The Upanayana
The Upanayana

Author: Ram Chandra Prasad

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9788120812406

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Upanayana is one of the sixteen samskaras or purificatory rites in which a boy is invested with the sacred thread and thus endowedwith second or spiritual birth and qualified to learn the Veda by heart. In this ceremony the boy goes to an Acarya well-versed in the Vedas with a view to be initiated into Vedic studies or a Guru draws a boy towards himself and initiates him into one of the three twice-born classes. From the day the initiation ceremony takes place the young celibate commits himself to a life of austerity and abstinence; he chooses to lead a life rigorously disciplined by vows and disciplinary rules.

New Age Purohit Darpan: Upanayana
New Age Purohit Darpan: Upanayana

Author: Kanai Mukherjee

Publisher: Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants

Published:

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.

New Age Purohit Darpan: Kali Puja
New Age Purohit Darpan: Kali Puja

Author: Kanai Mukherjee

Publisher: Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants

Published:

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13:

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This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.

A Study of the Socio-Religious Ceremony of Upanayana
A Study of the Socio-Religious Ceremony of Upanayana

Author: Bharati Barua

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9788185094779

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This Book Is My Ph.D. Thesis. I Have Done A Critical Analysis On The Upanayana Samskara, Special Emphasis Has Been Given On The Social And Religious Impact, There Is Sixteen Samskaras In The Hindu Concept.

Hindu Saṁskāras
Hindu Saṁskāras

Author: Rajbali Pandey

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9788120803961

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The Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality.

The Character of the Self in Ancient India
The Character of the Self in Ancient India

Author: Brian Black

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0791480526

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This groundbreaking book is an elegant exploration of the Upanisads, often considered the fountainhead of the rich, varied philosophical tradition in India. The Upaniṣads, in addition to their philosophical content, have a number of sections that contain narratives and dialogues—a literary dimension largely ignored by the Indian philosophical tradition, as well as by modern scholars. Brian Black draws attention to these literary elements and demonstrates that they are fundamental to understanding the philosophical claims of the text. Focusing on the Upanisadic notion of the self (ātman), the book is organized into four main sections that feature a lesson taught by a brahmin teacher to a brahmin student, debates between brahmins, discussions between brahmins and kings, and conversations between brahmins and women. These dialogical situations feature dramatic elements that bring attention to both the participants and the social contexts of Upanisadic philosophy, characterizing philosophy as something achieved through discussion and debate. In addition to making a number of innovative arguments, the author also guides the reader through these profound and engaging texts, offering ways of reading the Upaniṣads that make them more understandable and accessible.

Philosophy as Therapeia
Philosophy as Therapeia

Author: Clare Carlisle

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-05-13

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780521165150

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Essays by leading scholars providing a new reading of the history of philosophy, through the concept of philosophy as therapeia.

Introduction to Hindu Dharma
Introduction to Hindu Dharma

Author: Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (Jagatguru Sankaracharya of Kamakoti)

Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1933316489

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