In the Hindu tradition Kapila is admired and worshipped as a philosopher, a divinity, an Avatara of Visnu and as a powerful ascetic. This book is the first monographic study of this important figure. The book deals with Kapila in the Veda, the Sramana traditions, the epics and the Puranas, in the 'Samkhya system of religious thought and in the ritual traditions of many contemporary Hindu traditions. Kapila is an important figure in the sacred geography of India ...
Theory and Practice of Yoga: Essays in Honour of Gerald James Larson
The Essays of this book have been written by students and close associates of Gerald James Larson, an internationally acclaimed scholar of the history of religions and the philosophies of India, and one of the world's foremost authorities on the Samkhya and Yoga traditions. Larson combines the high standards of Indological rigorous scholarship with the creative and innovative thinking characteristic of the best work in Religious Studies. This ...
