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Sri SubodhiniCommentary on Srimad Bhagavata PuranaText and English TranslationCanto One - Chapters 10 -19Vol. XVIIIMahaprabhu Shri VallabhacharyaSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-856-9
Price:Rs. 1100
About the Book
This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the "Bhavartha" (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary Sri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 - c 1531).
Shri Vallabhacharya's Sri Subodhini is available only for the 1, 2, 3; 10 and for 4 chapters and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11 canto. Sri Subodhini is considered as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries of Sri Bhagavatam.
In this volume, 10 chapters of the 1 canto, (chapters 10 to 19) are dealt with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam, it's English meaning, The text of Sri Subodhini in Sanskrit and it's English meaning. Wherever necessary, the commentaries / explanations given of Shri Gosainji (Shri Vittalnatha) Shri Vallabhji, Shri Laloo Bhatji and Shri Purushotamji have also have been added.
The 10 chapters respectively deal with (1) The return of our Lord Sri Krishna to Dwaaraka (2) The "Welcome", accorded to our Lord, at Dwaaraka (3) The birth of King Parikshit (4) The renunciation of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gaandhaari, after getting "Instructions" (Upadesa) from Sri Vidurji (5) The "Doubts" of King Yudhishtira on seeing "III-Omens", and the return of Arjuna from Dwaaraka (6) The "Journey" to the "Himalayas" by the Pandava brothers, on getting information about our Lord's going back to Sri Vaikuntam (7) the "Victory" march of King Parikshit and the "Dialogue" between mother earth and "Dharma" (8) The conquest of King Parikshit over "Kaliyuga" (9) The "Curse" of Rishi Shringi on King Parikshit and (10) The vow of King Parikshit of "Fasting Unto Death" and the "coming" (Visit) of Sri Sukadeva.
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Vipassana: A Universal Buddhist Meditation Technique/ Ahir
VipassanaA Universal Buddhist Meditation TechniqueEdited by D. C. AhirSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-612-4viii, 202 pages,
Price: Rs.200
Contents: Preface.1. Introduction : the Advent of Vipassana in modern India. 2. An exposition of Vipassana meditation/ U. Rewata Dhamma. 3. On the path/ Sayagyi U. Ba Khin. 4. The art of living : Vipassana meditation/ S.N. Goenka. 5. Vipassana Kammatthana/ Rastrapal Mahathera. 6. Vipassana meditation : a practical method/ William Hart. 7. The setting-up of mindfulness/ Walpola Rahula Thera. 8. Meditation and mind control/ Acharya Buddharakkhita. 9. Purification of mind/ Bhikkhu Bodhi. 10. Silence : its reach and spiritual significance/ R.L. Soni. 11. Vipassana and Asoka's Dhamma/ D.C. Ahir. 12. Place of Jhana and Samadhi in Theravada Buddhism/ Henepola Gunaratana. 13. Inter-personal relations and Vipassana meditation/ Lily de Silva. 14. Vipassana meditation and its application in social change/ Pravinchandra S. Shah. 15. How to overcome restlessness through Vipassana/ Kusuma Devendra. 16. A step towards happiness (Vipassana meditation)/ Mathieu Boisvert. 17. The psychodynamics of Vipassana meditation/ C.V. Jogi. 18. Perfect health through Buddhist mental science/ B. Jayaram. 19. Vipassana course and code of discipline. 20. Satipatthana Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya, 10)/ Nyanasatta Thera. Index.
Vipassana means to see thing as they really are, not only as they seem to be. The technique of Vipassana is based on the Satipatthana Sutta. Satipatthana means the establishing of mindfulness. This is one of the most original teachings of the Buddha and through it one can cultivate mindfulness and develop awareness. Vipassana meditation aims at the total purification of human beings and at the overcoming of sorrow, lamentation, the destruction of grief and suffering and the reaching of the right path and the attainment of the Nibbanic state. One who practises Vipassana meditation with this aim in mind, even before he attains the final goal, can achieve peace of mind, happiness, calmness, relaxation, and tranquility and the ability to face life's daily problems and enjoy a corresponding greater degree of happiness in this very life here and now.
D.C. Ahir (born 1928, Punjab) is a reputed scholar of Buddhist studies, and has made notable contribution to the history of Buddhism during the last 42 years. He retired as Director to the Government of India in February 1986, and since then is fully engaged in enriching literature. He already has more than forty published works to his credit, besides numerous articles on Buddhism. In appreciation of his noble and notable contribution to the Buddhist Literature as a Distinguished Scholarand Author, the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath conferred on him on 30 November 2001 the Honorary Title of Buddha Sahitya Shiromani.
Other Books on Yoga & Meditation Published under our Imprint: Sri Satguru Publications
1. Beyond The Mind/ David Frawley Rs. 150
ISBN: 81-7030-607-8, Series: Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 28
About the Book
David Frawley is the author of many books on the spiritual traditions of India and is one of the few Westerners ever recognized in India as a Vedacharya or teacher of the Vedic Tradition. Beyond the Mind presents the essential knowledge and insights taken from his in-depth studies free of any technical terms for the benefit of the broader audience of all those interested in the fundamental issues of human life. Beyond The mind is a profound examination of the nature of the mind and of what we call reality. It raises fundamental questions as to the nature of the self and the nature of the world. It is a provocative challenge to all that we commonly believe and know that can help us move into an entirely different dimension of being, in which alone may be the solution to our present personal and collective problems.
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2. Dzog Chen Meditation- rdor sems thugs kyi sgrub pa'i khrid yig rab gsal snang ba/ Explained in Tibetan by Khamtul Rinpoche in English and briefly annotated by Gareth Spartham, Rs. 150
ISBN: 81-7030-407-5, , Series: Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 133
About the Author
Gareth Sparham is unusual in that he is a respected academic and also has been a Buddhist monk for twenty years. He presently teaches at Langara College in Vancouver, B.C. He is an accomplished Sanskritist whose work on the Indian Buddhist writer Haribhadra has been published by Motilal Banarsidass. He spends part of his time in Dharmsala, India.
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3. Essence of Yoga: Reflections on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali/ Bernard Bouanchaud, Rs. 270
ISBN: 81-7030-687-6, Series: Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 258
About the Author
Bernard Bouanchaud Internationally acclaimed yoga instructor Bernard Bouanchaud began studying yoga in 1961. He is the author of several books on Yoga including Le Yoga: Premiers Pas.
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4. Ghreanda Samhita / S.C. Vasu, Rs. 120
ISBN: 81-7030-807-0
About the Book
The Gheranda Samhita is one of the important texts of Hatha Yoga. The book is a discourse between the sage Gheranda and Candakapali. The book is divided into seven chapters, dealing with the training of the physical body, Asanas (postures), Mudras, Pratyahara (restraining the mind), restraining the breath (Pranayama), contemplation (Dhyana) and Samadhi (liberation). The book contains Sanskrit text in Devanagari along with English translation.
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5. Hatha Yoga Pradipika / Pancham Singh, Rs. 120
ISBN: 81-7030-808-9, Series: Sri Garib Dass Oriental Series No. 303
About the Book
The Hatha Yoga Pradipila of Svatmarama is one of the basic text of hatha yoga. The book is divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with asanas (postures). The second chapter describes pranayama (control of breathing). The third chapter deals with mudras. The fourth chapters explains samadhi.
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6. Meditation, Compassion & Lovingkindness: An Approach to Vipassana Practice/ Steve & Rosemary Weissman, Rs. 200
ISBN: 81-7030-678-7
About the Book
If you practice mediation, this is the book you’ll want to take everywhere with you! Steve and Rosemary Weissman offer insights into the development process, because when you start to meditate, you eventually will look at all the problems that people on the spiritual path want to overcome. How do you deal with anger, fear, greed, aversion, or being judgmental? The Weissmans offer a guided meditation to help get rid of feelings of guilt and lack of self-worth; they present a way to learn how to look at the world around you with compassion and lovingkindness. Full of practical information, this is a resource that you’ll use over and over again, and you may want to give it to a friend. The Weissmans teach mediation retreats at the Wat Kow Tahm Meditation Center in Thailand. They also teach in the United States and at their center in Australia. This book was written at the request of people who have studied with them, for many students of Vipassana meditation wanted a ready reference to take home. Included with the text is basic instruction for working with meditation postures • sitting, standing, lying, and walking•so you can learn to use Vipassana mediation techniques everywhere you go.
