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Buddhist Western Himalaya: A politico-religious history
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 428

Buddhist Western Himalaya: A politico-religious history

In Lahul And Spiti And Kinnaur Districts Of Himachal Pradesh Buddhism Has Been A Living Religion Of The Major Bulk Of The Population. In This Book For The First Time An Integrated Socio-Political And Religious History Of This Region Has Been Attempted.

The Birth of the Maitreya
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 518

The Birth of the Maitreya

In Writing About The Times Of The Buddha, Bani Basu Composes A New Jataka, The Traditional Format In Which The Tales Of The Different Births Of The Buddha Were Written Down. In This Jataka-As-A-Novel, She Grapples With History And The Revolutionary Ideas Of The Buddha, Who Suggested New Ways Of Living, New Political Formations, Of A Major Change In Belief, Indeed, In Thinking About God Or The Absence Of One. Delving Into History And Biography, Sanskrit And Pali, Her Novel Is Intriguingly Contemporary, Though Set In The Sixth Century Bc

The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols

  • Categories: Art

Based on the author's previous publication The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, this handbook contains an array of symbols and motifs, accompanied by succinct explanations. It provides treatment of the essential Tibetan religious figures, themes and motifs, both secular and religious.

The Pratyabhijñā Philosophy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 192

The Pratyabhijñā Philosophy

This book presents the historical account of its teachers. To make the reading easy and intelligible its technical terms are explained. The book also explains how Pratyabhijna system was formulated and developed by the great teachers. It contain also essence of Ksemaraja's book Pratyabhijna-hrdaya which explains both the philiosophy and ways of Siva realisation and even a layman can understand what Pratyabhijna is. The book also presents a brief survey of the argument and explains the relevance of Pratyabhijna. The book contains a glossary of technical terms and bibliography to make the reading comprehensive.

Meditations on Shiva
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 146

Meditations on Shiva

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1995-01-06
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

Utpaladeva was a siddha and one of the great philosophers of Kashmir Shaivism. His poetry serves, and has for a thousand years served, as a guidebook for the spiritual path, providing words to express the otherwise ineffable experiences of personal transformation.

Isvara Pratyabhijna Karika of Utplaladeva
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

Isvara Pratyabhijna Karika of Utplaladeva

The Iavara -pratyabhijna Karika (IPK) of Utpaladeva is the foremost work of Pratyabhijna Darsana and contains the core argumentation in support of this important Saiva Philosophy as well as refutations of and disputations with Buddhsit Vedantin and Ritual

Śivastotrāvalī of Utpaladeva
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 194

Śivastotrāvalī of Utpaladeva

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1985
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ishvara-Pratvabhijna-Karika-Vritti
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 158

Ishvara-Pratvabhijna-Karika-Vritti

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1921
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987-01-01
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

Utpaladeva was considered a siddha, a "perfected being," one of the masters of the tantric tradition in Kashmir, and he is best known for his philosophical treatises. The Shivastotravali reflects Utpaladeva's philosophy, known as the Pratyabhijna school. And yet it is unique among the author's works in its not being a straightforward philosophical treatise but instead, as Dr. Bailly points out in her introduction, more of a spiritual diary of one who is actually treading the path of Shiva. The path that Utpaladeva has chosen does not require leaving one's home and heading for a mountain cave; instead it calls for changing one's view of the world, for leading a life of divine recognition whil...

Kashmir Shaivaism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 204

Kashmir Shaivaism

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1986-01-01
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

On the Advaita Shaiva philosophy of Kashmir, called the Trika system.