Buddhism

The dasakarma vidhi ten rites of passage are performed in two different ways, namely jnana sambhara and karma sambhara. The […]

Contents: Preface. 1. Overview: Mandala, Stupa and human body in Newar Buddhism. 2. The construction of Caityas in newar Buddhism.

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. The Buddha’s teaching. 2. The nine yana. 3. Shravakayana, the yana of the hearers. 4. Pratyekabuddhayana

In the Indian cultural horizon, Buddha had a distinctive personality. He was the founder of Buddhism. In Hinduism, he has

Nagarjuna is one of the finest philosophers who ever lived. This second century Buddhist philosopher from south India is known

This is a revised edition of the book, first published in 1995. It deals with crucial though controversial questions in

Sakti’s Revolution: Origin and Historiography of Indic Fierce Goddesses chronicles the historical evolution of Hindu and Buddhist Fierce, Kali-like goddesses

Most religions of the world have been spread with force, killing mercilessly those who did not agree  to convert, the

Buddhism has a large corpus of scripture and The Lotus Sutra is regarded as the most important of the Mahayana

Contents: Introduction. 1. Buddhism in Kalmyk Republic: Traditions and Revitalization/Baatr Kitinov. 2. Nikolai Roerich and the Myth of Shambhala: The

Contents: Preface. 1. Buddhist renaissance: a study on Buddhism and Buddhists in contemporary India/Dipak Kumar Barua. 2. Poison or Phowa?