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7. Meeting The Monkey Halfway- A spiritual self-help book designed to take the self beyond the need for help of any kind/ Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu with Emily Popp, Rs. 150
ISBN 81-7030-679-5
About the Book
The world is full of confused people running around aimlessly, waiting for life to happen. Caught in maze of mirrors, we spend most of our time bumping into the walls of confusion and chaos we have created. In term of Buddhist reality, we have been swallowed up by our ego-1, which determines our relationship with world. Meeting the Monkey Halfway is a spiritual instruction book that presents perspectives from the Buddha's view of the world and is offered as a remedial treatment. just as medicines are intended to deal with dysfunction, illness and injury, this spiritual path is meant to serve as a tool to bring radiating peace into our hearts and return us to our natural state of bliss.
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8. Mudras - Yoga in Your Hands/ Gertrud Hirschi, Rs. 195
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9. On Being Mindless- Buddhist Meditation and the Mind Bodhy Problem/ Paul J. Griffiths, Rs. 450
ISBN: 81-7030-606-X, Series: Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No.196
About the Book
Indian Buddhist philosophers say that it is possible to achieve, by specific meditational techniques, a distinctive ‘altered state’ which they call ‘the attainment of cessation’. In this state, the stream of mental events is temporarily brought to a complete halt: the practitioner becomes mindless. The possibility and desirability of such an altered state was extensively discussed by Buddhist thinkers in India. In these discussions, they were compelled to consider the causal connections between the mental and the physical, and thus to clarify their positions on what in the west has usually been called the mind-body problem. On Being Mindless presents these discussions to an English speaking readership for the first time, including analysis and translation of texts not previously available in English and, in some cases, of material not available in any Western language. Opposing fashionably relativistic approaches to non-Western philosophical traditions, Paul Griffiths critically comments upon the analyses of mindlessness given by Buddhist thinkers. He maintains that “the functions, nature, and limits of rationality are conceived similarly in all cultures” and rejects” that humility which, all too often in those Western academic circles where the study of Buddhist thought is carried on, refuses to take its material with philosophical seriousness”. On Being Mindless is a study in cross-cultural philosophy which should do much to increase awareness among Western scholars of the precision and subtlety of India Philosophical thinking. It may also encourage Western philosophers to look beyond the barriers of their own culture and language for serious philosophical analysis.
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10. Samadhi-Self Development in Zen Swordsmanship and Psychotherapy/ Mike Sayama, Rs. 180
ISBN: 81-7030-277-3, Series: Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 89
Contents:
Interpenetration, Buddha's Enlightenment; Chozen-ji Line; Bodhidharma; Hui-neng Ta-Chien; Lin-chi I-hsuan; Hakuin Ekaku; Omori Sogen; Tanouye Tenshin; Zen Therapy; The Way: Philosophy of Life; Trancendent Unconscious and the True Self; Creative Problem Solving; Mind-Body Training; All Ways are One in the End
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11. Secrets of the Lotus - Studies in Buddhist Meditation/ Ed. Donald K. Swearer, Rs. 250
ISBN: 81-7030-528-4, Series: Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 176
About the Book
In January 1969 an unusual workshop was held at Oberlin College in Ohio - an experimental project in Buddhist meditation. It brought together a Thai Buddhist meditation teacher, the Venerable Chao Khun Sobhana Dhammasudhi, and a Zen priest, the Reverend Eshin Nishimura, to share with Professor Donald K. Swearer in instructing a group of students in the theory and practice of satipatthana and zazen, two forms of Buddhist meditation.Secrets of the Lotus - prepared by Professor Swearer, the Venerable Dhammasudhi, and the Reverend Nishimura - grew out of this successful venture, and is designed to meet a special need. While recent books dealing with Buddhist meditation have focused on either the Zen or the Theravada tradition, this volume discusses meditation within both traditions, employing classical texts with explanatory commentary and contemporary exposition. The reader also learns exactly what happened at the experimental workshop and how the participants responded.
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12. Siva Samhita / S.C. Vasu , Rs. 120
ISBN: 81-7030-825-9, Series: Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 288
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13. Vipassana- A Buddhist Universal Meditational Technique/ D.C. Ahir, Rs. 200
ISBN: 81-7030-612-4, Series: Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No.201
About the Author
D.C. Ahir (born 1928, Punjab) is a reputed scholar of Buddhist studies, and has made notable contribution to the history of Buddhism during the last 42 years. He retired as Director to the Government of India in February 1986, and since then is fully engaged in enriching literature. He already has more than forty published works to his credit, besides numerous articles on Buddhism. In appreciation of his noble and notable contribution to the Buddhist Literature as a Distinguished Scholarand Author, the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath conferred on him on 30 November 2001 the Honorary Title of Buddha Sahitya Shiromani.
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14. Yoga for Body Breath & Mind- A Guide to Personal Reintegration/ A.G. Mohan, ED. Kathleen Miller , Rs. 350
ISBN: 81-7030-703-1
About the Book
Yoga combins movement with conscious breathing to relieve the mind of daily stress and to build the body's strength and stamina. Mohan's approach is breath-oriented. He focuses on relaxing the body through proper breathing, correct mental attitude, and fluid movements which increase the body's flaxibility, strength, and inner stability. In this book, he sheds clear insight on the yoga philosophy, meditation, yoga postures (asanas), and breathing (pranayama) that allow anyone to find a deep sense of relaxation and well-being. Over 300 illustrations and photographs will help you develop your own yoga practice from 20 essential asanas which can be adapted to anyone's body shape, age, level of fitness, and experience.
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15. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Sanskrit Text & English Trans./ Trans. M.N. Dvivedi, Rs. 125
ISBN: 81-7030-091-6
About the Book
The present book comprises the Sanskrit text in Devanagari and transliteration and English translation of the Yoga Sutras's of Patanjali, an introduction, an appendix and notes on each sutras based upon several authentic commentaries all in English. The introduction is refreshingly topical. the doctrine of the Guna's-the four fold developmental theory namely physical, mental, moral and spiritual. The eight limbs of yoga, mantra, and laya yogas and their utilities in the presents system have been discussed in details. The book shows how the sutras of Patanjali are nearer to Raj Yoga rather than Hatha Yoga.
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16. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali- An Analysis of the Sanskrit with Accompanying English Translation/ Christopher Chappel and Yogi Ananda Viraj (Eugene P. Kelly Jr.), Rs. 150
ISBN: 81-7030-244-7, Series: Studies in Indian Tradition Series No. 1
About the Book
This new translation, drawings its inspiration from both careful scholarship and yogic practice, offers innovative features in that it: provides a full grammatical analysis of each term used by Patanjali, including an analysis of word compounds. Emphasizes the style and flow of the central author, rather than deferring to later commentaries. Includes a concise introduction, surveying earlier scholarship on the text and highlighting what the translators perceive to be its central theme: the process of subtilization. Uses consistent translation of Sanskrit terms such as artha (purpose) and visaya (condition), whereas prior translations have often given more than one translation for the same Sanskrit word. Selectively retains technical vocabulary in the original, thus challenging the reader to expand his or her linguistic horizons by assimilating Sanskrit terms such as purusa, prakrit, guna and dharma. A Sannkrit word index and Bibliography of prior translations are included.
Other Book by the same Author
1. Nonviolence to Animals, Earth & Self in Asian Tradition/ Christopher Key Chapple, Rs. 225 ISBN: 81-7030-426-1, Series: Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 184
2. Ecological Prospects - Scientific, Religious & Aesthetic Perspective/ Christopher Key Chapple, Rs. 300
ISBN: 81-7030-427-X, Series: Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 185
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17. Yoga- A Study of the Mystical Philosophy of the Brahmins and Buddhists/ J.F.C. Fuller, Rs. 150
ISBN: 81-7030-138-6, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 63
From the preface:
"Much has been written about Yoga ever since the Theosophists "discovered" spiritual India, and not a little of a very uninformed nature which, in place of elucidating a complex mental science, has either perplexed the student or rendered the whole subject ridiculous. In this book it is my intention to abide by facts and simultaneously introduce sufficient cross references to other mystical systems, such as western magic and the Qabalah, to show that Yoga is one of a series of means of deliverance from worldly illusions. All these systems are closely related; for, in one sense, they and many others, such as Christian mysticism, Quietism, Buddhism, Taoism and Sufism, are spiritual languages the words of which differ in sound but the meanings of which are identical."
