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Book Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series

Download or read book Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series written by Sanskrit College and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Collections of the Sanskrit College

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Collections of the Sanskrit College written by Sanskrit College (Calcutta, India) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series

Download or read book Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of the Calcutta Sanskrit College

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of the Calcutta Sanskrit College written by Sanskrit College (Kolkata, India). Library and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kundam  l

Download or read book Kundam l written by Dignāga and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies  Volume 5

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies Volume 5 written by Harold G. Coward and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the monumental reference series being prepared under the general editorship of Karl Potter provides summaries of the main works in the Grammarian tradition of Indian philosophy. Describing the functions of language on different levels, from ordinary empirical speech to the poetic intuition of the divine, the Grammarians sought to demonstrate that the correct grammatical use of language and the devotional chanting of mantras are ways of moving from lower to higher stages of knowledge and self-realization. This work gives special emphasis to the thought of Bhartrhari, the great systematizer of the Grammarian philosophy. For those unacquainted with Indian philosophy, the editors' introduction provides an explanation of the basic concepts found in the Grammarian texts. Grammarian thought is based on the Vedas, and the writings of Panini, Patanjali, Bhartrhari, and others develop implicit Vedic ideas about language and its function. Their works combine a grammatical analysis of Sanskrit language with a philosophy that takes language as divine. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book Monographic Series

Download or read book Monographic Series written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India

Download or read book Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India written by Kenneth G. Zysk and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.

Book Hindu Widow Marriage

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  • Author : Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2011-11-22
  • ISBN : 0231526601
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Hindu Widow Marriage written by Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the passage of the Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband's death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, discard their jewelry, live in seclusion, and undergo regular acts of penance. Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar was the first Indian intellectual to successfully argue against these strictures. A Sanskrit scholar and passionate social reformer, Vidyasagar was a leading proponent of widow marriage in colonial India, urging his contemporaries to reject a ban that caused countless women to suffer needlessly. Vidyasagar's brilliant strategy paired a rereading of Hindu scripture with an emotional plea on behalf of the widow, resulting in an organic reimagining of Hindu law and custom. Vidyasagar made his case through the two-part publication Hindu Widow Marriage, a tour de force of logic, erudition, and humanitarian rhetoric. In this new translation, Brian A. Hatcher makes available in English for the first time the entire text of one of the most important nineteenth-century treatises on Indian social reform. An expert on Vidyasagar, Hinduism, and colonial Bengal, Hatcher enhances the original treatise with a substantial introduction describing Vidyasagar's multifaceted career, as well as the history of colonial debates on widow marriage. He innovatively interprets the significance of Hindu Widow Marriage within modern Indian intellectual history by situating the text in relation to indigenous commentarial practices. Finally, Hatcher increases the accessibility of the text by providing an overview of basic Hindu categories for first-time readers, a glossary of technical vocabulary, and an extensive bibliography.

Book The Laws of Manu

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 1992-01-07
  • ISBN : 9780140445404
  • Pages : 444 pages

Download or read book The Laws of Manu written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-01-07 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laws of Manu form a towering work of Hindu philosophy. Composed by many Brahmin priests, this is an extraordinary, encyclopaedic representation of human life in the world, and how it should be lived. Manu encompasses topics as wide-ranging as the social obligations and duties of the various castes, the proper way for a righteous king to rule and to punish transgressors, relations between men and women, birth, death, taxes, karma, rebirth and ritual practices. First translated into English in 1794, its influence spread from Nietzsche to the British Raj, and although often misinterpreted, it remains an essential work for understanding India today. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Book Library of Congress Catalogs

Download or read book Library of Congress Catalogs written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Panini

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  • Author : Georgio R. Cardona
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2019-05-20
  • ISBN : 3110800101
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Panini written by Georgio R. Cardona and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Panini".

Book Bringing the Gods to Mind

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  • Author : Laurie L. Patton
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2005-06-27
  • ISBN : 0520930886
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Bringing the Gods to Mind written by Laurie L. Patton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-06-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This elegantly written book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. In Bringing the Gods to Mind, Laurie Patton takes a new look at mantra as "performed poetry" and in five case studies draws a portrait of early Indian sacrifice that moves beyond the well-worn categories of "magic" and "magico-religious" thought in Vedic sacrifice. Treating Vedic mantra as a sophisticated form of artistic composition, she develops the idea of metonymy, or associational thought, as a major motivator for the use of mantra in sacrificial performance. Filling a long-standing gap in our understanding, her book provides a history of the Indian interpretive imagination and a study of the mental creativity and hermeneutic sophistication of Vedic religion.

Book The Philosophy of the Grammarians

Download or read book The Philosophy of the Grammarians written by Harold G. Coward and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kundam  l   of Dinn  ga

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  • Author : Dignāga
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1964
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 431 pages

Download or read book Kundam l of Dinn ga written by Dignāga and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Medicine in the Veda

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  • Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
  • Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9788120814011
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book Medicine in the Veda written by Kenneth G. Zysk and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: