India

India PDF

Author: Diana L Eck

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2013-03-26

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0385531923

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A spiritual history of the world's most religiously complex and diverse society, from one of Harvard's most respected scholars. India: A Sacred Geography is the culmination of more than a decade's work from the renowned Harvard scholar Diana L. Eck. The book explores the sacred places of India, taking the reader on an extraordinary trip through the beliefs and history of this rich and profound place, as well as providing a basic introduction to Hindu religious ideas and how those ideas influence our understanding of the modern sense of "India" as a nation.

Agni Purana

Agni Purana PDF

Author: B.K. Chaturvedi

Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

Published:

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 8128828533

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Puranas are almost like an encyclopaedia listing the human achievements in this part of the world till the time they were edited or compiled. In every cycle of time the master editor called Veda Vyas emerges to edit, vet and compile these records. Their significance is enormous even in the present, as they give a peep into the distant past of Hindus when the world was evolving and the psyche of the race was being formed. These Puranas record the arguments that make us to decide as to what is holy and what is vile; what is good and what is bad. By going through them we can compare our present day jurisprudence vis-a-vis the ancient norms. Apart from that, they are a huge store-house of information conceiving every subject under the sun. It is with the view of unearthing these gems that the present series of the puranas has been planned.

The Development of Hinduism

The Development of Hinduism PDF

Author: M. M. Ninan

Publisher: Madathil Mammen Ninan

Published: 2008-06-23

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1438228201

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This book is a study of development of Hinduism from the ashes of Vedic religion under various influences of local and foreign religions and philosophies. Under the strangle of atheistic sciences of Buddhism and Jainism the reeling Vedics found new resources from the monotheistic religion of Christianity brought in by St.Thomas along with other local religions, cults, hero worship and occult practices. It deals extensivly on the formation of Vaisnavism of today and the real philosophy and purport of Krishna cults.

Hindu Myths

Hindu Myths PDF

Author: A. L. Dallapiccola

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2003-11

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780292702332

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Hindu myths have been adapted over the centuries to incorporate new or revised characters, and they continue to play a central role in modern Indian life. Retold here in their colorful and dramatic splendor, the Hindu myths touch on the key narrative themes of creation, preservation, destruction, delusion, and the bestowal of grace.

Vishnu Puran

Vishnu Puran PDF

Author: B. K. Chaturvedi

Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

Published: 2017-01-02

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9350837498

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The Vishnu Purana is believed to be one of the most important Puranas and most valuable ancient records of the faith called ?Sanatan Dharma? which erroneously often called the Hindu Dharma. It has its value enhanced for two reasons; one, it has detailed description of how a man should live in the world. Secondly, since its base is devotion to Vishnu who is held to be the most important deity of this faith it gathers added significance. Its stories reveal about the various exploits of Vishnu in his different incarnations. But surprisingly it omits certain important incarnation of Vishnu viz. Ram incarnation and the earlier incarnations. It chiefly centres around the incarnation of Vishnu as lord Krishna, the most potent one all the incarnations of this deity.

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