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SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : Narada (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2006
• Pages : 532 pages
• Size :  14 x 3.2 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10:  8179926176
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8179926178

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The Buddha was the first most active missionary in the world. He wandered from place to place for forty-five years preaching His doctrine to the masses and the intelligentsia. Till His last moment, he served humanity both by example and by precept. His distinguished disciples followed suit. Penniless, they even travelled to distant lands to propagate the Dharma, expecting nothing in return. This treatise, written by a member of the order of the Sangha, is based on the Páli Texts, commentaries and traditions prevailing in Buddhist countries. The first part of the book deals with the Life of the Buddha, the second with the Dharma, the Pali term for his Doctrine.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : Gil Fronsdal (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2017
• Pages : 192 pages
• Size :  20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-13:  978-9386867292
  

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Don’t chase the past Or long for the future.
The past is left behind; The future is not yet reached.

For one who knows, who has no agitation,
There is no karmic accumulation.
—from ‘The Discourse on Being Violent’, The Book of Eights

Gil Fronsdal’s The Buddha before Buddhism is an elegant translation of Buddhist poems from the Atthakavagga or The Book of Eights, which is believed to be part of the Buddha’s first teachings. In this anthology, reality is not divided into a conditioned, worldly realm and an unconditioned, transcendent realm far removed from ordinary human life, which is a deviation from the usual Buddhist texts. Instead, the teachings point to peace that can be found in this life, in this world.

This collection of 16 poems points to a direct and simple approach for attaining peace without requiring an adherence to any specific ideology. In contrast to later Buddhist teachings that are predicated on the belief in rebirth, this book’s central theme is the joy that comes from recognizing and letting go of attachment to the illusory views that create suffering.

This a revised edition of the book, first published in 1995. It deals with crucial though controversial question in Buddhist art: the origin of the Buddha image– its transformation from aniconism to anthropomorphism– and the iconography of the Buddha images.

The earliest Buddhist art of Sanchi and Bharhut is anicionic; the Buddha is represented in symbols only. In the later Buddhist art of Gandhara and Mathura, the Buddha is represented in human from; he is the principle subject of sculptural art. The book seeks to explore the geographical area in which the image of the Buddha first emerged and whether ideology of the Buddhist doctrines–Hinayana or Mahayana –had anything to do with this transformation and whether anthropomorphism of the Buddha image is of Greek inspiration.

The Buddha image, as developed eventually at Sarnath, became the model for the Buddha images in whole of Asia–Southeast, Central, and Eastern.

The iconographic features of the Buddha images are superficially an aberration, being in apparent conflict with the doctrine. The Buddha had cut off his hair at the time of his renunciation; the rules of the order enjoin that a monk must be tonsured and must discard and eschew all ornamentation. However, in his images, the Buddha has a luxuriant crop of hair on his head; later he also came to be endowed with a crown and jewels which, strictly speaking, are a taboo for a renunciant.

After an exhaustive examination of the views of various scholar, the book answer these questions and resolves the controversies on the basis of literary, sculptural, numismatic, and epigraphic sources. More importantly, it makes use of the valuable evidence from the contemporaneous and parallel religious tradition–Jainism and jaina art: aniconism of early Jaina art and the iconographic features of later Jaina images. The implications of this study are also important: does India owe idolatry to Buddhism? Was this of foreign inspiration, Greek to be precise? Was the Buddha image fashioned after the Vedic Brahma and whether the Buddha’s usnisa and Buddhist art motifs are rooted in the Vedic tradition?

The book is profusely illustrated and provides rich and stimulating fare to students of Indian art in general and of Buddhist art in particular.

About the Author : Y.Krishan is a scholar in Indology –Indian history, religion, philosophy and art. He has published over 150 research papers on these subjects in leading journals in India and abroad.He has also published a book Audit in India's Democracy.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House Adyar, Chennai
• By : Henry Steel Olcott
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2007
• Pages : 116
• Weight : 180 gm.
• Size : 6 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• ISBN-10: 8170590272
• ISBN-13: 978-8170590279

The beautiful figure of the bull fighter and the roaring bull are given royal treatment by the sculptor. The bull fighter is holding the red cloth in order to enrage the bull. The fiery bull is marching towards the fighter. The figure is gracefully carved out by the sculptor.

The beautiful Gond painting depicts a greater degree of simplicity and accomplishment. The horns and ears of the bull are given a detail and refine treatment in the painting. Its eyes are more prominent.

It is a work of art. In ancient time, bullock cart was the primary mode of transportation for the people. It also reminds us of Indian heritage. This statue can be a good gift to your near and dear ones in any occasion. You can also keep it in your drawing room as a show piece. A lover of art can deeply sense its significance.

Specification

• Product Code :4112
• Material :Brass
• Size :5.75"H x 8"W
• Weight :2.250 kg.

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