Facets Of Vedic Studies

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
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Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X004536060

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Facets of Vedic Studies by Anonim Pdf

This Monograph Is An Anthology Of Twenty Articles On Vedic Expositions, Interpretations And Speculations. The Veda Is Not Only A Religious Text, But Also A Literature Of The Most Ancient Period, A Primordial Source Of Human Knowledge, Knowledge Par Excellence . This Sacred Text Portrays The Microscopic Observations Of The Vedic Seers On Macroscopic Subjects. Ostensibly, Different Scholars Have Been Analysing The Vedic Material From Diverse Angles. The Aim And Objective Of This Project Is To Focuss All Such Diverse Studies In The Veda By Congregating Them In One Volume. Learned Reviews Of Our Vedic Scholars In The Contemporary Context Have Been Included In This Treatise. The Contents Here Project The Vedic Knowledge Of Mythology, Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Grammar, Cosmology, Cosmogony, Space And Time, Astronomy, Sociology, Fine Arts, Poetry, Games And Sports, Accent, Mathematics, Warfare, Education And The Science Of Healing By Herbs And Plants. Discussions On Vedic Meters, Vedic Hostile Groups And Individuals, Vedic System Of Education And The Ayurveda Are The Alarming Constituents Of This Monograph. The Analysis Of Every Topic Is Lucid, Informative And Subject Based. Scholars Have Undertaken A Tedious Task Of Exercising Their Capabilities In The Way Of Extracting The Very Primitive Speculations And Conceptions Made In The Veda. The Vedic Deities Are Also The Significant Limbs Of The Vedic Literature. Indeed, Different Branches Of Vedic Studies Evolve With The Revolution Around These Age-Old Divinities Which Are Really Manifested In Our Natural Phenomena. This Book Includes An Articles On The Vedic Deity Aditi, The Imperishable One. Though Varieties Of Discourses On Wide Range Of Subjects Of The Vedic Literature Have Been Carried Out Here, Still Many More Are Left To Be Taken Up In Future. However, The Present Work Embraces Most Of The Thrust Areas In Which The General Readers Find Their Interest. Contents Chapter 1: Prolegomenon By Dr Bidyut Lata Ray, Chapter 2: Some Aspects Of Vedic Studies By Dr G U Thite, Chapter 3: Emergence Of The Aranyakas By Dr Didhiti Biswas, Chapter 4: Siksa Sastra And Accental Semantics By Veda Varidhi P Pamanujan, Chapter 5: Aditi: The Imperishable And A Goddess Of Mortality By Dr Shrimanta Chattopadhyay, Chapter 6: Vedic Mythology By Dr D S Das, Chapter 7: Vedic Philosophy By Dr Bidyut Lata Ray, Chapter 8: Vedic Religion By Dr Brajakishore Swain, Chapter 9: Vedic Astronomy By Dr Padmakar Vishnu Vartak, Chapter 10: Games And Sports In The Veda By Dr P K Datta, Chapter 11: Space And Time In The Veda By Dr S Biswal, Chapter 12: Fine Arts In Veda By Dr Vaijayanti Shete, Chapter 13: The Poetic Beauty In Rigveda By Dr K C Mahalik, Chapter 14: Vedic Meters By Dr R K Panda, Chapter 15: Vedic Hostile Groups And Individuals By Dr U Chakravarty, Chapter 16: The Atharvan Roots Of Ayurveda By Prof K V Sarma, Chapter 17: Vedic System Of Education By Dr V Ramachandran Nair, Chapter 18: Warfare Of The Vedic Period By Prof N Gangadharan, Chapter 19: Vedic Mathematics By Dr S Biswal, Chapter 20: Medicinal Herbs In The Atharvaveda With Special Reference To Ayurveda By Dr Gauri Mahulikar

Author : Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Vedas
ISBN : UOM:39015041778773

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Some Aspects of Vedic Studies by Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:2018315063

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Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raj Kumar
Publisher : Pustak Mahal
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788122308488

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Know The Vedas At A Glance by Raj Kumar Pdf

