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Tantric Forms of Ganesa

680

The number of publications dealing with Ganesa is not insignificant, few take original Sanskrit texts into consideration. The Tantric aspects of the deity have certainly been studied too little. This book contributes to our knowledge of this less familiar side of Ganesa.  This text gives the iconographic peculiarities, mantras, and yantras of fourteen forms of Ganesa as well as instructions for the ritual application of the mantras.

Tantric Mantras Studies on Mantrasastra

750

For the first time, Andre Padoux's work on Tantric mantras is made accessible to an English-speaking readership. This book will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Theology, Indology, South Asian Studies and Asian Religion.

Tantric Visions of The Divine Feminine

425

Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine deals with a group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, who embody habits, attributes, or identities, usually considered repulsive or socially subversive. It is within the context of tantric worship that devotees seek to identify themselves with these forbidding goddesses.

Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses

395

Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses is an excellent book introducing the essence of Hindu Tantrism. The book discusses all the major concepts and offers valuable corrections for many existing misconceptions. It also introduces the reader to the core Tantric practices of meditation and mantra recitation, focusing on the Ten Wisdom Goddesses (dasa-mahavidya).

Tarkabhasa

125

Tarkabhasa or ‘Exposition of Reasoning‘ of Kesava Misra is an elementary treatise on the Nyaya System. It explains, in brief, the

Textiles of Banaras

1,850

Banaras, usually known as a religious and cultural centre, is also famous since antiquity for its textile industry. Banaras textiles

The Tibetan Book of The Great Liberation

225

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation is a storehouse of the most profound teachings handed down to us by

The Abhijnanasakuntalam of Kalidasa

595

The Abhijnanasakuntalam is an unparalleled work of the great poet and playwright Kalidasa, the brightest star in the firmament of Indian Poetry. No other composition of this poet displays more the richness of profound knowledge of human heart than this masterly production.

The Adhyatma Ramayana

500

The Adhyatma Ramayana is a canonical book of the Vaishnavas and is a part of the Brahmanda Purana. It is very highly respected by all classes of Hindus for the beauty of its language, its flow of verse, its clear statement of the doctrines of the Vedanta, and like the Bhagavada Gita, for its combination of the path of devotion with that of Knowledge.

The Advaita Vedanta of Siva Samhita

350

Siva Samhita has come to be known as one of the three source texts for the Hatha Yoga tradition. However, it is largely unknown to the world for its clear exposition of the subject of atmajnana or Self-Knowledge consistent with the tradition of the Upanisads and Advaita Vedanta as taught by Sankaracarya.

The Ananda-vana of Indian Art

850

Prof. Dr. Anand Krishna needs no introduction to the world of Indian Art and Culture. With his experience of study,