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Hindu Literature. Comprising The Book of Good Counsels; Nala and Damayanti; Sakoontala; The Ranayana and Poems of Toru Dutt. With Critical and Biographical Sketches by Eiphanius Wilson A.M.

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Manava-Kalpa-Sutra. Being a portion of this ancient work on Vaidik rites together with the commentary of Kumarila-Swamin. A Fac-simile of the MS. No. 17 in the Library of Her Majesty's Home Government for India.

186175210London: N. Trubner and Co. 1861. The first edition in Sanskrit and first edition in English. Oblong folio 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches printed in the landscape manner the spine is actually the top of the book. xi 1 268 pp. preface by Theodor Golsdstucker with text printed in two columns plus the 121-page facsimile of the original Sutra at rear. Publisher's ribbed brown cloth with blind-stamped borders nicely rebacked a great while ago retaining almost all of the original spine spine with gilt lettering and a gilt Ganesh device pale yellow endpapers Smallish call letters in orange at base of spine library accession stamp and two previous owner's signatures on front pastedown and endpaper tips bumped. The major part of the sutra is unopened. Overall a very good copy of quite a scarce title.Kalpa means "proper fit" and is one of the six disciplines of the Ved nga or ancillary science connected with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism. This field of study is focused on the procedures and ceremonies associated with Vedic ritual practice. Kalpa is a Sanskrit word that means "proper fit competent sacred precept" and also refers to one of the six Vedanga fields of study. The Manava Sutra is classed as a being in the Yajurveda discipline and concerns ritual instructions and formula. This particular texts deals with the sacred geometry of altars. Manava would have not have been a mathematician in the sense that we would understand it today. Nor was he a scribe who simply copied manuscripts like Ahmes. He would certainly have been a man of very considerable learning but probably not interested in mathematics for its own sake merely interested in using it for religious purposes. Theodor Goldstücker was a German Sanskrit scholar professor of Sanskrit in University College London and founder of the Sanskrit Text Society. He dedicated the book to the great German physician Rudolf Virchow. N. Trubner and Co. hardcover

Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Hinduism Photo ArchiveBiblio.com

Hindu Ritual Life Along the Ganges at Benares Temples Bathing Ghats Cremation Rites and Ascetic Practice Archive of 28 Photos circa 1900s

1900235081900. Hindu religious life in India photo archive showing temple approaches Ganges riverfront ghats public ritual bathing cremation rites ascetic practice and pilgrimage activity at Benares around the turn of the twentieth century. Benares now Varanasi has long been one of Hinduism's sacred cities with miles of steps descending to the Ganges for religious bathing and temple access from the river. The Ganges is regarded by Hindus as the holiest river and ashes of the dead have traditionally been placed in its waters as part of beliefs concerning release after death. <br /> <br /> Photo archive of 28 black and white real photo postcards each measuring 3.5" x 5" India circa 1900s. The verso inscription on one card reads "Benares India" and "Burning Ghat Ganges River" anchoring the group to the sacred riverfront where funeral rites bathing temple visits and river traffic occurred in close proximity. A captioned card reading "Hindu Cremation" shows men standing around a raised pyre with a shrouded body while another scene shows a funeral pyre and stacked wood at a riverside burning ghat. Other cards show pilgrims gathered densely at the water men and women washing at the riverbank temple spires rising above crowded steps boats moored before ghats a procession moving along a road a holy man associated with fakir practice on a bed of nails and repeated views of Benares temples and riverfront architecture.<br /> <br /> At Benares religious bathing cremation pilgrimage temple worship and daily commerce shared the same riverfront making the ghats one of the most concentrated sacred landscapes in South Asia. Light edge wear toning corner wear scattered soiling and occasional fading; several cards show stronger surface wear and mounting traces. Overall in good condition. The archive shows turn of the century Hindu ritual practice through cremation ascetic discipline river ablution temple approach and pilgrimage crowds along the Ganges. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis875,00 $US≈ 740,34 €

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