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A Brief History of Dharmasastra
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The book is the first attempt to present, within a short compass, a systematic account of Dharmasastra comprising both original Sm?ti works and digests written in different regions of India. It describes the contents of the above works under the principal heads, viz. Acara (conduct and custom), Prayascitta (expiation), Vyavahara (secular law) and Rajadharma (politics and statecraft). The chapter on Ethics deals with the eternal values of life, which will help the reconstruction of the present Indian society passing through a crisis of values. In the chapter on Society, reflected in Dharmasastra, the reader will have an idea of ancient Indians about untouchability, dalits. slavery, women, Sati-daha, euthanasia elements of socialism, etc. The book is a must for all those who are interested in Indian sociology.
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A Study of Deities of Rig Veda
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This is probably for the first time that a serious study of Deities of Rig Veda has been made with the help of modern research methodology and science to find out what the Rishis had said, a few thousand years back, about the Deities. Efforts were also made to identify these gods. It is a finding of great importance that what Rishis had said about these gods is being corroborated by the western science today.
Dr. Gupta has grouped these 33 gods of Rig Veda in three categories: (i) Natural Phenomena Gods—Sky, Earth, Fire, Air and Water. All the material things are produced by their permutations and combinations. These five natural phenomena gods have their subgods also. For example, Agni has Surya Agni (Nuclear energy), Apan Napat Agni (Agni in the sky like lightning), Davanal (Agni on Earth), Badvanal (Agni in the oceans or water) and Jathragni (Agni in the body); (ii) Gods connected with soul energy such as Vishnu (can be compared with a modern generating station), Brahama, who induces the tiny, invisible, weightless particles of soul energy in all the living beings to give them life, Shiva, who, at an interval of time, takes out this particle of soul energy from all the living beings and they all become dead, and Yama, who and whose assistants take these tiny particles of soul to a place called Yama Loka; (iii) Craftsmen gods such as Vishvakarma, Tvastha and Ribhugan who assemble and mix the five basic elements in different proportions to create structures or forms so that soul-particles can be introduced in them; and (iv) Miscellaneous gods such as Rishis and other men, animals (cow, frog’, etc.) raised to godhood, and other important things like meaning of prayer, does Rig Veda give history etc.
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Ambrosia of Thirukkural
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Swamiji Iraianban
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Saint Thiruvalluvar is the author of this Universal Veda, Thirukkural. It is in poetic from (Tamil) and it is translated in English and for the welfare of the readers, it is given as verses by Swamiji Iraianban. Thirukkural is a light of literal, spiritual, ancient and cultural customs, the survey of Tamil language’s limitless profound literacy. Though it is having so many titles, when we mention its name as “Thirukkural”, everyone can know its depth of literal and spiritual harmony and it is considered to be the essence of all Vedas, puranas and dharma shasthras. Thirukkural has a salient feature, it is told by a man (valluvar) to the entire mankind to lift the humanity to the highest peak of Eternity. Thirukkural is 1330 in number: in 133 chapters, each chapter consists of 10 couplets, emphasises Virtue (Homely, Ascetic), Wealth (Royalty, Ministry, Nation and Livelihood), and Love (Wedding, Married Affection etc.). In this divine authorisation there is no sign of any name of God particularly and that is why it is honoured by all beyond religions, regions, sects and creeds. Thirukkural begins with the letter “Aa” and ends with “In” and this denotes the Tamil language’s literacy, in Tamil “Aa” is the 1st letter and “In” is the 246th, last letter. On the whole, apart from Thirukkural there is nothing more to state as literature and dharma. Thirukkural is an ever-living guidance to mankind and it is the Lighthouse through which humanity can reach the Almighty very easily.
Though he is a graduate (science) his ardent faith upon self-realization and literature makes him not an ordinary man but as a well-versed preacher of spiritualism. His slogan is “Trumpeting Vedanta into Thine Heart”. He is not engaged with any physical designation but he has dedicated his life to render service to all, through proper understanding of spiritualism.
