Gods, Goddesses and Religious Symbols of Hinduism, Buddhism and Tantrism

Trilok Chandra Majupuria, M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. is Professor at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu (Nepal).  He has been teaching for 48 years and has also been guiding Ph.D. and D.Sc. students for the last several years.  He has written several books on Nepal the notable ones being: Sacred and Useful Plants and Trees of Nepal, Nepal: The Land of Festivals, Marriage Customs of Nepal, Youth of Nepal, Glimpses of Nepal, Peerless Nepal, Pashupatinath, Complete Guide to Nepal etc.  Two most scholarly books he has authored and edited on natural history of Nepal are: Wild is Beautiful, Introduction to wild life and fauna of Nepal.  The other book is Nepal-Nature's Paradise, which gives an insight into diverse facets of the country's topography, flora and ecology.  Recently, he has edited some scholarly and informative books: Wildlife Wealth of India.  Butterflies of Nepal, Magnificent Nepal Himalaya.  He has got a wide interest in various fields.  His interest in culture was sparked off by the original studies he carried out on the sacred an symbolic animals of Hinduism and Buddhism for about 38 years.  He has been on a lecture tour to several universities, speaking on natural and cultural ecology of Nepal together with other zoological topics.  His interest in the field of socio-biology is deep.  He has also participated in various international seminars and has visited several countries viz., Lebanon, Italy, France, Germany, U.K., U.S.A., Thailand, Hongkong, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Austria, Greece, United Arab Emirates, China, etc.  He has got to his credit about 100 papers, 500 articles and 11 books on zoology.  He is fellow of several international associations.