All of us have heard about the Vedas, but how many of us know what is there in them?In fact, scriptures and classics of any nation are its true heritage, laying a firm foundation for its people to follow.The Vedas are India s and the world s oldest scriptures, believed to have been directly revealed by God.This book gives a clear and concise account on select aspects of the Vedas, which help dispel ignorance, superstition and false beliefs. the Vedas are replete with guidelines to solve varied problems social, economic, political, scientific, mental or any other.The message of the Vedas holds relevance for anybody and everybody - whether a scientist, politician, or educationist,a parent or a pofessional. Understanding and following the essence of the Vedas ensures a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous life.Some Glimpses:*Birth and essence of Vedas, Vedic Principles:-The Rig Veda contains hymns in praise of all devatas.It also describes the better way of living.-Yajur spells ritualistic procedure of Yagna.-Sama Veda demonstrates how to conquer the enemy with love and conciliatory words.-Atharva Veda contains many hymns to ward of evil and hardship, and to destroy the enemy.*Scientific knowledge and outlook as demonstred by Vedas.The Sun never sets or rises and it is the earth that rotates.(Sama Veda-121)*Vedic Mathematics *Art of Warfare*Prayers and their Rewards in Vedas*Vedic Religion and Indian Society.

Author : William K. Mahony
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791435792

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The Artful Universe by William K. Mahony Pdf

Provides an accessible introduction to the Vedic religious world by focusing on the role of divine and human imagination in sacred texts.

Author : Oliver Hector de Alwis Wijesekera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002560313

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Buddhist and Vedic Studies by Oliver Hector de Alwis Wijesekera Pdf

ABOUT THE BOOK:The author is an acknowledged Indologist, from Sri Lanka to win international recognition for his scholarly contributions to Vedic Studies and Buddhism. In the essays brought together in this volume, he discusses various aspects of the

Author : R.U.S. Prasad
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781622730261

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The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity (1500 BCE-500 BCE) by R.U.S. Prasad Pdf

The book critically examines and assesses the literary evidence available through Vedic and allied literature portraying the nature of Vedic polity, the functionalities of its various institutions, and the various social and religious practices. The book is not a narrative but critically examines the nature of changes in a host of these areas that occurred at each stage of Vedic polity from early Vedic period to post Ṛig-Vedic period. It outlines in historical perspective the various stages involved in the development of Vedic polity and Vedic canon and how the two processes have gone along together. It contains extensive discussions on political system and institutions, religious and social practices as they obtained during the Rig-Vedic and post Rig-Vedic periods. It provides a fresh approach to the cult of sacrifice and fire rituals practiced by Vedic Aryans along with an in-depth analysis of the Vedic view of Nationalism, Sovereignty and State as discernible from Vedic texts .The book also features an extensive discussion on the institution of kingship, administrative machinery, role of various entities in the polity including the Purohita, the Sabha and the Samiti, position of women, Varna system and features of tribal kingdoms, such as the Kuru-Panchalas and Kosala-Videhas. Isolating political and social aspects from the essentially religious character of Vedic literature, an attempt has been made to show with due corroboration that the tribal polity was not deficient in political content contrary to the stance of some scholars to depict Vedic Aryans as apolitical and inward looking. The present book partakes both the current and previous scholarship on the subject but breaks a new path with its exclusive focus on the Rig-Vedic and Post Rig-Vedic polity, together with a balanced and objective assessment of their features. It brings all the relevant and connected issues on to one platform, and deals with them in a holistic manner. Its unique features include: • The “Vedic Grid”: a graphical representation and tabulations of the characteristics of each of the about 50 Vedic tribes, including information on the location of their habitat, their time line, the names of their chieftains and their linkage with priestly clans. • A special focus on the Second Urbanization taking place in the Gangetic valley between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. It explains how towards the end of the later Vedic period, the polity underwent a change in political, social and economic spheres which blossomed later during the period of Mauryas. • Two appendices dealing with the theories of Aryan migration and the relationship of the Vedic Aryans with the Harappa culture and what can be ascertained by Vedic literature.

Author : Dr. Victor Borde
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781489732446

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The Purusha Suktam by Dr. Victor Borde Pdf

The interpretation of the Vedic text has been a prerogative of the Hindu Brahmins, it has always been interpreted from the religious point of view. This book’s approach is from the socio-historical perspective. It is a subaltern reading of the Vedic text, which not only establishes the fact that Purua-sktam is an interpolation but also unveils the reasons for its interpolation. The authors approach is both emic and etic at the same time; a perspective which bringing out unique insights. He has used a diachronic approach to trace the history of interpretation thus revealing the various layers of interpretations of this text. Beginning with contemporary interpretations, he goes down in history pointing out how the orthodox and classical scholars interpreted this text and going further back in time to unravel its origin and usage in the context of yajnas and nature religion.