He is also a versatile orator and has delivered more than 4000 spiritual lectures in several temples. Athmanandam, Narayaneeyam, Abhirami Andhathi-notes, Hindu Dharmam are published. Now, his “Manamum Thianamum”, “Vedhanthamum Nadaimuraiyum”, “Aranericharam & Avvaikkural-notes”, “Nathaupasanai-400 Tamil Krithis with ragas and thalas”, “Thirumanthiram - notes”, “Sree Mookapanchasathee-notes”, Commentary on Srimad Bhagavad Gita-English notes” books are in press.
Subramanian (42) is the son of Sri Arumugam Achari and Srimathi Subbammal, native of Dindigul, one of the ancient towns of Tamil Nadu. Subramanian was blessed by his Guru and the Guru called him as “the lover of God and God’s love is his”, in this sense, he is called as Iraianban and his admirers respectfully call him as Swamiji.
Happily married to Mrs. A. Maragatham, Subramanian is blessed with 2 boys (Ramalingam, Balaji) and 1 girl (Chellamariammal). Truly, he is an outstanding personality, but he is not interested to show his eminence to all.
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An Invitation to Think
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“While human life has been scientified, science has not humanized.” In these words the author of this book draws the attention of his readers towards the existing conflict between science and culture. As a solution for ending this conflict, he proposes critical thinking on human values.
The book, therefore, aims “to invoke the thinking” of lay public and “to build a critical attitude” in their minds, “through a simple, rational and analytical approach”.
With this goal in mind, the author discusses topics like Truth, Beauty, Love, Joy and Art in a language and a style that presents philosophy as common-sense.
A native of the city of Hyderabad, India, MUMULLA VENKAT RAO NAIDU had most of his education in Hyderabad at Osmania University where he took his degrees of B.A. (History and Economics), M.A. (Political Science), LL.B. (Law) and LL.M. (Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law). He later studied for a PhD. in international relations at the University of Minnesota.
He taught at the Osmania University and the University of Minnesota. He is now an Associate Professor at Minot State College in North Dakota. Before college teaching, his professional experience extended to journalism and radio work.
While still a student he took an active part in the Indian freedom movement. He gave up active politics after Indian independence. Since then his motto has been: “Read, write, paint and think”.
He has published prize-winning poetry and articles on politics, philosophy, art and education, besides a book on the municipal administration of ‘The City of Secunderabad’ in India. He has also exhibited his paintings.
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Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba - The Man and The Avatar
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Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba has been a name to conjure with in different parts of the world. An enchanting bhajan composer and singer, a world teacher, and unexcelled educator of the vital, a Yogishwara pressing an amazing variety of talent and capacity into service for the fulfillment of his mission, a kalpataru or a wish-fulfilling tree for his devotees, the very avatar of Love, the voice of one’s own innermost heart speaking to each individual externally, a universal presence to be felt and known, a promoter of the unity of world religions and of a philosophy that embraces Matter and Spirit and the inaugurator of a new social order, he is easily the most colourful and many faceted prophet that modern India has produced. Several antinomies meet and mingle and are reconciled in his personality - the most significant pair being one of Solitude and Multitude.
Thousands of Sathya Sai Baba Samitis function in all parts of India and there are hundreds of them in the U.S.A., U.K., and several other parts of the world. Crowds collect in their lakhs to hear him in India. What is the secret of this charismatic power that Bhagavan Baba wields wherever he goes?
Baba declared in the Sri Sathya Sai World Conference held in Bombay in 1968 that the mission for which he has come is the spiritual regeneration of India and of the mankind through her. And he has said that he will not cease from his labours till his mission is fulfilled.
