Gorakhn Th And The K Npha A Yog S
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The Da An M Sa Ny S S
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Author : Matthew Clark
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2006-06-01
The Da An M Sa Ny S S written by Matthew Clark and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with History categories.
This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s (‘holy men’) in South Asia, founded, according to tradtion, by the legendary philosopher Śaṅkarācārya.
Himalayan Folklore
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Author : E. Sherman Oakley
language : en
Publisher: South Asia Books
Release Date : 1988
Himalayan Folklore written by E. Sherman Oakley and has been published by South Asia Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Folklore categories.
Yogi Heroes And Poets
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Author : David N. Lorenzen
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
Yogi Heroes And Poets written by David N. Lorenzen and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Religion categories.
An exploration of the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāths, a Hindu lineage known for Hatha yoga practice. This book provides a remarkable range of information on the history, religion, and folklore of the Nāth Yogis. A Hindu lineage prominent in North India since the eleventh century, Nāths are well-known as adepts of Hatha yoga and alchemical practices said to increase longevity. Long a heterogeneous group, some Nāths are ascetics and some are householders; some are dedicated to personified forms of Shiva, others to a formless god, still others to Vishnu. The essays in the first part of the book deal with the history and historiography of the Nāths, their literature, and their relationships with other religious movements in India. Essays in the second part discuss the legends and folklore of the Nāths and provide an exploration of their religious ideas. Contributors to the volume depict a variety of local areas where this lineage is prominent and highlight how the Nāths have been a link between religious, metaphysical, and even medical traditions in India. David N. Lorenzen is Professor of Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico. He is the author or editor of several books, including Praises to a Formless God: Nirguni Texts from North India, also published by SUNY Press, and Who Invented Hinduism: Essays on Religion in History. Adrián Muñoz is Associate Professor of Comparative Religion at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Warrior Ascetics And Indian Empires
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Author : William R. Pinch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-03-17
Warrior Ascetics And Indian Empires written by William R. Pinch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-17 with History categories.
This 2006 book is an innovative study of warrior asceticism in India from the 1500s to the present.
Change And Continuity In Indian Sufism A Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Branch In The Hindu Environment
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Author : Thomas Dahnhardt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Change And Continuity In Indian Sufism A Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Branch In The Hindu Environment written by Thomas Dahnhardt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Dr. Thomas Dahnhardt Deals With The Evolution Of The Indian Lineage Of The Naqshbandiyya _ Also Called Mujaddidiyya _ To Study The Spiritual Symbiosis Between The Hindu And Muslim Communities. He Surveys Various Masters Of The Tradition, The Establishment Of A New Khanaqah And The Emergence And Methodology Of The Hindu Offshoot Of The Mujaddidiyya Mazhariyya.
Buddhism In The Shadow Of Brahmanism
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-02-14
Buddhism In The Shadow Of Brahmanism written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-14 with Religion categories.
This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.
Greater Magadha
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Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Greater Magadha written by Johannes Bronkhorst and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with History categories.
Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. The book argues for the importance and independence of Greater Magadha as a cultural area until a date close to the beginning of the Common Era. In order to correct the incorrect notions, two types of questions are dealt with: questions pertaining to cultural and religious dependencies, and questions relating to chronology. As a result a modified picture arises that also has a bearing on the further development of Indian culture. The book is arranged in five parts. Part-I describes cultural features of Greater Magadha, under which there are three chapters-The Fundamental Spiritual Ideology, Other Features and Conclusions. Part-II: Brahmanism vis-a-vis Rebirth and Karmic Retribution has three sections- Hesitantly Accepted, Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Ignored or Rejected, and Urban Brahmins. Under section one there are chapters on„ Dharma Sutra, a portion from the Mahabharata and the early Upanisads. Section two features chapters on Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Ignored and Rebirth and Karmic Retribution Rejected. Section three is on urban Brahmins. Part-III dwells on the chronological issues, - linguistic consideration, the Vedic texts known to the early Sanskrit grammarians, to the early Buddhists, some indications in late-Vedic literature, urban versus rural culture, etc. Part-IV is Conclusion, while Part V has useful appendices-The antiquity of the Vedanta philosophy, a Carvaka in the Mahabharata, Vedic texts known to panini, the form of the Rgveda known to Panini, Vedic texts known to Patanjali, Brahmins in the Buddhist canon, Brahmanism in Gandhara and surrounding and Carvakas and the Sabarabhasya
Buddhist Saints In India
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Author : Reginald A. Ray
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-09-30
Buddhist Saints In India written by Reginald A. Ray and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-30 with Religion categories.
The issue of saints is a difficult and complicated problem in Buddhology. In this magisterial work, Ray offers the first comprehensive examination of the figure of the Buddhist saint in a wide range of Indian Buddhist evidence. Drawing on an extensive variety of sources, Ray seeks to identify the "classical type" of the Buddhist saint, as it provides the presupposition for, and informs, the different major Buddhist saintly types and subtypes. Discussing the nature, dynamics, and history of Buddhist hagiography, he surveys the ascetic codes, conventions and traditions of Buddhist saints, and the cults both of living saints and of those who have "passed beyond." Ray traces the role of the saints in Indian Buddhist history, examining the beginnings of Buddhism and the origin of Mahayana Buddhism.
Gorakhn Th And The K Npha A Yog S
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Author : George Weston Briggs
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1989
Gorakhn Th And The K Npha A Yog S written by George Weston Briggs and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The cult of the Kanphata Yogis is a definite unit within Hinduism, and its study is essential for understanding this phase of the religious life of India. In analysing the different aspects of this cult the author has drawn upon various sources, such as the legends, folk-lore and the formulated texts of this sect. The book is divided into three sections. The first two sections comprising chapters 1-13 deal with the cult and history of this sect. The third section containing chapters 14-16 opens with the Sanskrit Text Goraksasataka and its English rendering and annotations. It proceeds with the analysis of physiological concepts, chief aims and methods and then comes to conclusion. The subject matter of this study has been so arranged that the first two sections serve to illustrate the third. The book is fully documented. It has a Preface, Glossary, Bibliography, Plates and General Index.
Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India
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Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1998
Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India written by Kenneth G. Zysk and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Health & Fitness categories.
The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.