Art and religion of the Bhairavas, illumined by two rare Sanskrit texts `Sarva-siddhanta-viveka' and `Jnana-siddhi'

Nagaswamy, R

A pathbreaking new approach to the study of Indian art and religion, this work bases its analysis on two rare Sanskrit texts, Sarva-siddhanta-viveka (critical understanding of all religious systems) and Jnana-siddhi (achievement of knowledge), through which the meaning and identification of some of the immortal sculptures of India like Elephanta Trimurti are discussed.

Art and science of translation

Venkateswara Sastry, J (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185194295, 8185194297

Contents: (i) Translation and untranslatability (ii) Mode of literary communication (iii) On scriptural translation (iv) Translation as convention and innovavation (v) Role of translation in SL teaching (vi) Problems in translating scientific and technical texts with special reference to texts on computer science (vii) Contrasting the TL text with the SL text (viii) Towards analysing the proble...

Buddhist heritage of Ladakh

Rinpoche, Lama Gangchen Tulku et al

ISBN: 9788171399642, 8171399649

This handbook deals with the history, geography, wildlife, language, people, culture, art and handicrafts, tourism, monasteries of Ladakh besides the history of Buddhism including the middle path Buddhahood, Bodhisattva, timeline, texts, criticism and research related to cultural heritage of Ladakh in general and of Buddhist heritage in particular.

Art of India: 1550-1900

Guy, John et al. (ed.)

ISBN: 9781851770229, 1851770224

The book presents over 200 of the finest treasures from the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in a lively study that discusses the arts of Mughal, Rajput and British India in social and cultural contexts of their time.

The art of India: sculpture and mural painting (ancient and medieval period), 2 vols., text & photographs by Benoy K. Behl, ed. by Vijaya Sankar

ISBN: 9788193418703, 8193418700

This lavishly produced two-volume set is a collection of updated and, in some cases, significantly recast texts of articles published in Frontline and in addition to some essays specially written for this volume.

The art of translation

Pattanaik, Pranati

ISBN: 9788186622124, 8186622128

This book attempts to present what translation is and what are the problems of translators literary texts, as well as the whole process of creative translation.

The artful universe: an introduction to the Vedic religious imagination

Mahony, William K

ISBN: 9788170307679, 8170307678

Nitisatkam of Srimatbhrtrharipranitam, 'Prahlad' Sanskrit-Hindi commentaries,

ISBN: 9788121703352, 8121703352

Arthasastra of Kautilya, translated into English by R. Shamasastry with an introductory note by J.F. Fleet, 9th edition

The Arthasastra of Kautilya, with the comm. `Srimula' of T. Ganapati Sastri, English transl. of the text by N.P. Unni, 3 parts, 2nd ed.

ISBN: 9788183150347, 8183150349

Part I: 1 and 2 Adhikaranas.;Part II: 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Adhikaranas.;Part III: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 Adhikaranas.

The Arthasastra tradition and ancient Indian value-system

Mathur, Aparna

ISBN: 9788179752708, 8179752704

Arthasastram of Kautilya with Srimulakhyaya edited by Ganapat Shastri, 3 vols

Classical treatise with modern commentary on Hindu statecraft.

The arts of India: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, by Joseph M. Dye III et al

ISBN: 9780856675485, 0856675482

Each of the four major areas of the catalogue - sculpture, painting, decorative arts, and textiles - begins with an introductory essay. Individual catalogue entries provide an analysis of the historical, aesthetic, and cultural significance of each object together with documentation of its provenance, exhibition, and publication history. Texts and inscriptions appearing on works of art are tran...

Aruna Prasna (Taittiriya Aranyaka of Yajurveda; I.I.I.-I XXVII.10), text with notes tr., glossary, and paraphase by CL Prabhakar

Arunachal Pradesh: rediscovering Hinduism in the Himalayas, foreword by Kiren Rijiju

Kaur, Jagdish

ISBN: 9788185217321, 8185217327

This book has tried to relate the religious history of Arunachal Pradesh with the existing evidence in the form of ancient Indian epics, texts, contemporary literature and the archaeological investigations conducted over a period of past several decades. A comprehensive analysis of this evidence establishes the presence of Hindu religious elements in ancient Arunachal Pradesh.

Arvacinam jyotirvijnanam of Ramanatha Sahaya, foreword by Mandan Mishra, 2nd edition

The Aryamanjusrimulakalpa (Sanskrit), ed. with introduction in English by T. Ganapatisastri

A valuable Budhist Agama work belonging to 8th cent., dealing with Mantric texts of Kumara Manjusri Bodhisattva Mahasattva.

Aryasaptasati-(Kavya) by Parvatiya Sri Visvesvara Suri, with a comm. by the author, ed. by Visnu Prasada Bhandari, fasciculus 1 to 3

Asamvedopanishad

ISBN: 9788185427621, 8185427623

Painted catalogue of Pali literature: Uposatha Hall of Wat Thong Nopphakhun, Bangkok,

Pakdeekham, Santi

ISBN: 9786165827874, 616582787X

This volume, focuses on a remarkable mural painting that adorns the wall opposite the presiding Buddha--a meticulous depiction of the Tripitaka, the Pali scriptural collections. This book provides a transliteration and annotated edition of the titles of the Tripitaka texts recorded on a mural painting on the eastern wall of the Uposatha Hall of Wat Thong Nopphakhun, Bangkok. This is the only mu...