Hinduism category: 1323 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Religion and Orientalism in Asian Studies analyses the role of religion in past and present understandings of Asia. Religion, and the history of its study in the modern academy, has exercised massive influence over Asian Studies fields in the past century. Asian Studies has in turn affected, and is...
by Theodore A Henning II
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
The Hindus of Bali believe that cremation releases the soul so that it can continue it's journey through to reincarnation. It is not death that is primary but the destruction of the host, and successive incarnations of that soul. This is a brief account of the ngaben ceremony held in Ubud, Bali in...
by Brunilde Neroni, AA.VV.
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Alle origini della Bhagavadgītā, o Gītā, come viene chiamata comunemente in India, vi è la guerra fratricida raccontata nel Mahābhārata, che costrinse i discendenti dei Kaurava e dei Pāṇḍava a battersi nel campo di Kurukṣetra. Il primo canto si apre infatti con Arjuna che prega Kṛṣṇa...
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
Secrets to Attaining Inner Peace and Harmony
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
In this new translation and commentary on the ancient Sanskrit text, Swami Tirtha offers a completely fresh and accessible interpretation, making it easy to apply its teachings to daily life. The timeless wisdom of the Gita is illuminated by modern-day, real-world instances examining personal spiritual...
Bhagavad Gita
Modern Reading
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
The book presents in-depth study of ancient Indian philosophy, bringing out the essence of Vedanta in its clear and pristine form devoid of any religious consideration or superstition.
The emotional state of the observer, experimenter or applicator is no concern of modern science. Parā vidya,...
Classical Samkhya and Yoga - Burley
An Indian Metaphysics of Experience
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2006
Samkhya and Yoga are two of the oldest and most influential systems of classical Indian philosophy. This book provides a thorough analysis of the systems in order to fully understand Indian philosophy. Placing particular emphasis on the metaphysical schema which underlies both concepts, the author...
by Anthony Chi
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Are you curious about your Chakras?
This book is a thorough look at each of the Chakras, what they represent and how they interact with your physical, psychological and spiritual self.
In addition to learning about your chakras this ebook provides you with practical information to...
by Sir Edwin Arnold, GP Editors
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
The Bhagavad Gita, meaning the Song of the Lord, is in the form of a poetic dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna. It is part of the great Indian epic 'The Mahabharata', and is one of the major religious documents of the world. It reveals how human beings accumulate 'Karma' as a result of their actions...
Shiva
Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
• Explains Shiva’s contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee
• Reveals how Shiva’s teachings allow one to see through...
Genealogy of the South Indian Deities
An English Translation of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg's Original German Manuscript with a Textual Analysis and Glossary
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2004
For the first time Genealogy of the South Indian Deities, the work of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), the first Protestant missionary in India, is made accessible to an English readership. Originally published in 1713, the text reveals Ziegenbalg's ethos in the emerging European Enlightenment...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...
by Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...
A Restatement of Religion
Swami Vivekananda and the Making of Hindu Nationalism
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Siva's Saints
The Origins of Devotion in Kannada according to Harihara's Ragalegalu
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Comprising more than twelve million people and renowned for their resistance to Brahminical values, the Virasaivas are a vibrant and unorthodox religious community with a provocative socio-political voice. The Virasaiva tradition has produced a vast and original body of literature, composed mostly...