Yuvraj Krishan:Ganesa: Unravelling an Enigma
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Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2003. Hardcover. New. This unique study attempts to build a history of pre-Buddhistic India on the basis of the Vedas and the allied text… Mehr…
Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2003. Hardcover. New. This unique study attempts to build a history of pre-Buddhistic India on the basis of the Vedas and the allied texts. Scattered in the Vedic texts are allusions to a large number of places, personalities and incidents. The authors have given them a historical shape and significance in a most systematic manner. The outcome is a fascinating account of India’s remote past. It has, however, been made possible as a result of the valuable insights gained over a long period of deep, intensive and profound study of these most ancient texts. The readers of Indian history will find the treatise very informative and refreshing. Printed Pages: 256., Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2003, Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005. Hardcover. New. Consecration ceremony of an Image of a god, known as pratistha in Sanskrit, is one of the most important rituals in Hinduism. Only through the performance of this ceremony the Nature of an image changes from material to a deity. Pratistha ceremony was simple in origin but developed into a very complex system in course of time. It contains a number of elements, which are common in other Hindu rituals and are even mentioned in Buddhist Tantric texts. In the Vedic Texts there are no descriptions of pratistha. It was fully described in many texts, both Tantric and non - Tantric, for the first time in post-Vedic period. This ceremony is therefore a post - Vedic creation, but it also contains many Vedic ritual elements, which underwent more or less great changes. An intensive Study of the installation ceremony of an image of a god enables one to clarify the Formation and development of post - Vedic rituals both in Tantric and non-Tantric schools, on the one hand, and to make a perceptive analysis of the ritual elements of post-Vedic rituals on the other. This collection of Essays by Japanese scholars deals with the subject through a study of Vedic and post - Vedic texts and is expected to contribute to a deeper understanding of post - Vedic rituals of India by focussing on the pratistha ritual. Printed Pages: 334., Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2008. 2nd edition. Hardcover. New. For a proper understanding of India s economy as we find today with its fast development, a study of its past economic conditions is necessary. India s economic history spans nearly 5000 years and dates back to Indus Valley Civilisation the two prominent cities of which Mohanjodaro and Harappa were big industrial centres having trade relations with West Asia and other parts of the world. Several sources provide us valuable information about the economic condition of the people of India at various stages of history. From Vedic literature we get a detailed description of the economic life of the Aryans. The Buddhist literature, particularly Jatakas and Tripitaka give us a glimpse of the economic condition of India from 650 to 321 B.C. when every village was a self-sufficient unit. Kautilya s Arthasastra, Magasthenes Indica and Vishakhadatta s Mudrarakshasa give detailed description of the economic systems of the Mauryan period. The accounts of Chinese travellers Fa-hien and It-sing are remarkable evidences of the socio-economic life in Gupta period. Historians like Manucci tell us about the economic reforms undertaken during Mughal rule in India. The British who carved out their empire in India in the 17th century, drained India of its wealth, destroyed the self-sufficient character of villages, increased agricultural indebtedness, and gave rise to a capitalist class in India with the growth of new urban centres. After the achievement of independence in 1947 started the process of nation-building through economic planning. With the liberalisation of Indian economy in the 1990s, the country has been put on a high growth path and is making fast economic progress. The book captures the salient features of India s economic history in chronological order. It will fulfil the needs of students and teachers of this subject and prove immensely useful to the aspirants of Civil Services and other competitive examinations. Printed Pages: 360., Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2008, Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005. Hardcover. New. Consecration ceremony of an Image of a god, known as pratistha in Sanskrit, is one of the most important rituals in Hinduism. Only through the performance of this ceremony the Nature of an image changes from material to a deity. Pratistha ceremony was simple in origin but developed into a very complex system in course of time. It contains a number of elements, which are common in other Hindu rituals and are even mentioned in Buddhist Tantric texts. In the Vedic Texts there are no descriptions of pratistha. It was fully described in many texts, both Tantric and non - Tantric, for the first time in post-Vedic period. This ceremony is therefore a post - Vedic creation, but it also contains many Vedic ritual elements, which underwent more or less great changes. An intensive Study of the installation ceremony of an image of a god enables one to clarify the Formation and development of post - Vedic rituals both in Tantric and non-Tantric schools, on the one hand, and to make a perceptive analysis of the ritual elements of post-Vedic rituals on the other. This collection of Essays by Japanese scholars deals with the subject through a study of Vedic and post - Vedic texts and is expected to contribute to a deeper understanding of post - Vedic rituals of India by focussing on the pratistha ritual. Printed Pages: 334., Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2008. 2nd edition. Hardcover. New. For a proper understanding of India s economy as we find today with its fast development, a study of its past economic conditions is necessary. India s economic history spans nearly 5000 years and dates back to Indus Valley Civilisation the two prominent cities of which Mohanjodaro and Harappa were big industrial centres having trade relations with West Asia and other parts of the world. Several sources provide us valuable information about the economic condition of the people of India at various stages of history. From Vedic literature we get a detailed description of the economic life of the Aryans. The Buddhist literature, particularly Jatakas and Tripitaka give us a glimpse of the economic condition of India from 650 to 321 B.C. when every village was a self-sufficient unit. Kautilya s Arthasastra, Magasthenes Indica and Vishakhadatta s Mudrarakshasa give detailed description of the economic systems of the Mauryan period. The accounts of Chinese travellers Fa-hien and It-sing are remarkable evidences of the socio-economic life in Gupta period. Historians like Manucci tell us about the economic reforms undertaken during Mughal rule in India. The British who carved out their empire in India in the 17th century, drained India of its wealth, destroyed the self-sufficient character of villages, increased agricultural indebtedness, and gave rise to a capitalist class in India with the growth of new urban centres. After the achievement of independence in 1947 started the process of nation-building through economic planning. With the liberalisation of Indian economy in the 1990s, the country has been put on a high growth path and is making fast economic progress. The book captures the salient features of India s economic history in chronological order. It will fulfil the needs of students and teachers of this subject and prove immensely useful to the aspirants of Civil Services and other competitive examinations. Printed Pages: 360., Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2008, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1999. First edition. Hardcover. New. 22 x 29 cm. Ganesa commands universal respect among the indigenous religious schools and sects of the Hindus, Jainas and Buddhists. He is a god who is unique in many ways--his peculiar physiognomy, his double character, as a vighnakarta (creator of obstacles) and as a vighnaharta (remover of obstacles). He is worshipped first to ensure success of all religious and secular functions and enterprieses. GAnesa is also the god of dance and music. The cult of Ganesa spread to various countries of Asia. The rise of Ganesa to pre-eminence in the orthodox Hindu pantheon, as one of the panca devatas, is truly remarkable. it is an ancient version of mundane legend: from Log Cabin to White House. There have been many studies of this god in recent years; this one is the most comprehensive, fully documented in original sources, textual and artistic, and profusely illustrated. It traces the origin and development of pauranika Ganesa, from pre-pauranika Vinayaka, a vighnakarta, into pauranika Ganesa, a vighnaharta analyses his distinctive features and studies his representation in art both in India and in the other countries of Asia. It seeks to unravel the enigma of a non-Vedic, non-epic and a non-Aryan god coming to occupy a place of honour in Hindu pantheon. The techniques adopted by the followers of Ganesa to promote his cult and status and the enduring results achieved make a fascinating study in `PR` work. Printed Pages: 438., Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1999<