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History of Mysticism : The Unchanging Testament/ S. Abhayananda
History of Mysticism (3rd revised edition)The Unchanging TestamentBy S. AbhayanandaSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-676-0417 pages
Price Rs. 450
Contents:
Preface. Introduction. I. Mystics of the Ancient Past: 1. Pre-history of mysticism. 2. Vedic hymnists. 3. Early Egyptians. 4. The jews. 5. Upanishadic seers. 6. Kapila. 7. The Bhagavad Gita. 8. The Taoist sages. 9. The Buddha. II. Mystics of The Greco-Roman Era: 1. The pre-socratic Greeks. 2. Socrates and his successors. 3. Zeno of citium. 4. Philo judaeus. 5. Jesus of Nazareth. 6. Early Christians and gnostics. 7. Plotinus. III. Mystics of The Early Middle Ages: 1. Dionysius. 2. Narada. 3. Patanjali. 4. The Tantra. 5. Shankara. 6. Dattatreya. 7. Milarepa. 8. The Ch'an and Zen Buddhists. 9. The Sufis. 10. Al-Hallaj. IV. Mystics of The Late Middle Ages: 1. Jewish mysticism. 2. Ibn Arabi. 3. Iraqi. 4. Rumi. 5. Jnaneshvar. 6. Medieval Christians. 7. Meister eckhart. 8. Thomas a Kempis. V. Mystics of The Modern Era: 1. Nicholas of Cusa. 2. Juan de la Cruz. 3. Kabir. 4. Nanak. 5. Dadu. 6. Seventeenth and eighteenth century mystics. 7. Ramakrishna. 8. Twentieth century mystics. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index.
About the Book
A contemporary American mystic and scholar tells the story of man's recurrent experience of enlightenment throughout the ages, and presents in an historical context the lives and words of over forty famous mystics from various Eastern and Western religious traditions to reveal the antiquity and endurance of the one Great Mystical Tradition and the unity underlying the diversity of its manifold expressions.
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Herbs of Life:Health and Healing Using Western and Chinese Techniques
Herbs of Life : Health and Healing Using Western and Chinese Techniques
Lesley Tierra
Satguru .delhi.Rs.450
Contents: Introduction. I. How to Use Herbs for Health and Healing: 1. The nature of herbal healing. 2. The energy of herbs. 3. The energy of illness.4. Herbal properties, constituents, families and formulas. 5. Knowing the herbs. II. How to Regain and Maintain Health: 1. The energy of food. 2. The process of health and healing. 3. Living with the seasons. 4. Home remedies. 5. Home Therapies. III. How to Obtain and Make your own Healing Tools: 1. Harvesting, preparing and storing herbs. 2. Herbal preparations. 3. How to shop for herbs. 4. Herbal medicine kits. Appendices: 1. Symptoms and their remedies. 2. A few tips for mothers and children. 3. Macrobiotics and the system of traditional Chinese Medicine (by Michael Tierra). 4. Bibliography. Weights and measures. Index
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Rg-Veda : Hymns of the Rg-Veda/Translated by H.H. Wilson. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2002, 6 Vols.
The Rg-Veda : Hymns of the Rg-Veda/Translated by H.H. Wilson. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2002, 6 Vols., 2411 p., Rs.3000. oo US$116 (set). ISBN 81-7030-730-9.Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2002, 6 Vols., 2411 p., Rs.3000. oo US$116 (set). ISBN 81-7030-730-9.
"In 1805 H.T. Colebrooke, wrote an elaborate essay on the Vedas in the Asiatic Researches. This essay created a lot of interest in Europe to take up Vedic studies seriously. The efforts to study were directed towards three points: 1. Critical editions of the Vedic text. 2. Translations of those texts and. 3. Study of those texts in order to get acquainted with ancient Indian Culture and Philosophy.
"It was H.H. Wilson, who for the first time translated entirely the Rgveda into English. H.H. Wilson based his English translation on the commentary of Sayanacharya and has given his own interpretations in the notes wherever there are differences with the commentary. This is prose English translation of the Rgveda with exhaustive notes."
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Lhasa - The Holy City / F. Spencer Chapman
Lhasa - The Holy City / F. Spencer Chapman with an Introduction by Sir Charles Bell K.C.M.G. K.C.I.E/ Rs. 200
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This book gives first hand beautiful account of Lhasa by a leading traveller. The book gives details of Monasteries, Feativals and Processions, Lhasa City, The Potala Palace, Norbhu Lingka, Gyantse, Phari, Recreations, Tibetan New Year.
The book if profusely illustrated with Maps and Plates
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Buddhist Concepts Old and New
Buddhist Concepts Old and New (Bibliotheca Indo Buddhica Series No. 9)By Dr. Buddhadasa P. Kirthisinghe(Representative Maha Bodhi Society of India and the World fellowship of Buddhist ; to the USA and United Nations)
Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)
221 Pages, Price: Rs. 200
About the Book
Buddhism is not merely a Religion; it is also a whole civilisation with its historical background, its literature, art and philosophy, its Institutions, social, political and educational and its code of ethical conduct.
In this book are selected essays and talks of four Stalwarts in the field of Buddhistic Studies from different parts of the world- Japan, Ceylon and America.
True to its name the book gives old and new concepts of Buddhists right from the Fountain Head, the Great Enlightened One of the Sakya Clan down to the hundreds of thinkers who have shed light on his views in their elaborate thesis whether in Sanskrit, Pali or other languages.
In the course of the last 2500 years Buddhism has captured the hearts and the brains of millions of people outside India the place of its origin. Of course the impact of Buddhistic concepts on Indian Philosophy is unique, No system of philosophy in India too, forgets the tenets of Buddhism in its polemical literature.
The book contains the selected talks and essays of Late Dr. G P Malalasekera, Dr. Kurt F Leidecker, Dr. Shohei Ichimura, Dr. Buddhadasa P Kirthisinghe
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Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants/C.R.Karnick
Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants/C.R. Karnick. 1996, 67 p., Delhi Sri Satguru Publications. Rs.120
Contents: 1. Pharmacology. 2. Modern pharmacological studies. 3. Recent advances in ayurvedic research with their clinical observations.
"This book lists 230 medicinal plants and gives in brief the family and pharmacology of each plant.
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Ayurveda Soundaryam'Towards Beauty/P.H.Kulkarni
Ayurveda Soundaryam : Towards Beauty/P.H. Kulkarni. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2000, 144 p., $11. ISBN 81-7030-667-1.Rs.150
Contents: 1. Basic principles of Ayurveda. 2. Swasthavritta (healthy life style). 3. Skin and skin care in Ayurveda. 4. Ayurveda Soundarya. 5. Hair. 6. Beauty in Ayurveda. 7. Diet and discipline in skin care and cure. 8. Skin cure and care a panchabhautic approach. 9. About care of complexion. 10. Skin care. 11. Medicinal herbs for skin care and cure. 12. Ayurveda products indicated for skin care (skin diseases). 13. Traditional products useful in skin problems. 14. Some common skin disorders and their treatment. 15. Abstracts of research papers. 16. Research references. 17. Bibliography. 18. Vocabulary. 19. Herbal formulations.
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The Gita - A Theory of Human Action
The GitaA Theory of Human ActionBy S. S. MoreSri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 97 Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN: 81-7030-222-7
Price: Rs. 250
About the Book
Number of persons both Indian and Western have written on the Gita and put forth different interpretations of it. Yet, many of them suffer from the fallacy of either omission or commission. Some of them, severing the Gita from the Mahabharata, consider the first chapter of the Gita along with the initial ten verses of its second chapter to be utterly redundant. On the other hand, many interpreters read in the Gita what they want it to champion without considering whether it would be appropriate and defensible for the Gita to do so. For the first time in the Gita scholarship the world over, in this book the Gita is sought to be interpreted on the background of its Mahabharata setting. It is argued that Krsna's socio-centric theory of warrantability of human action on social level, inclusive of indulgence in intra-community war, is superior to any theory about it which was then current and squarely and satisfactorily answers every major problem concerning human action, no matter whether it was raised by Arjuna or anybody else. The book cogently argues its central point and supports it on the basis of extensive data gathered from various sourses.