Author : Frits Staal
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 0143099868

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Discovering the Vedas by Frits Staal Pdf

In this unprecedented guide to the Vedas, Frits Staal, the celebrated author of Agni- The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altarand Universals- Studies in Indian Logic and Linguisticsexamines almost every aspect of these ancient sources of Indic civilisation. Staal extracts concrete information from the Oral Tradition and Archaeology about Vedic people and their language, what they thought and did, and where they went and when. He provides essential information about the Vedas and includes selections and translations. Staal sheds light on mantras and rituals, that contributed to what came to be known as Hinduism. Significant is a modern analysis of what we can learn from the Vedas today- the original forms of the Vedic sciences, as well as the perceptive wisdom of the composers of the Vedas. The author puts Vedic civilisation in a global perspective through a wide-ranging comparison with other Indic philosophies and religions, primarily Buddhism. For Staal, originally a logician, the voyage of discovering the Vedas is like unpeeling an onion but without the certainty of reaching an end. Even so, his book shows that the Vedas have a logic all their own. Accessible, finely-argued, and with a wealth of information and insight, Discovering the Vedas is for both the scholar and the interested lay reader.

Author : Raghunath Ghosh
Publisher : Northern Book Centre
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 8172111649

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Facets of Feminism by Raghunath Ghosh Pdf

Highlights education, social, political, legal rights of woman as found in Indian tradition starting from the Vedic period to modern times. An endeavour has been done to show the status of woman in the eye of the contemporary thinkers like Gandhiji, Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath and their interpretation of the tradition on woman has been illumined

Author : Maitreyee Rangnekar Deshpande
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Hinduism
ISBN : IND:30000126590292

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Problems in Vedic and Sanskrit Literature by Maitreyee Rangnekar Deshpande Pdf

Festschrift in honor of 60th birtha anniversary of Ganesh Umakant Thite, Sanskritist; comprises contributed articles on various aspects of Vedic literature, Hinduism and Indic philosophy.

Author : Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Vedas
ISBN : UVA:X000949769

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Vedic Research by Hermann Oldenberg Pdf

Author : Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129850199

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Aspects of manuscript studies by Mukund Lalji Wadekar Pdf

Author : Dr. Arun kumar
Publisher : Ashok Yakkaldevi
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781716796999

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SOME ASPECTS OF EDUCATION IN EARLY INDIA by Dr. Arun kumar Pdf

India has a rich tradition of learning and education from the time immemorial. These were handed over generation to generation either through oral or written media. The basic characteristics of Ancient or Hindu civilization is that it has been moulded and shaped the course of its history more by religious than by political or economic influences. The Early Educational System in India was based on the conception of Brahmacharya, which laid greater emphasis on carya than mere learning. The system was established on the tie of constant association between the teacher and the taught. The Sanskrit word for pupil was antevasin, while acarya stood for the preceptor. A student was known by the word Brahmachari. The religious student belonging to the caste of Brahmana, Kshatriya or Vaisya was known by the term Varni. As a pupil, he was known as Chatra because his duty was always to be at his teacher's service and to protect him from any harm just like an umbrella. The antevasin was to lead the life of a regular Brahmacharin in the house of his teacher. Special hostels for female students had also come into existence known as Chatrisala i.e., Lady's Hostel.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004223479

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Aspects of Manuscript Culture in South India by Anonim Pdf

This volume, the outcome of a seminar organized at the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, marks an important advancement in the study of South Indian Sanskrit manuscripts which are predominantly on palm leaf and rarely older than three to four centuries. Nevertheless, they continued a manuscript culture for around two millennia and had a profound impact on traditions of knowledge and culture. After an introductory essay (by J.E.M. Houben and S. Rath) addressing theoretical and historical issues of text transmission in manuscripts and in India’s remarkably strong oral memory culture, it contains twelve contributions dealing with South Indian manuscript collections in India and Europe (mainly of Vedic and Sanskrit texts) and with problems related to the scripts, the dating of manuscripts and India's literary and intellectual history. Contributors include: G. Colas, A.A. Esposito, M. Fujii, C. Galewicz, J.E.M. Houben, H. Moser, P. Perumal, K. Plofker, S. Rath, S.R. Sarma, D. Wujastyk, K.G. Zysk