The Mîmâmsâ Sûtras of Jaimini
Author : Jaimini
Publisher :
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Mīmāṃsā
ISBN :
The Srimad Devi Bhagwatam (vols.2 Set)
Author : Baman Das Basu
Publisher :
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 42,9 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Durgā (Hindu deity)
ISBN : 9788130705590
Book Description
Verse work on Haṭha yoga.
Sacred books of the Hindus
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 1912
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Shiva Samhita
Author : James Mallinson
Publisher : YogaVidya.com
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,39 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0989996611
Book Description
This affordable, authoritative edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else. This is the first edition of this classic Yoga text to meet both high academic and literary standards, the first to be based on a truly critical study of the Sanskrit manuscripts. It’s for people who practice Yoga, and for anyone with an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation.
Hinduism
Author : Roshen Dalal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2014-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8184752776
Book Description
An invaluable encyclopedia of Hinduism Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions; an amalgam of diverse beliefs and schools, it originates in the Vedas and is rooted in Indian culture. Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide illuminates complex philosophical concepts through lucid definitions, a historical perspective and incisive analyses. It examines various aspects of Hinduism, covering festivals and rituals, gods and goddesses, philosophers, memorials, aesthetics, and sacred plants and animals. The author also explores pivotal ideas, including moksha, karma, dharma and samsara, and details the diverse commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and other important texts. Citing extensively from the regional languages, the book describes Hinduism’s innumerable myths and legends, and looks at the many versions of texts including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, placing each entry in its historical context and tracing its evolution to the present. • Outlines all eighteen major Puranas, the 108 Upanishads, and a selection of Vaishnava, Sahiva and Tantric texts • Provides quotations from rare original texts • A product of years of research, with a wide range of entries
The Hindu Quest for the Perfection of Man
Author : Troy W. Organ
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1998-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1579101410
Book Description
“A lucid, thorough and fresh exploration of the material. This is an exceedingly helpful study and may be the best single textbook on the subject. Previously, there was little of note in between inadequate introductions to Hindu thought and the more specialized primary or secondary materials. Organ is a competent philosopher and presents the ‘Hindu quest’ in a scholarly and readable form…it is a key book for undergraduate libraries and would be an invaluable asset in a course which dealt seriously and at any length with the Hindu tradition. Excellent bibliography.” —Choice “This is not just another book on Hinduism, but a source of systematic information…” —Bibliography of Philosophy “This scholarly and perceptive account makes Hindu beliefs and practices intelligible by showing how the contradictions which have puzzled Westerners are rooted in Human Diversity.” —The Review of Metaphysics
Lord Śiva's Song
Author :
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438451024
Book Description
While the Bhagavad Gītā is an acknowledged treasure of world spiritual literature, few people know a parallel text, theĪśvara Gītā. This lesser-known work is also dedicated to a god, but in this case it is Śiva, rather than Kṛṣṇa, who is depicted as the omniscient creator of the world. Andrew J. Nicholson's Lord Śiva's Song makes this text available in English in an accessible new translation. A work of both poetry and philosophy, the Īśvara Gītā builds on the insights of Patañjali's Yoga Sūtra and foreshadows later developments in tantric yoga. It deals with the pluralistic religious environment of early medieval India through an exploration of the relationship between the gods Śiva and Viṣṇu. The work condemns sectarianism and violence and provides a strategy for accommodating conflicting religious claims in its own day and in our own.
Merging with Śiva
Author : Subramuniya (Master.)
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0945497997
Book Description
This book is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons as Gurudeva shares, in the clearest terms, deep metaphysical insights into the nature of God, soul and world, mind, emotions, ultimate realizations, chakras, purpose of life on earth and much, much more. Simple but effective practices are taught: how to remould our nature and karmas, calm the mind, develop self-esteem, begin to meditate, clear up the past and create a bright future. At the same time, the seeker is guided in establishing a regular devotional and yogic practice whereby the gains of his inner life and realizations are stabilized and used in practical ways.
Hindu Myths
Author : Wendy Doniger
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 2004-06-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141903759
Book Description
Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all.
An Introduction to Hinduism
Author : Gavin D. Flood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 1996-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521438780
Book Description
This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from their ancient origins, through the major deities of Visnu, Siva and the Goddess, to the modern world. Hinduism is discussed as both a global religion and a form of nationalism. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, which is more fundamental to the life of the religion than are specific beliefs or doctrines; and to Dravidian influences from south India. An Introduction to Hinduism examines the ideas of dharma, particularly in relation to the ideology of kingship, caste and world renunciation. Dr Flood also introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship about the nature of Hinduism. It is suitable both for the student and for the general reader.