About the Author
Dr S.S. More, M.A., Ph.D. in Philosophy and also M.A. in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Poona University, is a Lecturer in Philosophy. He has to his credit a collection of critical essays in Cultural history of India.
The work published in Marathi has been appreciated by scholars. Besides, he also has number of papers on different theses published in different journals, and some of them have been greatly appreciated by persons of intellectual standing.
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Sri Vidya Kosa
Srividya-Kosa/S.K. Ramachandra Rao.
Reprint. Delhi, Sri Satguru Pub., 2005, v, 399 p., ISBN 81-7030-832-1.
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Contents: Introduction. 1. Background. 2. Srividya lineages. 3. Yantra Rahasya. 4. Mantra Rahasya. 5. Puja Rahasya. 6. Amnaya Pantheon.
"Srividya is discipline where abounds considerable mystery, esotericism and occultism. There is among common people quite some ignorance concerning its philosophy and practice. There is also a host of doubts and uncertainties among practitioners themselves. The presence of different tradition in Srividya is a further source of confusion. The textual background to Srividya has almost become obscure and obsolete; it has become more a matter of individual lineages of practices. In the circumstances there is a need for an authentic and comprehensive account of all three aspects of Srividya, viz. The Yantra, the Mantra and the Tantra. This book is an attempt to provide one.
Along with all textual details concerning the philosophy and practice of Srividya, relevant iconographic details with illustrations have also been given
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Classical Hindu Mythology : A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas/edited and translated by Cornelia Dimmi
Classical Hindu Mythology : A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas/edited and translated by Cornelia Dimmitt and J.A.B. van Buitenen. Reprint. 1998, Delhi. Sri Satguru. xiii, 373 p.,
Contents: Preface. 1. Origins. 2. Visnu. 3. Krsna. 4. Siva. 5. The Goddess. 6. Seers, kings and supernaturals. Glossary. Notes on sources. Bibliography of Sanskrit Puranas. Index.
"The Mahapuranas embody the received tradition of Hindu mythology. This anthology contains fresh translations of these myths, only a few of which have ever been available in English before, thus providing a rich new portion of Hindu mythology.
"The book is organized into six chapters. "Origins" contains myths relating to creation, time, and space. "Seers, kings and supernaturals" relates tales of rivers, trees, animals, demons, and men, particularly heroes and sages. Myths about the chief Gods are dealt with in three separate chapters: "Krsna," "Visnu," and "Siva." The chapter "The Goddess" presents stories of the wives and lovers of the Gods, as well as of Kali, the savage battle Goddess.
"In their introductions, the editors provide a historical setting in which to discuss Hindu mythology as well as a full analysis of its basic sources. The many names given the Gods and Goddesses in the Sanskrit texts have been retained since their multiplicity is an essential part of the richness of the original. The editors have provided a thorough glossary to make these names accessible
"The Mahapuranas embody the received tradition of Hindu mythology. This anthology contains fresh translations of these myths, only a few of which have ever been available in English before, thus providing a rich new portion of Hindu mythology.
"The book is organized into six chapters. "Origins" contains myths relating to creation, time, and space. "Seers, kings and supernaturals" relates tales of rivers, trees, animals, demons, and men, particularly heroes and sages. Myths about the chief Gods are dealt with in three separate chapters: "Krsna," "Visnu," and "Siva." The chapter "The Goddess" presents stories of the wives and lovers of the Gods, as well as of Kali, the savage battle Goddess.
"In their introductions, the editors provide a historical setting in which to discuss Hindu mythology as well as a full analysis of its basic sources. The many names given the Gods and Goddesses in the Sanskrit texts have been retained since their multiplicity is an essential part of the richness of the original. The editors have provided a thorough glossary to make these names accessible
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Navagraha Kosa/ S.K.Ramachandra Rao
Navagraha Kosa/S.K. Ramachandra Rao. Reprint. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 2005, 2 vols., xii, 709 p., figs., Rs.800. US $45 (set). ISBN 81-7030-839-9.
Contents: Vol. I: 1. Introduction. 2. The planets. 3. Planets and personified deities. 4. Surya the lord of planets. 5. Other planets Candra. 6. The Vedic context. 7. Iconography of planets. Appendices.
Vol. II: 1. The worship of Surya. 2. Worship of Candra. 3. Worship of Angaraka. 4. Worship of Buddha. 5. Worship of Brhaspati. 6. Worship of Sukra. 7. Worship of Sani. 8. Worship of Rahu. 9. Worship of Ketu. 10. Worship of the Guardians of directions. 11. Worship of deities of Karma-Sadgunya. 12. Varuna. 13. Composite worship of the nine Grahas. Appendices.
"The ideology of the Nine Planetary-deities (the Nava-Grahas) is an important one in our country. All the rituals, daily and occasional, involve the propitiation of these Grahas. The volumes includes all the available texts relating to the worship of the planetary deities. Mainly it includes texts of Navagraha Puja Vidhi and Graha Yoga Paddhati, excepts from popular texts like Mantra Mahodadhi and from rare texts like Vaikhanasa-agama Khiladhikara and Bhrigu Samhita relating to the worship of the Nava-Grahas especially of Surya.
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Tao Sheng’s Commentary on the Lotus Sutra : A Study and Translation/Young Ho Kim
Tao Sheng’s Commentary on the Lotus Sutra : A Study and Translation/Young Ho Kim. Delhi, Satguru, 1992, 374 p., Rs.400. ISBN 81-7030-306-0.
Contents: Preface. I. Introduction: 1. Tao-Sheng’s prehistory: the state of Buddhist studies in China. 2. Tao-Sheng’s biography. 3. Tao-Sheng’s works. 4. Tao-Sheng’s doctrines. 5. Tao-Sheng’s influence and the impact of his doctrines. II. A critical study of Tao-Sheng’s commentary on the Lotus Sutra: 6. Tao-sheng and the Saddharmapundarika. 7. Literary aspects. 8. Central ideas. 9. Traces of Tao-Sheng’s doctrines. 10. Conclusions. III. Translation. Bibliography. Index.
"(Chu) Tao Sheng stands out in history as a unique and preeminent thinker whose paradigmatic, original ideas paved the way for the advent of Chinese Buddhism, The Universality of Buddha nature, which Tao-Sheng Championed at the cost of excommunication, was to become a cornerstone of the Chinese Buddhist ideology. This book presents a comprehensive study of the only complete document by Tao-Sheng still in existence. The work was composed toward the end of Tao-Sheng’s life (in 432), a product of his mature scholarship, presumably incorporating the doctrines pronounced earlier. The aim of this study are twofold: (1) to prepare a faithfull, undistorted translation of the commentary in its entirety, in order to provide a basis and vantage point for further study and understanding of Tao-Sheng; and (2) to attempt to illuminate Tao-Sheng’s system of religious knowledge by examining the commentary in conjunction with other doctrines and writings, and thus to evaluate Tao-Sheng’s contribution to implanting (or transplanting) the alien religious system in Chinese soil. Of course, the two objectives are not to be seen as separate tasks; they are closely bound up with one another.
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Tapta-Marga/ Walter O. Kaelber
Tapta-MargaAsceticism and Initiation in Vedic India Walter O. Kaelber
Delhi,Sri Satguru. Rs.200.
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"Kaelber takes a subject which looks obscure at first sight, digests, distills, and comments on a difficult body of scholarship, and then writes about it in a way that is easily accessible to any beginning reader on the subject while at the same time fresh, abrim with new insights, and a stimulating read for the scholar. He achieves this by persistently showing how tapas, in its many transformations, remains at the center of the mainstream of Vedic religion from its beginnings to its Upanishadic 'end.' I see this book as something we have long needed for the teaching of Hinduism: a good book with which to introduce students to the continuities of Vedic religion." -- Alf Hiltebeitel, George Washington University
This is the most comprehensive study yet made of tapas and of asceticism during the Vedic period. It also explains three other essential components of Vedic thought: sacrifice, homology, and knowledge. These concepts, along with tapas and initiation symbolism, reveal the heart of Vedic religion. therefore, this study presents a "history of Vedic religion," organized around the central building blocks of that tradition.
