Hindu samskāras: socio-religious study of the Hindu sacraments. (Second revised edition.).
Author: Raj Bali PANDEY
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 327
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Author: Raj Bali PANDEY
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 327
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rajbali Pandey
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9788120803961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality.
Author: Jeaneane D. Fowler
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1836240759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis introduction to hinduism sets out the major beliefs and practices which inform Hinduism at the end of the 1990s. It depicts the colour and diversity of the many dimensions of Hinduism, and deals with the fundamental beliefs which underpin the religion.
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Westland
Published: 2020-03-13
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9395073446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbout the Book A DEEP AND PROFOUND INSIGHT INTO THE GARUDA PURANA AND THE HINDU CONCEPTS OF DEATH, REBIRTH AND IMMORTALITY. Why do Hindus feed their dead ancestors? And why do they prefer burning the dead to building tombs? Does Hinduism have no concept of Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on its notions of womanhood and caste? Is the Vedic approach to death different from the Tantric one? The idea of death and rebirth is embedded in the Hindu mind through ritual and story. Death is not just tragic, but ambiguous too. For instance, it is the end of one journey, but it is also the beginning of another. Similarly, while it is true that the ancestors are venerated and fed posthumously, death is also considered inauspicious, a source of impurity. There are a variety of rituals that seek to address these ambiguities, provide comfort to the living and deliverance to the dead. In Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the many concepts around death across the spectrum of Hindu puranas and mythology. Bhuta, pishacha, preta, pitr and vetala make their appearance in this study, as do Yama, Hanuman, Kaal-Bhairav, Ram and other gods as well as lesser beings. The book is a unique enquiry into the inevitability that is death—but equally it is a guide for the living on the choices we make.
Author: British Library
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 512
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: V. S. Lalrinawma
Publisher: ISPCK
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9788172149611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Indra
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Published: 1955
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ashok Kumar Srivastava
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 160
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Published: 1994-04
Total Pages: 1056
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bhaiyārām Śarmā
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9788120811324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCeremonial rites and rituals occupy a place of utmost importance in the life of a devout Hindu. In fact, there are no vital actions- brith, initiation, marriage, death etc- which can be allowed to be performed without its appropriate rite or samskara. The number of samskaras has been fluctuating but was finally fixed at sixteen. Marriage is the most important and elaborate out of these sixteen samskaras. Manu enjoins that rituals should be performed in the case of virgin for legalizing the marriage, legitimatizing children and avoiding public scandal. The mantras used in the nuptial rites being in Sanskrit are beyond the comprehension of not only the average Hindu but even the common priests entrusted with the duty of conducting the rituals. To overcome this difficulty the present book was originally prepared in Hindu and is now translated into English with the mantras etc. Romanized for the benefit of those who do not have adequate knowledge of Hindi, for example especially those whose forefathers had migrated to remote countries during the last one hundred years or so.