Atiśa and Tibet


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The book opens with a full account of the baffling personality of the great Bengali Pandit Atisa or Dipamkara Srijnana, the greatest of the teacher-reformers of Tibetan Buddhism. The author proceeds to portray the Tibetan Background of early Buddhism










Cultural Constellations, Place-Making and Ethnicity in Eastern India, c. 1850-1927


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In Cultural Constellations, Place-Making and Ethnicity in Eastern India, c. 1850-1927, Swarupa Gupta outlines a fresh paradigm moving beyond stereotypical representations of eastern India as a site of ethnic fragmentation. The book traces unities by exploring intersections between (1) cultural constellations; (2) place-making and (3) ethnicity. Centralising place-making, it tells the story of how people made places, mediating caste / religious / linguistic contestations. It offers new meanings of ‘region’ in Eastern Indian and global contexts by showing how an interregional arena comprising Bengal, Assam and Orissa was forged. Using historical tracts, novels, poetry and travelogues, the book argues that commonalities in Eastern India were linked to imaginings of Indian nationhood. The analysis contains interpretive strategies for mediating federalist separatisms and fragmentation in contemporary India.







Aśvaghosa


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Tantric Buddhism


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Dr. Benoytosh Bhattacharyya (1897-1964) Is Acknowledged As An Outstanding Pioneer In The Field Of Tantric Buddhism And This Volume Is A Centennial Tribute To This Scholar. Twenty-Six Papers In The Volume Contributed By A Generation Of Scholars Address Different Aspects Of Tantric Buddhism In Particular And Tantrism In General. Collectively The Contributions Significantly Add To Our Understanding Of Tantric Buddhism In India And Abroad.




The Struggle for Empire


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Tārā in Hinduism


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Relates To Tara, A Popular Goddess Of The Hindus In Eastern India, Particularly In Assam And West Bengal. The Study Will Helps Researchers To Investigate Into The Cult Of Tara, Espcially In The Background Of Cultural And Ideological Developments Of India. Contains 6 Chapters And Many Illustrations.