"This is an excellent study of an important topic in the history of Vedic religion. What I like best about the work is the way it reveals the variety of meanings and uses of tapas in different contexts to establish connections between natural, human, and cosmic realities and to maintain continuity between ritual tradition and the path of knowledge. This is a creative study that provides important new insights into the basic principles of Vedic religion." -- Thomas J. Hopkins, Franklin and Marshall College
Walter O. Kaelber is Professor of Religious Studies at Wagner College. Table Of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Vedic Inter-entities: An OverviewObservations on Method1. Tapas, Rainfall, and FertilityNatural Heat: Sun and FireAscetic Heat: The BrahmacarinRitual Heat2. Tapas, Birth, and Spiritual RebirthTapas and ProcreationTapas and Spiritual Rebirth3. Tapas and PurificationTapas: Destructive Heat and PurificationTapas: Pain, Asceticism, and PurificationTapas: Penance and Purification4. Tapas, Knowledge, and Spiritual Rebirth"In the Beginning" and "On High"Now and Here Below5. A Vedic Watershed: Karma/Jñana6. Tapas, Knowledge, and LiberationTapas and Knowledge in the Principal UpanisadsHomology, Meditation, Liberation7. The Emergence and Development of Brahmanic AsceticismHeuristic ModelsThe Brahmacarin8. The "Dramatic" Element in Vedic InitiationSymbols of Death, Danger, and Difficult Passage in Early Vedic InitiationThe Doctrine of Transmigration and Its Impact on Initiation SymbolismConclusionsNotesGeneral Works and Translations CitedIndex
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Herbal First Aid and Health Care : Medicine for a New Millennium/Kyle D. Christensen
Herbal First Aid and Health Care : Medicine for a New Millennium/Kyle D. Christensen. Delhi, Satguru, 2000, 306 p., figs., Rs.400 . ISBN 81-7030-685-X.Delhi, Satguru, 2000, 306 p., figs., Rs.400 . ISBN 81-7030-685-X.
Contents: Introduction. 1. First things first. 2. Life threatening emergencies. 3. Abdominal problems. 4. Bone, muscle and joint problems. 5. Chest and respiratory problems. 6. Ears, eyes and nose problems. 7. Headaches. 8. Skin and nail problems. 9. Women’s health. 10. Environmental injuries. 11. Infectious diseases. 12. Bites and stings. 13. Mouth and dental problems. 14. Wound and trauma management. 15. Mental wellness. 16. Herbal preparations. 17. Herbal remedies and recipes. 18. Whole herb tinctures. 19. Programs and protocols. 20. Growing your own medicines. 21. Building your own first aid kit. References. Bibliography. Index.
"As many medical dogmas and beliefs are beginning to fall into disfavor, the benefits of natural healthcare are enjoying a renaissance. Herbal traditions are passed down from one generation to the next for one simple reason: they work. Herbal treatment should not be construed as inferior when compared to using drugs. When properly administered, herbs, can be just as effective and often more effective than their pharmaceutical counterparts as applied in first aid.
"Many of the most useful first aid texts require prescription drugs that only a licensed medical doctor has access to. The strength of Herbal First Aid and herbal medicines is that not only does it work, but it will always be available to each of us, as long as we have the earth, water and sunshine. Science is validating what the ancients have taught us all along. Herbal Medicine is a powerful and effective form of treatment that should not be overlooked. By combining the benefits of medical lifesaving knowledge and herbal wisdom, you will be able to give the very best immediate care or ‘First Aid’"
[Kyle D. Christensen is a practicing chiropractor, master herbalist and naturopathic physician.
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The Meaning of the term DHARMA
The Central Conception of Buddhism and the meaning of the term Dharma (Bibliotheca Indo Buddhica Series No. 91)By Th. StcherbatskySri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN: 81-7030-280-3Price: Rs.70
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The work explains in detail the principle of Radical Pluralism which asserts that the elements alone are realities while every combination of them is a mere name covering a plurality of separate elements. The conception of a dharma is the central point of the Buddhist doctrine. In the light of this conception Buddhism discloses itself as a metaphysical theory developed out of one fundamental principle, viz. the idea that existence is an interplay of a plurality of subtle, ultimate, not further analysable elements of Matter, Mind, and Forces. These elements are technically called dharmas, a meaning which this word has in this system alone. Buddhism, accordingly, can be characterized as a system of Radical Pluralism. The book is divided into sixteen sections dealing with the Skandhas, ayatanas, dhatus, Elements of matter, Elements of mind, Forces, Anatma, Pratityasamutpada, Karma, Impermanence of the Elements, Impermanence in Sankhya-Yoga, Unrest of the Elements, Theory of Cognition, Pre-Buddhaic Buddhism etc.
It has two appendices dealing with the views of Vasubandhu on the fundamental principles of Sarvastivada and classification of all elements of existence according to the Sarvastivadins. The two indices record proper names and Sanskrit terms occuring in the work.
Contents:
: Preface. 1. Preliminary. 2. Skandhas. 3. Ayatanas. 4. Dhatus. 5. Elements of matter. 6. Elements of mind. 7. Forces. 8. Non-substantiality of elements. 9. Pratitya Samutpada (Causality). 10. Karma. 11. Impermanence of the elements. 12. Impermanence in Sankhya Yoga. 13. Unrest of the elements. 14. Theory of cognition. 15. Pre-Buddhaic Buddhism. 16. SummaryAppendix: 1. Vasubandhu on the fundamental principle of the Sarvastivada SchoolAppendix: 2. Tables of the elements according to the Sarvastivadins. Index of proper names, Index of Sanskrit terms
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Tribal Wisdom on Medicinal and Economic Plants: Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal
Tribal Wisdom on Medicinal and Economic Plants: Uttar Pradesh and UttaranchalBy K.K. Singh and Anand PrakashSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-783-XPrice: Rs. 400 Contents:Introduction. 1. Important ethnic/tribal communities. 2. Ethnobotanical resources. 3. Ethnofood: 1. Wild plants: i. Young leaves and twigs. ii. Flowers and inflorescens. iii. Fruits. iv. Seeds. v. Roots, rhizomes and tubers. 2. Cultivated plants: i. Cereals, pseudocereals and pulses. ii. Vegetables. iii. Fruits. iv. Condiments. 4. Ethnomedicine. 5. Fibre and floss. 6. Oils: i. Fatty oils. ii. Essential oils. 7. Dyes. 8. Gums and resins. 9. Fish poisons. 10. Insecticides. 11. Timber and woodwork. 12. Tannins. 13. Baskets brooms and mats. 14. Fodder plants. 15. Fuel woods. 16. Plants for religious ceremony. 17. Miscellaneous. 18. Potential threatened ethnomedicinal plants and their conservation. 19. Ethnopharmacological screening. 20. Tribal development. 21. Discussion and conclusion. References.
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Under an approved in house research project of National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, ethnobotanical studies of the tribals and aboriginal populations were conducted in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal inhabited by 18 tribes mainly among the Tharus, Kols, Gonds, Bhoxas, Kharwars, Jaunsaris, Bhotias, Garhwalis, Mushars, Baigas etc. in different seasons with a view to gather ethnobotanical informations on the traditional uses of plants and to uncover new plants of potential economic and medicinal value or new uses of known plants during the last 18 years by the scientists of ethnobotany group. The resource inventory of plant genetic resources used by the tribes, local inhabitants foresters, vaidyas and other knowledgeable informants of the region for food, fibre, medicine, oil, gums, dyes tannin, tribal crafts, narcotic, drinks and for antifertility and aphrodisic medicines, were prepared and documented. The studies have brought to light new indigenous knowledge on many species of useful plants.
