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The Awakening of Faith, Attributed to Aasvaghosha

Book by Yoshito S. Hakeda, Aasvaghoosa; Columbia University Press, 1967

Subjects:

Sanskrit Literature

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This text is a short treatise, but its importance is out of all proportion to its length, since it provides a comprehensive summary of the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism. It discusses the question of how man can transcend his finite state and participate in the life of the infinite while still ...
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This text is a short treatise, but its importance is out of all proportion to its length, since it provides a comprehensive summary of the essentials of Mahayana Buddhism. It discusses the question of how man can transcend his finite state and participate in the life of the infinite while still remaining in the midst of the phenomenal order and concludes with a discussion of the particular practices and techniques that will aid the believer in the awakening and growth of his faith.
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Sanskrit Poetics as a Study of Aesthetic

Book by S. K. De, Edwin Gerow; University of California Press, 1963

Subjects:

Poetics, Sanskrit Poetry--History And Criticism

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

...Sanskrit Poetics and History of Sanskrit Literature: Prose, Poetry and Drama . In...sabda and artha , from which literature itself came to take the designation...the two. As we noted earlier, Sanskrit poetics, like Sanskrit grammar...
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Early History of the Vaisnava Faith and Movement in Bengal: From Sanskrit and Bengali Sources

Book by Sushil Kumar De; Firma K.L. Mukhopadhya, 1961

Subjects:

Vaishnavism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...content of the much neglected Sanskrit source, although the divergence...philosophy, ritualism, and literature. It is more important to know...concept of Bhakti in Vedic literature, as well as of Early Vi n...see S. K. De, Aspects of Sanskrit Lit. , Calcutta 1959, pp...
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The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom; Text and Commentaries Translated from Sanskrit and Chinese

Book by Red Pine; Counterpoint, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

A dazzling new translation with commentaries from the Chinese & Sanskrit of the text most central to Zen Buddhism.
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Land of Bliss: The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light: Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the Sukhavativyuha Sutras

Book by Luis O. Gómez; University of Hawaii Press, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Buddhism and of the cultures and literatures that represent it. In association...Buddha of measureless light : Sanskrit and Chinese versions of the...the English rendition of the Sanskrit texts appears first, followed...translation of classical Bud dhist literature: an original, or source, version...

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Journal Articles on: sanskrit literature

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Sanskrit Pandits Recall Their Youth: Two Autobiographies from Nineteenth-Century Bengal

Journal article by Brian A. Hatcher; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001

Subjects:

Authorship--Analysis, Bengal--Languages, Sanskrit language--Analysis, Sanskrit literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...interpreting Sanskrit literature and for adjudicating...and published Sanskrit texts from these...of "improving" literature after the fashion...education at the Sanskrit College, Vidyasagara...Professor of Literature, and finally...
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Deconstruction and Sanskrit Poetics

Journal article by William S. Haney II; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 28, 1995

Subjects:

Deconstruction--Analysis, Derrida, Jacques--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sanskrit literature--Analysis, Sanskrit philology--Analysis

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...meaning found in Sanskrit poetics have their roots in Vedic literature. In terms of the...significance of Sanskrit poetics for post-structuralism...the fact that all literature, in its production...Field Theory of Literature." Modern Science...The Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office...
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On Suryadasa and the Invention of Bidirectional Poetry (Vilomakavya)

Journal article by Christopher Minkowski; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

Poetry--Analysis, Sanskrit language--Analysis, Sanskrit language--History, Sanskrit literature--Analysis

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...extant vilomakavya literature, it becomes clear...genre. (3) For a Sanskrit literatus of his...modern history of Sanskrit literature. There are at least...History of Classical Sanskrit Literature, 2d ed. (Madras...
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Virasaivism, Caste, Revolution, Etc

Journal article by Robert J. Zydenbos; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 117, 1997

Subjects:

Caste--India, India--Literature, Indian literature--Religious aspects, Karnataka, India--Social aspects, Sanskrit literature--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Literature, Entire Library

...research about Virasaiva Sanskrit literature has still hardly...premature to use the Sanskrit material for establishing...But also in Kannada literature we find evidence...highly sophisticated literature in Sanskrit. But even if Sanskrit...
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A Fragment of the 'Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnaparamita-Sutra' from Eastern Turkestan

Journal article by G.M. Bongard-Levin; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 114, 1994

Subjects:

Buddhist literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sanskrit literature--Translations and translating

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...belonging to the Prajnaparamita literature.(2) During the authors stay...Prajnaparamita-sutra. This Sanskrit sutra is one of the main Prajnaparamita...general study of Buddhist Sanskrit texts in Eastern Turkestan...Conze, The Prajnaparamita Literature, 2nd ed. (Tokyo, 1978), 34-35...

