N.N. Bhattacharyya
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Tantrism, both traditional and Buddhist, with its vast literature containing intricate ritualistic and philosophical details occupies an important place in the religious and cultural life of India and some Asian countries. The subject, however, still appears to be an enigma, notwithstanding numerous works in this field.
This volume contains informative and analytical papers by eminent scholars on different aspects of Tantric Buddhism and Tantars in general. The ...
Jainism is not a religion in the Western or Semitic sense of the term, but in the Indian or Eastern sense, which is no more than a way of life that insists on cessation from violence, theft, lies, having possessions or indulgence in sensual pleasures.It is one of the six daily duties of Jain laymen to show compassion to all living being and to help the needy. Four kinds of gifts are to be offered to the distressed--food (ahara), protection (abhaya), Medicine ...
The present work, though non-technical in nature, is comprehensive, and apart from dealing with the Tantric terms and concepts pertaining to various forms of religious system, also contains entries on extra-religious contents of Tantrism such as chemical and medical sciences, philosophical speculations especially on metaphysics and epistemology, yoga and physical exercises. Tantric details are also dealt with – the hundreds of gods and goddesses who have non ...
This is for the first time that Indian demonology and demon-lores, as found in the Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Epic and Puranic sources have been presented in their entirety on the basis of original materials by N.N. Bhattacharyya who does not require any special introduction to the scholars. The present volume deals at length with the myths and legends pertaining to various kinds of celestial, aerial and terrestrial demoniacal beings such as the Asuras, Daityas, ...
In this book, the author presents in historical outline, the genesis, development and structural analysis of the Tantric tradition in India and its place in the Indian religious and philosophical systems. It studies the different aspects of Tantrism, its vastness and intricacies, its heterogeneous and contradictory elements and gives a historical perspectives to the conglomeration of ideas and practices through space and time. After an introduction to the meaning ...
Regional geography is a well developed discipline of geography. It is a kind of study which provides linkage to almost all geographical concepts and thoughts. Currently regions have become catchwords in planning and development of a country because they provide an insight into whole environmental system. North East India: A Systematic Geography is a serious study which provides a comprehensive geographical account of the whole region. The volume includes 22 ...
In the present volume which deals in the studies on the religious systems of ancient India the term historiography has been used to denote the history of researches on various systems both in its heuristic and interpretative aspects. It is against the background of the academic activities of the last 200 years that Prof. Bhattacharyya has dealt with the contents of the major works of every decade, the perspectives and theorizations of their authors, their ...
This encyclopaedia aims to provide authentic information on various aspects of ancient Indian culture and civilization. Barring political history, almost all possible, subjects pertaining to the multiple facets of ancient Indian culture have been dealt with necessary textual and epigraphical references. The topics covered (literary, linguistic, religious, philosophical, artistic, economic, legal, social educational, medical, scientific, technological and allied ...
The purpose of the present volume is to convey a meaningful account of the past in relation to the present and to trace and identify certain special features which characterize the history and civilization of ancient India as a whole. It offers a new perspective in the interpretation of facts presented by the historical materials pertaining to the political, social, economic and cultural aspects. Special emphasis has been laid, besides the study of material ...
The first edition of this work evoked great scholarly interest and was acclaimed as a significant departure from the traditional type of indological research thus initiating a new line of historical enquiry. Dr.N.N.Bhattacharyya, whose contribution to ancient Indian history and civilization is widely Respected, holds that the beliefs and ideals of different civilizations are formulated in their rituals more explicitly than in any other culture trait which gives ...
A Cultural Index to Vedic Literature endeavours to present a conspectus of what is known as the Vedic age in Indian history by collecting from various texts relevant data pertaining to all aspects of Vedic thought and culture, analyzing and interpreting them in a historical perspective and arranging them under more than 1000topics in alphabetical order. It serves as a supplement to the celebrated Vedic Index (2 Vols., London, 1912) by Macdonell and ...