The Source Book Of Hindu Mythology
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The Source Book Of Hindu Mythology
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Author : Krishna Sarma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-06
The Source Book Of Hindu Mythology written by Krishna Sarma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06 with categories.
Starting with the insightful foreward by Dr. Sarma, this book catalogs the A-Z list of Hinduism's major gods, deities, demons, kings, and actors from mythology. Now with original images of Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, and other major figures. This 2nd Edition has been edited for readability and formated for digital devices. This is perfect book for students in world religions or Hindu mythology classes. Also, tourists visiting India seeking to understand temple statues could find this helpful.
Hindu Myths
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Author : Wendy Doniger
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2004-06-24
Hindu Myths written by Wendy Doniger and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-24 with Fiction categories.
Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all.
Hindu Myths
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Author : O' Flaherty
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 1994
Hindu Myths written by O' Flaherty and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Hindu mythology categories.
These Tales Of Hindu Gods And Demons Express In Vivid Symbols The Metaphysical Insights Of Ancient Indian Priests And Poets. This Selection And Translation Of Seventy-Five Seminal Myths Spans The Wide Range Of Classical Indian Sources, From The Serpent-Slaying Indra Of The Vedas (C. 1200 Bc) To The Medieval Pantheon&Mdash;The Phallic And Ascetic Siva, The Maternal And Bloodthirsty Goddess, The Mischievous Child Krishna, The Other Avatars Of Vishnu, And The Many Minor Gods, Demons, Rivers And Animals Sacred To Hinduism. The Traditional Themes Of Life And Death Are Set Forth And Interwoven With Many Complex Variations Which Give A Kaleidoscopic Picture Of The Development Of Almost Three Thousand Years Of Indian Mythology. &Nbsp;
Hindu Myths
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
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Hindu Myths
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
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Hindu Myths
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Author : Wendy Doniger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
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Hindu Mythology Vedic And Puranic
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Author : W. J. Wilkins
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1882-01-01
Hindu Mythology Vedic And Puranic written by W. J. Wilkins and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882-01-01 with Fiction categories.
BEFORE speaking of the Vedic Deities, it is necessary that something be said concerning the Vedas themselves, the source of our information concerning them. The root of the word is vid, “to know;” hence the term Veda signifies knowledge; and as these books were not written for centuries after they were originally composed, it signifies knowledge that was heard, or orally communicated. The Vedas are not the work of a single person, but, according to popular belief, were communicated to a number of Rishis or saints, who in their turn transmitted them to their disciples. The Seer Vyasa is styled the arranger, or, as we should now say, the editor, of these works. The instruction contained in these writings is said to have been breathed forth by God Himself. Other writers teach that it issued from Him like smoke from fire. Sometimes the Vedas are said to have sprung from the elements. The accounts of their origin, though differing in form, agree in teaching that they were the direct gift of God to man; and hence they are regarded with the greatest veneration. They are the special property of the Brahmans. As early as Manu, the nominal author or compiler of a law book probably not more than two or three centuries later than the Vedas, though some suppose it to have been no earlier than A.D. 500, it was regarded as a grave offence for a single word of these divinely given books to be heard by a man of a lower caste. The Vedas are four in number; of these the Rig-Veda is the oldest, next in order was the Yajur-Veda, then the Sama-Veda, and last of all the Atharva-Veda. Each of these Vedas consists of two main parts: a Sanhita, or collection of mantras or hymns; and a Brahmana, containing ritualistic precept and illustration, which stands in somewhat the same relation to the Sanhita as the Talmud to the Law. In these are found instructions to the priests who conduct the worship of the gods addressed in. the hymns. Attached to each Brahmana is an Upanishad, containing secret or mystical doctrine. These are regarded as of lesser authority than the Mantras and Brahmanas. For whilst they are spoken of as Sruti, i.e. heard, the Upanishads are Smriti, learned. Though based on the older compositions, if there is any discrepancy between them, the teaching of the later ones is rejected. The Sanhita and Brahmana are for the Brahmans generally; the Upanishads for philosophical inquirers. Yet, strange to say, whereas the older portions had, until recent years, been almost entirely neglected, with some parts of the Upanishads there was considerable acquaintance amongst the learned pundits of Benares and other places. In many parts of India not a man could be found able to read and interpret them. Of the Sanhitas, the “Rig-Veda Sanhita—containing one thousand and seventeen hymns—is by far the most important; whilst the Atharva-Veda-Sanhita, though generally held to be the most recent, is perhaps the most interesting. Moreover, these are the only two Vedic hymn-books worthy of being called separate original collections;” the others being almost entirely made up of extracts from the Rig-Veda. Between the time of the composition of the Rig-Veda and that of the Atharva, considerable changes in the religious faith of the people had come about. The childlike trust of the earlier hymns has disappeared, and the deities now seem more cruel, and there is greater need of propitiatory offerings. Probably the old religion of the people whom they had conquered had begun to tell on that of the Aryans.
The Origins Of Evil In Hindu Mythology
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Author : Wendy Doniger
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1988
The Origins Of Evil In Hindu Mythology written by Wendy Doniger 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 1988 with Religion categories.
This work deals at length with various theories about relgion prevalent at the time when Megasthenes visited India very interesting and scholarly views have been put forth regarding investigations of Megasthenes their reliability and the reliability of his reporters.
Hindu Goddesses
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Author : David Kinsley
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1998
Hindu Goddesses written by David Kinsley 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 1998 with Religion categories.
Hindu Goddesses is a valuable sourcebook and reference work for students and scholars of Hindu goddesses and of Hinduism in general. Each goddess is dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology and, in some cases, cult of her own. Within the complex, diverse, and rich goddess traditions of Hinduism, one can find suggestions of nearly every important theme in the Hindu religion. In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition. No other living religious tradition has displayed such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess worship.
The Vishnu Puran
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Author : Fitzedward Hall
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-03
The Vishnu Puran written by Fitzedward Hall and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03 with categories.
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