The present book highlights 450 plant species used in the life and economy of the tribals for meeting the day-to-day needs and healthcare. Plants species of the forest flora utilized for food, firbre, medicines, oils, gums, resin, dyes, basketry, timber, wood work, fish poison, religious ceremonies, narcotics, drinks, etc. have been enumerated here along with their processing methods and uses. The valuable ethnobotanical plant resources are divided into 15 groups on the basis of their uses and the products obtained from them. The species are arranged under each group alphabetically, giving information on their botanical name, family name in parenthesis followed by local name and the tribes. The book also provides information on some potential threatened ethnomedicinal plants and suggests their conservation measures in their own agro climatic ecosystems. The plant species enumerated in ethno medicinal plants group needs further phytochemical, pharmacological, clininical investigations for isolation of potential drugs for standardization and validation of useful green medicines and herbal preparations for human welfare and healthcare. The book will serve as a database and serve as a potential source of information and useful tools to the students, teachers, researchers, botanists, foresters, environmentalists, conservationists practitioners of herbal medicines, planners and administrators for preparing Developmental Action Plans (DAP) for the tribal tracts through Integrated Tribal Developmental Programme (ITDP), extension programmes for the welfare and upliftment of rural tribals, aboriginal populations as well as modern society.
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Tradition and Reflection/ Wilhelm Halbfass
Tradition and ReflectionExplorations in Indian ThoughtBy Wilhelm HalbfassSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-300-1Price: Rs. 400
Contents:Preface. 1. The idea of the Veda and the identity of Hinduism. 2. The presence of the Veda in Indian philosophical reflection. 3.Vedic orthodoxy and the plurality of religious traditions. 4. Vedic apologetics, ritual killing, and the foundations of ethics. 5. Human reason and Vedic revelation in Advaita Vedanta. 6. Sankara, the Yoga of Patanjali, and the so-called Yogasutrabhasyavivarana. 7. The therapeutic paradigm and the search for identity in Indian philosophy. 8. Man and Self in traditional Indian thought. 9. Competing causalities: Karma, Vedic rituals, and the natural world. 10. Homo hierarchicus: the conceptualization of the Varna system in Indian thought. Index.
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This book examines, above all, the relationship between reason and Vedic revelation, and the philosophical responses to the idea of the Veda. It deals with such topics as dharma, karma and rebirth, the role of man in the universe, the motivation and justification of human actions, the relationship between ritual norms and universal ethics, and reflections on the goals and sources of human knowledge.
Halbfass presents previously unknown materials concerning the history of sectarian movements, including the notorious "Thags" (thaka), and relations between Indian and Iranian thought. The approach is partly philosophical and partly historical and philological; to a certain extent, it is also comparative.
The author explores indigenous Indian reflections on the sources, the structure and the meaning of the Hindu tradition, and traditional philosophical responses to social and historical realities. He does not deal with social and historical realities per se; rather, basing his work on the premise that to understand these realities the reflections and constructions of traditional Indian theorists are no less significant than the observations and paradigms of modern western historians and social scientists, he explores the self-understanding of such leading thinkers as Sankara, Kumarila, Bhartrhari and Udayana.
Other Useful Titles
1. Theology after Vedanta: An Experiment in Comparative Theology/ Francis X. Clooney,S.J.2. On Being And What There Is: Classical Vaisesika and the History of Indian Ontology/ Wilhelm Halbfass
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Saman Chants: In Theory and Present PracticeBy G H TarlekarHardcover 1996 The word sam is explained in the Vedic literature as consisting of two words namely sa and ama. .
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The Legends and Theories of the Buddhists, Compared with History and Science: With Introductory Noti
The Legends and Theories of the Buddhists, Compared with History and Science: With Introductory Notices of the Life and System of Gotama Buddha/R. Spence Hardy.
Reprint. , Delhi. Sri Satguru lvi, 244 p., $17. Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. The legends and literature of India: 1. Tests of the truth of history. 2. The legends of early Rome. 3. The Singhalese legend of Kalyani. 4. The caste of the Brahmans. 5. The Sanskrit and Pali languages. 6. The Vedas. 7. The Rishis of the Brahmans. 8. The Rahats and Rishis of the Buddhists. 9. The credibility of the historical records of the west. 10. The incredibility of the legends of India. 11. Wilson, Max Muller, and Turnour on Buddhism. 12. Differences in the chronology of the Buddhists. II. The cosmical system of the Buddhists: i. The Buddhist universe. ii. The errors of the system: 1. The Chakka-Wala, or Sakwalas. 2. Maha Meru. 3. The Sakwala rock. 4. The circles of rock and sea. 5. The sun and moon. 6. The three paths. 7. The rising of the sun. 8. The Asur Rahu. 9. The worlds of water and wind. 10. The sea. 11. The geography of the world. 12. The Anotatta lake. 13. The Jambu and Nuga trees. 14. The lions of the great forest. III. The ontology of Buddhism: 1. Former states of existence. 2. Former ages. 3. Present existence. 4. Man. 5. Nirwana. 6. The revolutions of the universe. 7. Mystic powers. IV. The development of Buddhism: 1. Gotama Buddha. 2. The legends of Buddha and Mahomet compared. 3. The Pitakas. 4. The source of Buddha’s revelations. 5. Buddhism in India. 6. Anomalies. 7. Defects. Conclusion. Appendix. Index
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Dattatreya;The Immortal Guru
Dattatreya : The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara : A Study of the Transformative and Inclusive Character of a Multi-Faceted Hindu Deity/Antonio Rigopoulos. Reprint. First published in 1998. Delhi, Satguru, 2000, 342 p., pic., RS.300. ISBN 81-7030-673-6.
Contents: Preface. 1. The genealogy of Dattatreya. 2. Puranic mythology of Dattatreya. 3. Dattatreya in minor Upanisads. 4. Dattatreya in the literature of the Mahanubhavas. 5. The Guru-caritra and the rise of the Dattatreya cult. 6. Eknath, Dasopant, and the unfolding of the Dattatreya movement. 7. The Tripura-rahasya. 8. The Avadhuta-gita. 9. The development of Dattatreya’s iconography. Conclusion. General bibliography. Selected bibliography on Dattatreya and his movement. Index.
From the preface: “This study presents the main phases in the making of the Hindu deity Dattatreya, from its Puranic emergence as an immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara, up to its celebration as the trimurti of Brahma, Visnu, and Siva. Focusing on the origin and development of this particular deity, one is brought into touch with virtually all major religious strands of that complex network of religions called Hinduism. Its assimilative force is witnessed by the variety of communities which appropriated Dattatreya from within an overall nondual philosophical framework: from the world of antinomian Tantrism to the world of Brahminical ritual orthodoxy, passing through the renunciatory milieux of Yoga, the Mahanubhava sect, Vaisnava devotionalism, Saiva asceticism, Saktism and Devi worship. Although one might envision the presence of plural Dattatreyas, construed in different ways within each given community, I would rather opt for the existence of a single multifaceted deity, constantly absorbing new traits in an ongoing process of cross-fertilization. Significantly, Dattatreya’s catalyzing force extends beyond the boundaries of Hinduism, also being linked to popular Sufism and Jainism.”
[Antonio Rigopoulos also wrote The Life and Teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi.]
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The Eternal Food : Gastronomic Ideas and Experiences of Hindus and Buddhists/ Edited by R. S. Khare
The Eternal Food : Gastronomic Ideas and Experiences of Hindus and Buddhists/edited by R. S. Khare. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 1993, xv, 273 p., ills., ISBN 81-7030-365-6. Rs.250
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Food with saints: an aspect of Hindu gastrosemantics/R. S. Khare. 2. You are what you eat: the anomalous status of dog-cookers in Hindu mythology/David Gordon White. 3. Sharing the divine feast: evolution of food metaphor in Marathi Sant poetry/Vidyut Aklujkar. 4. Mountain of food, mountain of love: ritual inversion in the Annakuta feast at Mount Govardhan/Paul M. Toomey. 5. Pancamirtam: God’s washings as food/Manuel Moreno. 6. Food essence and the essence of experience/H.L. Seneviratne. 7. Annambrahman: cultural models, meanings, and aesthetics of Hindu food/R.S. Khare. 8. Food for thought: toward an anthology of food images/A.K. Ramanujan. Glossary. Index.
"The interdisciplinary approaches presented here investigate food in India and Sri Lanka for its wide ranging cultural meaning and uses. The authors examine food in religious and literary contexts, where saints, ritualists, poets, and the divine often provide grounds for a practically inexhaustible hermeneutics.