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Magazine Articles on: sanskrit literature

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Tradition in Transition: Sanskrit Education in Varanasi, India

Magazine article by Jan Protopapas; World and I, Vol. 13, September 1998

Subjects:

India--Education, Sanskrit language--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...surviving solely on the donations of wealthy patrons, many Sanskrit schools have fallen prey to the homogenizing and secularizing...traditional curriculum of Vedas, grammar, ethics, history, literature, ritual practice, and philosophy, they must also include nontraditional...
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Flowing from the Nine-Headed Serpent: Legends Found in Cambodian Literature

Magazine article by Jan Knappert; World and I, Vol. 14, December 1999

Subjects:

Cambodia, Khmers--Religious aspects, Legends--Cambodia, Literature, Storytelling--Cambodia

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...profoundly influenced both Siamese and Laotian literatures. The oldest known inscriptions date from...eighth century a.d., with some composed in Sanskrit (praising the kings as incarnations of...mythical cosmology Trai Phet (or Triveda in Sanskrit) and the epic Ream Kirti, the exploits...
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Andre Malraux: Politicizing Literature, Fictionalizing Politics

Magazine article by David Pryce-Jones; New Criterion, Vol. 23, March 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Malraux: A Life (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Andre Malraux: Politicizing Literature, Fictionalizing Politics...wild claims that he had learned Sanskrit and Persian, and could converse...of the apocalypse?" Politicizing literature and fictionalizing politics, Malraux...
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Potentials of Literacy: A Multilingual Perspective

Magazine article by Lachman M. Khubchandani; UN Chronicle, Vol. 40, June 2003

Subjects:

India--Social policy, Literacy programs--Planning, Literacy programs--Social aspects, Multilingualism--Influence

Collections: Entire Library

...transmission of the Vedas and other Sanskrit literature has been practised from ancient...situation. Centrality of highbrow literature in formal education has also...culture, fortified with vast literature and extensive documentation...
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Behold the Good European

Magazine article by Pankaj Mishra; New Statesman, Vol. 129, February 7, 2000

Collections: Entire Library

...eventual victory of the idea of India, the India hallowed by great names and achievements: the discovery of zero, Sanskrit literature, the Mahabharata, Buddhism, Mogul art and architecture , Gandhi, Nehru, non-violence, spirituality, democracy...

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Newspaper Articles on: sanskrit literature

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Books: Colourful and Rich Past; India - A History. by John Keay (HarperCollins, Pounds 24.99). Reviewed by Charlie Hill

Newspaper article by Charlie Hill; The Birmingham Post (England), April 22, 2000

Subjects:

India

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Furthermore he sets himself a literally monumental challenge in that to all but scholars steeped in the glories of Sanskrit literature it is the architectural and sculptural wonders of India which provide the most eloquent testimony to its history...
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Students Terrorized for Letters of Protest

Newspaper article by Andrea Billups; The Washington Times, May 9, 1999

Subjects:

Duke University

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...proposed that the Durham, N.C., school institute a major in Sanskrit, Hinduism and Hindi. Both students are editors at the schools...Asian culture through the Asian and African languages and literature department, school spokesman Keith Lawrence said. Mr. Strader...
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Yoga: PHILOSOPHY & FITNESS

Newspaper article by Karen Goldberg Goff; The Washington Times, February 27, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...has been reduced into about 84 postures (called "asanas" in Sanskrit) today, Mr. Feuerstein says. About 32 of the poses are used...want to learn the art. * "The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice," by Georg Feuerstein, Hohm Press...
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Welsh with a Passion

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 27, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...first year of a degree course and reads classics of Welsh literature, such as Daniel Owens novel Gwen Tomos, or Kate Robertss Traed...book in Welsh highlighting the similarities between it and Sanskrit. He has become so fluent in the language, he is happier...
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A Book to Confuse; JUST BROWSING

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 22, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...New Holland, pounds 4.99). "The word Yoga derives from the Sanskrit yuj which means `to bind together, and it is through Yoga...described as one of the most ambitious works of post-colonial literature, Kingsolver brilliantly narrates one familys disintegration...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: sanskrit literature

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Sanskrit Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

SANSKRIT LITERATURE literary works written in Sanskrit...The Sanskrit Period Nearly all Sanskrit literature, except that dealing with grammar...is a didactic quality in all of Sanskrit literature, but it is most pronounced in fairy...
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Sanskrit

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...employed until c.a.d. 1100 (see Sanskrit literature ). Even today Sanskrit survives...association with the religion and literature of India. Study of grammar by...began early. The oldest existing Sanskrit grammatical work was written...
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Prakrit Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

PRAKRIT LITERATURE By the 6th...than classical Sanskrit. These vernacular...However, most of the literature generally called...Prakrit is the Sanskrit drama. Kalidasa...Prakrit. See Sanskrit literature . See M. Winternitz...
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Indian Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...intellectual and literary predominance of Sanskrit until then (except in S India, where a vast literature in Tamil was produced from ancient times...in the field of politics. See also Sanskrit literature ; Pali canon ; Prakrit literature...
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Buddhist Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BUDDHIST LITERATURE During his lifetime the Buddha taught not in Vedic Sanskrit, which had become unintelligible...and based on standardized Sanskrit-Tibetan equivalences for...the Buddha in the Art and Literature of Asia (1982...

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