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Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 393

Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation

This volume explores the movement of tantric Buddhist traditions through time and space, from the early history of tantric Buddhism to the present day. These studies investigate the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in India, their dissemination into Central and East Asia, and exchanges between tantric Buddhist and rival religious traditions. From the hyper-masculine Buddha to the ritualized bodies of the siddhas, the first chapter traces shifts in Indian Buddhist ideal masculinities. The second chapter explores the intersection of Buddhism and Śaivism in early medieval India through the evolving figure of the yoginī. Another chapter explores how tenth- and eleventh-century schola...

The Goddess
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 363

The Goddess

This book explains how Hindus think about divinity in its feminine aspect, as the supreme creative energy of the cosmos. That energy is a single abstract idea but manifests itself in many forms, each imagined as a goddess with particular powers and functions.

Illness and Immortality
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

Illness and Immortality

This work examines a medieval Sanskrit text, the Netra Tantra, which is devoted to health and healing through a yogic practice dedicated to the chanting of mantras, the building of mandalas, and meditation. It discusses the nature and efficacy of these practices and explores non-medical routes to the alleviation of pain, illness, and even death. A focal point of the study is the iconography of the deity Amrtesa (non-death), also known as Mrtyujit or Mrtyuñjaya (Conqueror of Death), a deity who continues to be popular today among those seeking to ease physical suffering.

Current Catalog
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1550

Current Catalog

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Yoga FAQ
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 273

Yoga FAQ

Concise and readable answers to the most commonly asked questions about yoga, and illuminating little-known facts and esoteric aspects of the philosophy and practice--by renowned yogi Richard Rosen. Here are answers to all the questions that come up in your yoga practice and study! Renowned yoga teacher Richard Rosen has asked—and been asked—nearly every yoga-related question that there is, and his wonderfully practical, helpful answers will give you a thorough explanation of the tradition’s key concepts, and the nuts and bolts of yoga philosophy and practice, including: • Yoga’s main texts, including the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, among others • Yamas and niyamas • The subtle body—what it means and what it looks like in practice • The evolution of asanas • Pranayama • Mudras and bandhas • And much more

The Sanskrit Alphabet with Vedic Extensions
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 132

The Sanskrit Alphabet with Vedic Extensions

The Sanskrit Alphabet consists of 56 Letters. There are Vowels, Semivowels, Row Class Consonants, Sibilants and the Aspirate. The Alphabet is called अक्षरम् in Sanskrit. Each letter is clearly enunciated with correct movement of the Tongue. Nasals lend a distinct twang and the Vedic chants are a delight to hear because of Accented Vowels. Reading an Avagraha, Ayogavaha, Visarga and Anusvara is properly explained as all the letters of the Alphabet are laid out threadbare. A section on Unicodes and Typesetting in Devanagari with fonts and keyboard IME supporting Vedic Extensions adds relevant value. While reading Vedic Texts, we notice some letters, characters and symbols that ar...

Klassenlose Schrift
  • Language: de
  • Pages: 401

Klassenlose Schrift

  • Categories: Art

Schrift ist ein, vielleicht das wichtigste Kommunikationsmedium überhaupt. Sie kommuniziert zweistufig, sie speichert einerseits Sprache und vermittelt andererseits über ihre Form etwas jenseits der Buchstaben. Mit der Digitalisierung stellt sich die Grundfrage aller Typograf·innen jeder und jedem, die und der einen Text tippt: Welche Schrift passt zu einem Text, unterstützt seine Aussage? Hier beginnt Typografie, jede·r Computeranwender·in hat sich diesem »Welche Schrift wozu?« irgendwann zu stellen. In diesem Moment, in dem zwischen hunderten oder tausenden Alternativen entschieden werden muss, sind es Schriftklassifikationssysteme, die Orientierung schaffen können. Sie sollen Üb...

  • Language: de
  • Pages: 556
South-Indian Horizons
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 708

South-Indian Horizons

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Contributed papers, mostly on Tamil language and literature.

  • Language: de
  • Pages: 456