Five Arrows of Kama
Author : Sandhya Mulchandani
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 15,40 MB
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0670082856
Auguries of a Minor God
Author : Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0571367232
Book Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2022 POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION 'In Auguries of a Minor God, her outstandingdebut collection, Eipe sings of joys and wounds felt deeply under the skin' David Wheatley, Guardian Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe's spellbinding debut poetry collection explores love and the wounds it makes. Its first half is composed of five sections, corresponding to the five arrows of Kama, the Hindu God of Love, Desire and Memory. From 'stunning' and 'paralysing' to 'killing' and 'destroying', each arrow has its own effect on some body - a very real, contemporary body - and its particular journey of love. The second is a long narrative poem, 'A is for [Arabs]', which follows a different kind of journey: a family of refugees who have fled to the West from conflict in an unspecified Middle Eastern country. With an extraordinary structure, yoking abecedarian and Fibonacci sequences, it is a skilful and intimate account of migration and exile, of home and belonging.
The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
Author :
Publisher : Serindia Publications, Inc.
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 14,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781932476033
Book Description
Based on the author's previous publication The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, this handbook contains an array of symbols and motifs, accompanied by succinct explanations. It provides treatment of the essential Tibetan religious figures, themes and motifs, both secular and religious.
Kama
Author : Gurcharan Das
Publisher : India Allen Lane
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780670087372
Book Description
A riveting account of love and desireIndia is the only civilization to elevate kama-desire and pleasure-to a goal of life. Kama is both cosmic and human energy, which animates life and holds it in place. Gurcharan Das weaves a compelling narrative soaked in philosophical, historical and literary ideas in the third volume of his trilogy on life's goals: India Unbound was the first, on artha, 'material well-being'; and The Difficulty of Being Good was the second, on dharma, 'moral well-being'. Here, in his magnificent prose, he examines how to cherish desire in order to live a rich, flourishing life, arguing that if dharma is a duty to another, kama is a duty to oneself. It sheds new light on love, marriage, family, adultery and jealousy as it wrestles with questions such as these: How to nurture desire without harming others or oneself? Are the erotic and the ascetic two aspects of our same human nature? What is the relationship between romantic love and bhakti, the love of god
The Buddhist Tantras
Author : Alex Wayman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 11,58 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135029229
Book Description
Originally published in 1973. The volume is divided into four sections: The introduction places the position of the Buddhist Tantras within Mahayana Buddhism and recalls their early literary history, especially the Guhyasamahatantra; the section also covers Buddhist Genesis and the Tantric tradition. The foundations of the Buddhist Tantras are discussed and the Tantric presentation of divinity; the preparation of disciples and the meaning of initiation; symbolism of the mandala-palace Tantric ritual and the twilight language. This section explores the Tantric teachings of the inner Zodiac and the fivefold ritual symbolism of passion. The bibliographical research contains an analysis of the Tantric section of the Kanjur exegesis and a selected Western Bibliography of the Buddhist Tantras with comments.
Sanskrit Poetry, from Vidyākara's Treasury
Author : Vidyākara
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 33,84 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674788657
Book Description
In this rich collection of Sanskrit verse, the late Daniel Ingalls provides English readers with a wide variety of poetry from the vast anthology of an eleventh-century Buddhist scholar. Although the style of poetry presented here originated in royal courts, Ingalls shows how it was adapted to all aspects of life, and came to address issues as diverse as love, sex, heroes, nature, and peace. More than thirty years after its original publication, Sanskrit Poetry continues to be the main resource for all interested in this multifaceted and elegant tradition.
God of Desire
Author : Catherine Benton
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,61 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791482618
Book Description
God of Desire presents Sanskrit tales of the Indian deity Kāmadeva as he battles the ascetic god Śiva, assists the powerful goddess Devī, and incarnates as the charming son of Kṛṣṇa. Exploring the imagery and symbolism of the god of desire in art and ritual, Catherine Benton reflects on the connection of Kāmadeva to parrots, makaras (gharials), and apsarases (celestial nymphs), and to playful devotional rituals designed to win his favor. In addition to examining the Hindu literature, Benton also highlights two Buddhist forms of Kamadeva, the demonic Māra, who tries to persuade the Buddha to trade enlightenment for the delights of a woman, and the ever-youthful Mañjuśri, who cuts through ignorance with the bodhisattva sword of wisdom. Tales of Kāmadeva from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions present desire as a powerful force continually redefining the boundaries of chaos and order and gently pulling beyond the ephemeral lure of passionate longings.
Philosophies of India
Author : Heinrich Zimmer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 069120280X
Book Description
A Princeton Classics edition of an essential work of twentieth-century scholarship on India Since its first publication, Philosophies of India has been considered a monumental exploration of the foundations of Indian philosophy. Based on the copious notes of Indologist, linguist, and art historian Heinrich Zimmer, and edited by Joseph Campbell, this book is organized into three sections. “The Highest Good” looks at Eastern and Western thought and their convergence; “The Philosophies of Time” discusses the philosophies of success, pleasure, and duty; and “The Philosophies of Eternity” presents the fundamental concepts of Buddhism, Brahmanism, Jainism, Sankhya and yoga, and Tantra. This work examines such areas as the Buddhist Tantras, Buddhist Genesis, the Tantric presentation of divinity, the preparation of disciples and the meaning of initiation, and the symbolism of the mandala-palace Tantric ritual and twilight language. It also delves into the Tantric teachings of the inner Zodiac and the fivefold ritual symbolism of passion. Appendices, a bibliography, and general and Sanskrit indexes are included.
South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses
Author : Hosakote Krishna Sastri
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Gods in art
ISBN :
Book Description
வின்சுலோவின் தமிழ்-ஆங்கில அகராதி
Author : Miron Winslow
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9788120600003
Book Description
Dimensions: 25x16x4.4 cm. Region: Tamil Nadu, India
