japa in Yoga Vedanta. 3. The Tantricization of the Gayatri Mantra. 4. The practice of Mantra Japa in Tantra. III. Applications of Japa Yoga 1. Mantras of Bhakti Yoga. 2. Tantrika Mantras. 3. The Japa of a Vedic cum Tantric Mantra. 4. Japa in Asanas for the cure of joint and Spinal problems. 5. Japa with Mudras for specific health problems. 6. SOS in Yoga Tantra. Japa for Mukti and Bhukti. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. The repetition of God's name or of a mantra containing God's name otherwise known as japa is a religious ritual generally meant for the emancipation of the self. The present book on japa yoga has not neglected this aspect. But it is a more comprehensive and a broad range book. That japa is a branch of yoga an easily attainable one and simultaneously a very effective one has been emphasized. The theory and methology of japa in Patanjala Yoga in the Vedas in the Vedanta and in the Tantra in the perspective of knowledge and devotion have clearly been outlined. The book has been divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 expounds the theory of japa based on classical scriptures. Chapter2 presents the practice of japa in a clearly graspable style easy to be followed by the readers. Chapter 3 deals with the applications of japa for the uplift of human personality and spirituality for attaining the liberation of the self for mental peace and tranquility and for physical health inclusive of the prevention and treatment of diseases both physical and mental. The last part of this book tries to explain the effects of japa applications on a scientific footing a successful attempt made for the first time. The approach to japa has been holistic religious spiritual scientific Vedic Vedantic yogic and Tantric. 362 pp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Text of Saundaryalahari: i. Devanagari version with variant readings. ii. Roman transliteration. iii. English translation. iv. Sanskrit commentary of Laksmidhara. v. Detailed explanatory notes. 2. Diagrams of sacred Yantras and their practical application (in Sanskrit). 3. Prayoga of Yantras with proper rules (in English). Bibliography. Index to verses. Pada index. Glossary. General index. "The Saundaryalahari (the Wave of Beauty) is a popular devotional hymn ascribed to the great exponent of Advaita Vedanta, Sri Sankaracarya. It deals with the forms of worship of Divine Sakti. Saundaryalahari is written in praise of the Devi Tripurasundari in one hundred verses (with three more verses found in some editions) in the famous Sikharini metre. This great Tantric text rightly elaborates the various aspects of worship of the divine mother. The first part contains forty-one verses which is known as Anandalahari. It mainly deals with the Sricakra, which is called the abode of Siva-Sakti, and which forms the special symbol of worship for devotees of the Devi-Lalita, Tripura-Sundari, etc. The second part contains a magnificent exposition of the beauties of the charming form of the great divine mother, from feet to crown with concluding prayer for her gracious generosity. No doubt, a Tantric worshipper or Sadhaka may get real peace of heart and attain liberation after following the esoteric practices enunciated therein. This new edition contains the original Sanskrit text along with the most famous commentary of Laksmidhara. Besides, the English translation, explanatory notes and transliteration of the verses are also added with it. A number of indices have been added in which yantras and the mode of their worship have been given. The chief peculiarity of this edition is that it contains all variant readings of the text and commentary found in different editions. The students of Indian Philosophy will be benefited by this excellent scholarly work. However, this work will definitely cast a new light in a positive direction to the researchers and true lovers of Tantric and Agamic literature.".

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I (Prose). 1. A method of enlightening the disciple. 2. The knowledge of the changeless and non dual self. 3. Reiteration and reflections. Part II (Metrical) 1. Introduction. 2. Negation. 3. Self Brahman. 4. The nature of right knowledge. 5. Error in understanding. 6. Negation of attributes. 7. Knowledge through the intellect. 8. Merging of the mind. 9. Subtleness and pervasiveness. 10. Right conception of the nature of consciousness. 11. Nature of the witness. 12. Light. 13. Eyelessness. 14. Dream and memory. 15. Impossibility of one being another. 16. Consisting of earth. 17. Right knowledge. 18. Thou art that. 19. A conversation between the self and the mind. Index to verses (Part I prose). Index to verses (Part II Metrical). General Index. Sri Sankaracarya was a great philosopher a prolific writer and a true devotee of God. The Upadesasahasri is a famous treatise on Advaita Vedanta and also known as the master piece of Sri Sankara. The text is named so because it contains thousand advices of the great Advaita philosopher i.e. Sri Sankaracarya. The book is divided into two parts viz. prose (gadya) and poetry (padya). The prose part has three chapters and poetry part has nineteen chapters. The work vividly describes and also established the non dualistic approach of Sri Sankara in a lucid way. Its language is very simple and easily accessible. The poetry part mainly deals with various concepts of Vedanta viz. Brahman Atman Maya Srsti (Creation) Jiva Moksa etc. The prose part is in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and his disciple where in the teacher and his disciple where in the teacher satisfies the student by answering all his doubts. The present volume contains the original Sanskrit text along with the commentary of Sri Ramatirtha. Besides the English translations is also added with the text. The work is also ornamented with an index. The students of Indian philosophy will be benefited by this excellent scholarly work. However the work will definitely show a new light in a positive direction to the researchers and true lovers of Advaita Vedanta. 