"The Eternal Food focuses on reflexive cultural expressions and personal experiences that food elicits in the region. Concerned with food as an "essence" and as an essential experience, the authors give special attention to Hindu saints for whom food, firmly grounded in moral ideals and practice, represents a cosmic divine principle at one level, and a most immediate and intimate material reality at another.
"In the cultural diversity of India, the authors work with several conceptual models and meanings of food. They demonstrate how it reflects common social understandings about social caste, the cure and prevention of ailments, its ability to alter moods and motivations, or affect innate personal dispositions, personal spiritual pursuits and attainments. In its sweep and depth, food presents a powerful cultural lens for seeing how practical, ritual, and spiritual spheres of life conjoin."
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On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood
On Being Buddha : The Classical Doctrine of BuddhahoodBy Paul J. Griffiths261 pages, ISBN: 81-7030-449-0Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi)Price: Rs.300.
Contents:
Preface. 1. The doctrinal study of doctrine. 2. Buddhist doctrine. 3. Buddhalogical doctrine. 4. Buddha in the world. 5. Buddha in heaven. 6. Buddha in eternity. 7. Doctrinal criticism. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
"What is it like to be a Buddha? Is there only one Buddha or are there many? What can Buddhas do and what do they know? Is there anything they cannot do and cannot know? These and associated questions were much discussed by Buddhist thinkers in India, and a complex and subtle set of doctrinal positions was developed to deal with them. This is the first book in a western language to treat these doctrines about Buddha from a philosophical and thoroughly critical viewpoint.
"The book shows that Buddhist thinkers were driven, when theorizing about Buddha, by a basic intuition that Buddha must be maximally perfect, and that pursuing the implications of this intuition led them into some conceptual dilemmas that show considerable similarity to some of those treated by western theists. The Indian Buddhist tradition of thought about these matters is presented here as thoroughly systematic, analytical, and doctrinal.
"The book's analysis is based almost entirely upon original sources in their original languages. All extracts discussed are translated into English and the book is accessible to nonspecialists, while still treating material that has not been much discussed by western scholars
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Medicinal Plants of Uttar Predesh and Uttranchal
Tribal Wisdom on Medicinal and Economic Plants: Uttar Pradesh and UttaranchalBy K.K. Singh and Anand PrakashSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-783-XPrice: Rs. 400 Contents:Introduction. 1. Important ethnic/tribal communities. 2. Ethnobotanical resources. 3. Ethnofood: 1. Wild plants: i. Young leaves and twigs. ii. Flowers and inflorescens. iii. Fruits. iv. Seeds. v. Roots, rhizomes and tubers. 2. Cultivated plants: i. Cereals, pseudocereals and pulses. ii. Vegetables. iii. Fruits. iv. Condiments. 4. Ethnomedicine. 5. Fibre and floss. 6. Oils: i. Fatty oils. ii. Essential oils. 7. Dyes. 8. Gums and resins. 9. Fish poisons. 10. Insecticides. 11. Timber and woodwork. 12. Tannins. 13. Baskets brooms and mats. 14. Fodder plants. 15. Fuel woods. 16. Plants for religious ceremony. 17. Miscellaneous. 18. Potential threatened ethnomedicinal plants and their conservation. 19. Ethnopharmacological screening. 20. Tribal development. 21. Discussion and conclusion. References.
About the Book
Under an approved in house research project of National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, ethnobotanical studies of the tribals and aboriginal populations were conducted in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal inhabited by 18 tribes mainly among the Tharus, Kols, Gonds, Bhoxas, Kharwars, Jaunsaris, Bhotias, Garhwalis, Mushars, Baigas etc. in different seasons with a view to gather ethnobotanical informations on the traditional uses of plants and to uncover new plants of potential economic and medicinal value or new uses of known plants during the last 18 years by the scientists of ethnobotany group. The resource inventory of plant genetic resources used by the tribes, local inhabitants foresters, vaidyas and other knowledgeable informants of the region for food, fibre, medicine, oil, gums, dyes tannin, tribal crafts, narcotic, drinks and for antifertility and aphrodisic medicines, were prepared and documented. The studies have brought to light new indigenous knowledge on many species of useful plants.
The present book highlights 450 plant species used in the life and economy of the tribals for meeting the day-to-day needs and healthcare. Plants species of the forest flora utilized for food, firbre, medicines, oils, gums, resin, dyes, basketry, timber, wood work, fish poison, religious ceremonies, narcotics, drinks, etc. have been enumerated here along with their processing methods and uses. The valuable ethnobotanical plant resources are divided into 15 groups on the basis of their uses and the products obtained from them. The species are arranged under each group alphabetically, giving information on their botanical name, family name in parenthesis followed by local name and the tribes. The book also provides information on some potential threatened ethnomedicinal plants and suggests their conservation measures in their own agro climatic ecosystems. The plant species enumerated in ethno medicinal plants group needs further phytochemical, pharmacological, clininical investigations for isolation of potential drugs for standardization and validation of useful green medicines and herbal preparations for human welfare and healthcare. The book will serve as a database and serve as a potential source of information and useful tools to the students, teachers, researchers, botanists, foresters, environmentalists, conservationists practitioners of herbal medicines, planners and administrators for preparing Developmental Action Plans (DAP) for the tribal tracts through Integrated Tribal Developmental Programme (ITDP), extension programmes for the welfare and upliftment of rural tribals, aboriginal populations as well as modern society.
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Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought : Essays in Environmental Philosophy
Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought : Essays in Environmental Philosophy/: Callicott, J. Baird & Ames, Roger T. (Eds.)Year: 1991Delhi.Sri SatguruISBN : 8170302609[ 22 cm., pp. xxi+335, Figs. ][ Price: RS. 240.00,


















For our environmental problems what is needed is a new way of looking at nature. Here, the authors turn to the Asian tradition. Asking if they can provide us with conceptual resources for addressing environmental concerns. Western environmental philosophers and some of our most distinguished representatives of Asian and comparative philosophy critically consider what Asia has to offer. The first section provides an ecological world view as a basis for comparison. Subsequent section include chapters by leading contemporary scholars in Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Buddhist thought that explore the Western perception of Asian traditions-the perception that Asian philosophy is a rich conceptual resource for contemporary environmental thinkers. This book promises to provide an intellectual and an ethical incentive which will encourage its Western audience to reflect on the course of Western history that has led to the concerns addressed within. It would serve as valuable reading for anyone who is interested in the environment and in exploring new and traditionally Asian approaches to this crucial subject-Shigenori Nagatomo, Temple University
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Buddhist Stories of the Thirteenth Century
Jewels of the DoctrineStories of the Saddharma Ratnavaliya - Dharmasena TheraTranslated by Ranjini ObeyesekereBibliotheca Indo Buddhica Series No. 102Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-307-9.xxx, 259 pages.
Price: Rs. 250
Contents:
Introduction. The Saddharma Ratnavaliya: 1. The monk Cakkhupala. 2. Mattakundali. 3. The senior monk Nagasena. 4. The monk Tissa the fat. 5. The demoness Kali. 6. The monks of Kosamba. 7. The monk Mahakala. 8. Wearing the Ochre Robe. 9. The chief disciples. 10. The senior monk Nanda. 11. The pig-killer Cunda. 12. The lay devotee, Dhammika. 13. Devadatta. 14. Samandevi. 15. The two monks who were friends. Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index.
About the Book:
This is a translation of the first fifteen stories of the thirteenth century Sinhala work, the Saddharma Ratnavaliya written by the monk Dharmasena. The Saddharma Ratnavaliya is in turn an expanded version of the fifth century Pali work, the Dhammapadaattakata.
The stories are lively and entertaining, of interest to the general reader and the specialist. A skilled teacher, and reconteur, the author probes the depths of Buddhist philosophical doctrine and makes it meaningful for his lay audiences. Generations of Sri Lankans have read, heard and enjoyed the stories. They deal with the vicissitudes of the human condition and so, like all good literature have a timeless relevance and appeal.
It is a fascinating and rich repository of Buddhist culture from which I have learned much - the tales are so beguiling, and the imagery so striking.
