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Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India
A pioneering study of the emergence of Buddhist art in southern India, featuring vibrant photography of rare works, many published here for the first time Named for two primary motifs in Buddhist art, the sacred bodhi tree and the protective snake, Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is the first publication to foreground devotional works produced in the Deccan from 200 BCE to 400 CE. Unlike traditional narratives, which focus on northern India (where the Buddha was born, taught, and died), this groundbreaking book presents Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south. Long neglected, this is among the earliest surviving bodies of Buddhist art, and among the most sublimely beautiful...
Mahāsenasiri
The Present Volumes Provide A Panoramic View Of Indian Historical Studies Covering Archaeology, Art And Architecture, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Iconography, Religion And Philosophy, Social And Economic History. The Papers In The Two Volumes And Add Significant Insights To Our Understanding Of The Various Facets Of Indian History, Culture And Archaeology. I Am Sure This Book Will Attract The Scholars, Students And Laymen Alike.
Śrī Subrahmaṇya Smr̥tī
Contributed articles.
Roots of Indian Civilization
The Collection Of Essays On Pre And Protohistoric Cultures Brings To Light Some Facets On The Roots Of Indian Civilization.
Genealogies of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Genealogies of Mahāyāna Buddhism offers a solution to a problem that some have called the holy grail of Buddhist studies: the problem of the “origins” of Mahāyāna Buddhism. In a work that contributes both to a general theory of religion and power for religious studies as well as to the problem of the origin of a Buddhist movement, Walser argues that that it is the neglect of political and social power in the scholarly imagination of the history of Buddhism that has made the origins of Mahāyāna an intractable problem. Walser challenges commonly-held assumptions about Mahāyāna Buddhism, offering a fascinating new take on its genealogy that traces its doctrines of emptiness and mind...