480 pp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Study of epics and puranas. 2. Great epic literature. 3. Interrelation of the epic literature. 4. Epics and puranic literature. The Sanskrit Epics fall into two main classes, the one comprising old stories and legends known as Itihasa and Purana and the other comprising poems known as Kavyam or 'ornate epics'. The Mahabharata has exercised a great influence on the later Puranas and the Ramayana has served as a model for later court epics of the post-Puranic age. Dr Narasingha Charan Panda (N.C. Panda), Associate Professor in Sanskrit, Vishveshvaranand Vishvabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies Panjab University, Sadhu Ashram, Hoshiarpur, is well-known in the field of Indological Research.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. Contents: Prologue. Vol. I: 1. Pure consciousness. 2. Induced consciousness. 3. The potter's wheel. 4. The thinking-substance. 5. The serpent power. 6. Supernormal phenomena. Vol. II: 7. The concept of mind in western religions and philosophy. 8. The concept of mind in psychology. 9. The concept of mind in science. 10. Mind and supermind. Glossary. Bibliography. Name index. Subject index. "Astonishingly rich is the heritage of Indian psychology. Embodied in some of the better-known, traditional philosophical systems, it convincingly spells out the rationale behind memory, recognition, emotions, instincts, reasoning, creativity, and myriad other mind-related phenomena, which sofar remain baffling, unanswered questions in modern cognitive sciences, mechanistic psychology and their kindred disciplines. Mind and Supermind, for the first time, systematically unfolds Vedantic psychology-in its larger effort not only to evolve an integrated perspective on mind, but also to synthesize ancient wisdom with contemporary sciences. "A distinguished scholar of Sanskrit, philosophy and science, Professor Panda here re- explores the nature of mind, its Indian concept and how it compares with its western world-view: religious, philosophical, psychological, and scientific. Thus elaborating the concepts of mind as set out in the Sankhya, Yoga, Tantra, Vedanta and other orthodox systems vis-a-vis (a) philosophical perspectives: from Plato and Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Strawson, (b) psychological viewpoints of William. 737 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents Prologue. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations. Part I. Physics (classical and modern) 1. Classical physics. 2. Particle physics. 3. Relativity. 4. Quantum physics. 5. Cosmic Dance. 6. Astrophysics. 7. Thermodynamics. Part II. Advaita Vedanta 8. Reality versus appearance. 9. Spider. Part III. Confluence 10. Substratum. 11. Seed and sprout. 12. Chance and necessity. 13. Epilogue. Index. Maya in Physics is a synthesis of modern physics and the Advaita Vedanta with an integral thesis emerging out of the confluence. In the exposition of the Advaita Vedanta its philosophy has been re interpreted in the light of modern science. In this process the Vedanta has been demystified and physics dematerialized. Instead of being confined to inter school parallelism only this book tries to present a total vision of the entire cosmos and its dependence on Brahman the transcendental being which is the nondual reality. Maya the power of Brahman or the primordial unmanifest nature has been assigned a metaphysical status without violating the traditionality of the Vedanta. Part I of the book deals with classical newtonian physics thermodynamics relativity quantum physics particle physics astrophysics and cosmology. Part II is a presentation of the Advaita Vedanta in a modern format. Part III is a confluence of the Advaita Vedanta and modern science (especially physics). An integral thesis emerges out of the confluence. There has been an amalgam of spirituality and science. The whole approach is holistic synthetic and integral. 453 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 4th Edition. Contents: Prologue. 1. Theory of yoga-nidra. 2. Practice of yoga-nidra. 3. Applications of yoga-nidra. 4. Addenda. Glossary (of Indic terms only). Bibliography. Index. "Healing of body and mind through yoga is gaining immense significance at present as a world-wide science of therapy. In this context, yoga-nidra, a self-therapy technique of yoga and tantra, is important as an effective means of regulating the mind. In this volume, Dr. Panda, a noted philosopher and psychologist, yogi and tantrist, delves into the principles and practices of yoga-nidra based on materials from the tantras and Patanjali yoga in an attempt to explain its benefits with special reference to modern medicine. The book presents yoga-nidra as a scientific discipline that is a potent means to strengthen the body s immune system and thus to prevent and cure diseases and to regulate one s life patterns. It examines in detail the theory of yoga-nidra, going into the Indian concept of mind and personality. It establishes the psychological basis of yoga-nidra by comparing hypnotic trance and yogic trance and Freudian and Yoga-Vedanta psychologies. It then lucidly presents the techniques of yoga-nidra and deals with the applications of yoga-nidra with relation to curing of psychosomatic and other diseases of common occurrence and to solving current problems such as drug-addiction and stress-induced maladies. This well-conceived and thorough research work will prove useful to scholars of ancient Indian medical science and psychology, particularly those concerned with study of yoga vis-à-vis modern medical problems and systems. It will be of equal importance for the general readers owing to its interesting subject matter, simple style of presentation and easy adoption by the non-adepts.".