Steven Collins, Concordia University
I like best the success with which the translator has been able to capture both the content and the flavor of the original . The translator accomplishes this task admirably, moving comfortably and authoritatively between the two languages, epochs, and cultures. All this, while preserving the leisurily flow and rhythm of the original, too. It is an elegant, beautiful work that also conforms to rigorous scholarly standards
H. L. Seneviratne , University of Virginia
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Introduction to Indian Philosophy
Tradition and ReflectionExplorations in Indian ThoughtBy Wilhelm HalbfassSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-300-1Price: Rs. 400
Contents:Preface. 1. The idea of the Veda and the identity of Hinduism. 2. The presence of the Veda in Indian philosophical reflection. 3.Vedic orthodoxy and the plurality of religious traditions. 4. Vedic apologetics, ritual killing, and the foundations of ethics. 5. Human reason and Vedic revelation in Advaita Vedanta. 6. Sankara, the Yoga of Patanjali, and the so-called Yogasutrabhasyavivarana. 7. The therapeutic paradigm and the search for identity in Indian philosophy. 8. Man and Self in traditional Indian thought. 9. Competing causalities: Karma, Vedic rituals, and the natural world. 10. Homo hierarchicus: the conceptualization of the Varna system in Indian thought. Index.
About the Book
This book examines, above all, the relationship between reason and Vedic revelation, and the philosophical responses to the idea of the Veda. It deals with such topics as dharma, karma and rebirth, the role of man in the universe, the motivation and justification of human actions, the relationship between ritual norms and universal ethics, and reflections on the goals and sources of human knowledge.
Halbfass presents previously unknown materials concerning the history of sectarian movements, including the notorious "Thags" (thaka), and relations between Indian and Iranian thought. The approach is partly philosophical and partly historical and philological; to a certain extent, it is also comparative.
The author explores indigenous Indian reflections on the sources, the structure and the meaning of the Hindu tradition, and traditional philosophical responses to social and historical realities. He does not deal with social and historical realities per se; rather, basing his work on the premise that to understand these realities the reflections and constructions of traditional Indian theorists are no less significant than the observations and paradigms of modern western historians and social scientists, he explores the self-understanding of such leading thinkers as Sankara, Kumarila, Bhartrhari and Udayana.
Other Useful Titles
1. Theology after Vedanta: An Experiment in Comparative Theology/ Francis X. Clooney,S.J.2. On Being And What There Is: Classical Vaisesika and the History of Indian Ontology/ Wilhelm Halbfass
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
The Compendium on Ganesha
The Compendium on GanesaBy S.K. Ramachandra RaoSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-828-3Price: Rs. 500
Contents: Introduction. 1. The Vedic background. 2. In the Smrti context. 3. Tantrik involvements. 4. Myths and legends. 5. Forms for worship.
From the introduction: "Ganesa's popularity is manifold. He is the favourite God of the masses. He is also the favourite subject for curio-hunters and collectors of icons. Painters and sculptors have revelled in depicting this God in a variety of forms and postures. The Tantrik practitioners have found in him a benevolent power, quick to acquire and enduring in nature. There is no religious group in the country which dispenses with his services. And more importantly, Ganesa has been subjected to endless enquiry about his origin, nature, significance, symbolism and cultic involvement. Research scholars have surrounded him with diverse theories: sociological, anthropological, cultural, historical, literary and linguistic, political and economic answers are suggested to be the secret of his popularity; agriculture, hunting, elephant capture, formation of early totemistic communities, and strife amongst them are sought to be seen in the background of this deity. Excessive use of imagination appears to be the undercurrent in all such studies, which have also incidentally brought to surface many interesting aspects of Ganesa-worship.
Literature about Ganesa is remarkable, varied and large. Every Indian language has works bearing on this deity and on his worship. Works in Sanskrit, which appear to have provided the main source material for all of them, are themselves large in number and varied in nature : puranas, kalpas, paddhatis, sadhanas, vidhis and namavalis. Representations of Ganesa in stone, metal, clay and wood, and in painting are equally numerous and varied."
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Umapati’s Commentary on the Pauskaratantra, Chapter 7: Pramana
Umapati’s Commentary on the Pauskaratantra, Chapter 7: PramanaBy Usha Colas-ChauhanSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN : 81-7030-857-7299 Pages, Price: Rs. 500
Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 311
About the Book:
The Pauskara, belonging to the class of literature generally known as Tantra or Agama, is an important text for the comprehension of saiva Philosophy. The seventh chapter of its doctrinal section (jnanapada) is not only a remarkable source of information on saiva epistemology, but also a gold-mine of significant elements valuable for the study of early Indian logic. Umapati’s commentary on this chapter introduces new features, sometimes in a post-15th century navyanyaya dialectical style, and bears testimony to the evolution of saiva epistemology. This translation aims to bring an important aspect of saiva philosophy to the attention of scholars and to facilitate comparative studies saiva epistemology.
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Primer of Ayurveda/ P. H. Kulkarni
The Primer of AyurvedaContaining Principles of Ayurveda, Healthy Life, Ayurvedic Pharmacy - Herbs & Minerals, Diagnosis and Treatment of Common DiseasesBy P. H. KulkarniSri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN 81-7030-744-9242 pages
Price: Rs.300
Contents:1. Principles of Ayurveda. 2. Healthy life. 3. Ayurvedic pharmacy-herbs and minerals. 4. Diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.
Prof. Dr. P.H. Kulkarni is well known Ayurvedic Physician, Research Guide in Ayurveda, University of Poona, Director, Institute of Indian Medicine, Editor of seven journals including ‘Deerghayu International’ Author of nine books related to Ayurveda. Worked as president, Secretary, Treasurer of many Ayurvedic, Medical and Social Organisations at national and international level. Dr. Kulkarni have established Ayurvedic centres in many countries of the world and travelled extensively for propagation of Ayurveda. Prof. Dr. Kulkarni is recipient of many international awards including Pax mundi Fellowship (Dag HammarskjOld awards committee
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Mimamsa Kosa.\ Ed.Swami Kewalananda Saraswati
Mimamsa Kosa is not an ordinary dictionary but a mine of information on the Mimamsa System containing the original sources collected from a very wide range of Mimamsa Literature and selected literature of other systems of Indian Philosophy,Grammar and Vedic Texts .
This Kosa has proved to be foundation stone for deeper studies in Purvamimansa in particular and Indian Philosophy in general since its first publications.
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Sri Subodhini Vol. 6

Sri Subodhini : Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Volume VI (Text and English Translation Canto Ten-Chapters 23 to 28)/Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya. Delhi, Satguru, 2004, cxii, 2395-2837 p., ISBN 81-7030-790-2. [Collected Works of Shri Vallabhacharya Series, No. 6] ibc@indianbookscentre.com
"This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the "bhavartha" (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary Shri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 • c 1531).
"The tenth canto of Sri Bhagavatam is considered by all Vaishnavas as the most valuable and sacred canto, among the 12 cantos of this Purana • as this canto deals with the divine leelas of our Lord Krishna, who is the Shri Purushothama • the Supreme Lord of the Universe.
"Shri Vallabhacharyas Sri Subodhini, is available only for the 1, 2, 3, 10 and few chapters of the 11 canto of Sri Bhagavatam. Sri Subodhini is considered as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries, of Sri Bhagavatam.
"In this volume, 6 chapters of the 10 canto are dealt with, with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam, it’s English meaning, the text of Sri Subodhini, in Sanskrit and it’s English meaning. Where ever necessary, the commentaries/explanations given by Shri Gosainji (Shri Vitthalnatha), Shri Vallabhji, Shri Laloo Bhatji and Shri Purushothamji have been also added.
"The 6 chapters respectively deal with (1) the grace of our Lord on the wives of the Brahmins in Brindavan (2) the worship of "Govardhana" mountain by preventing the "sacrifice" for Indra. (3) The lifting of "Govardhana" mountain (4) the discussion about the "glory and greatness" of our Lord between Nandagopa and other Gopas; (5) the holy event of "Govinda Pattabhishekam" (coronation or annointing ceremony of our Lord) (6) bringing back Nandagopa from the world of Varuna."
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