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BHAGWAT GEETA
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BHAGAVAD GITA: The Bhagavad Gita (is a Sanskrit text from the chapter Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata epic, comprising 700 verses. Krishna, as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita, is referred to within as Bhagavan (the divine one). The verses themselves, using the range and style of Sanskrit meter (chhandas) with similes and metaphors, are written in a poetic form that is traditionally chanted; hence the title, which translates to "the Song of the Divine One". The Bhagavad Gita is revered as sacred by Hindu traditions,[3] and especially so by Vaishnavas (followers of Vishnu-Krishna). It is commonly referred to as The Gita. he content of the text is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield of Kurukshetra just prior to the start of the Kurukshetra war. The content of the text is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield of Kurukshetra just prior to the start of the Kurukshetra war. Responding to Arjuna's confusion and moral dilemma, Krishna explains to Arjuna his duties as a warrior and Prince and elaborates on different Yogic[4] and Vedantic philosophies, with examples and analogies. This has led to the Gita often being described as a concise guide to Hindu philosophy and also as a practical, self-contained guide to life. During the discourse, Krishna reveals his identity as the Supreme Being Himself (Svayam bhagavan), blessing Arjuna with an awe-inspiring glimpse of His divine universal form.
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Crossroads Of Religions
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What follows from this discussion is that no knowledge however profound can have absolute validity. All that we can say about a particular piece of wisdom is that it is very deep and has a very wide application. In some quarters the word ‘Revelation’ has gained a peculiar connotation. Anything put in the category of revelation becomes absolute truth, final word of God. We have dealt with this misconception of revelation at the beginning of this essay. We would say that each encounter being unique, all revelations may be true and yet not be the whole truth. As for something being final truth, it is simply a contradiction since the entire cosmos is in constant move, in a flux so to say. Even those who claim finality to the revealed book they are attached to, can themselves find how their religion has changed over the centuries and how newer interpretations of the scripture have made earlier positions beyond recognition.
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Dammapada
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The Dhammapada is a collection of 423 verses in classical Pali language arranged in 26 chapters according to the subject-matter. As an authentic guide to seekers of Nirvana, the Dhammapada seems to present us with a complete perspective of the way to Nirvana.
The word Dhamma means Nirvana and the word Pada means the way. In other words Dhammapada has been interpreted in the sense of "The way to Nirvana". Dhammapada has the same place in Buddhism as the Gita in Hinduism.
The Dhammapada is the most wonderful, distinguished and unique collection of euphonic, euphemistic verses of the Lord Buddha. It is the best collection of Tripitaka's Buddhist philosophical, moral and spiritual teachings.
All the verses of the text are fine, beautiful, melodious and are like glittering gems. This wonderful book has been captivating the hearts of scholars and saints from East and West alike from the remote past to present day.
For centuries past it has influenced the life and career of great men. Through these verses, the Buddha exhorts one to achieve the greatest of all conquests— die conquest of self; to escape from the evils of passion, hatred and ignorance and to strive hard to attain freedom from the cycle of rebirth. From Sanyutta Nikaya we know that the Dhammapada is meant for the manifold elevation and welfare of the human beings. The religious aspect dealt with in Dhammapada is Arya.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Basics of Faith Under Quran
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Dictionary of Holy Quran, Volume 1
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Dictionary of Holy Quran, Volume 2
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Economy under Quran
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Education under Quran
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Family Life under Quran
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Holy Quran is the embodiment of Divine Revelations, made from time to time, over a period spanning 23 years to the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (Pbuh) by the Almighty, through the agency of the archangel, Gabriel (Jibraeel). Originally encrypted in the Arabic language, it has been translated into almost every language of the world. A live miracle in itself, it deals with every aspect of human life, here and hereafter.
About fourteen and a half century back, when the Holy Prophet completed his 40th year, he was conferred the most elegant title of prophethood with the first revelation in the cave of Hira. The Prophet used to visit Hira and spend some hours in meditation for a long time. But the experience, he had on the auspicious occasion of Divine Revelation was startling and horrifying to a considerable extent.
It so happened that he was lost in meditation, when the angel appeared before him. On first sight, the Prophet felt feared. Soon, the angel solaced him, with his introduction and the purpose of his arrival. He, then, asked the Prophet to repeat the words, recited by him. The words were : “Iqra...”, meaning, read... Thereupon, the Prophet replied that he couldn’t as he was illiterate. The angel, again, made the same request and the Prophet answered as earlier. For the third time, the angel emphatically asked the Prophet “to read” what was recited by him. And ultimately, the Prophet did.
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Encyclopaedia of Quranic Studies - Fundamentals under Quran
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