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• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : Swami Lakshman Joo
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition : January 1, 2007
• Pages : 207
• Weight : 360 gm.
• Size : 5.6 x 0.5 x 8.6 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-10 : 8186569359
• ISBN-13 : 978-8186569351
• Product Code: BK14272

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The Vijnana Bhairava is one of the most important Tantras of Kashmir Shaivism as far as the practical aspect of yoga of this school is concerned. It teaches 112 dharanas or ways of centring awareness and entering divine consciousness, which include ordinary and extraordinary experiences, as well as Tantric methods of spiritual practice such as kundalini, mantra and mudra. This ancient text is of great relevanee for a spirituality of our times which has to integrate all aspects of life.
The present edition, translation and commentary is unique since it contains the oral teaching of the last great master of the Kashmir Shaiva tradition, Swami Lakshman Job. In his explanation of the dharanas he gives the deep significance and practical application of various methods of yoga which give direct access to states of higher consciousness.


About the Author

Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-91), also called Swami Lakshmanji Raina or Ishvara Svarupa, was a great yogi from an early age. He embodied a rare unity of a mystic and a pandit, being well-versed in Sanskrit and in the texts of the non-dualistic tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. He was also called the Abhinavagupta of the twentieth century, being the last authority of Kashmir Shaivism, who was teaching scholars and guiding seekers on the spiritual path. He edited several Sanskrit texts and published Hindi translations and commentaries, such as Abhinavagupta’s Gitarthasamgraha Sambapanchashika, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Abhinavagupta’s Paratrishika Vivarana and others. Some of his teachings and lectures have been published in English: Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme, The Awakening of Supreme Consciousness, Self Realization in Kashmir Saivism, and in Hindi: Trikashastra-Rahasya Prakriya. His commentary on the Shiva Sutras has already been published.

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• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
• By : Jaideva Singh
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2019
• Pages : 173 pages
• Weight : 290 gm.
• Size : 5.6 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8120808207
• ISBN-13 : 978-8120808201

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Vijnanabhairava is a very ancient book on Yoga. It closely follows the basic principles of
Saivagama. It contains 112 types of Yoga. There is hardly any other book on yoga which has described so many ways of approach to Central Reality that is present in each man as his essential Self. It is both extensive and intensive in the treatment of the subject of yoga.

An English translation of this excellent work is being provided for the first time. The text that
has been adopted is mainly the one that is published in the Kashmir Series of Texts and Studies. At a few places, however, slightly different readings yielding better sense have been
incorporated as suggested by Swami Laksmana Joo.

Each verse of the Sanskrit text has been printed in both Devanagari and Roman script. This is followed by an English translation and a number of expository notes which will go a long way in elucidating the main idea of the verse.

A long Introduction explaining the basic principles of the yogas described in the text has been provided in the beginning. A glossary of technical terms has also been added at the end.

The book has for the first time been translated into English. The translation of each verse is followd by copious expository notes, which contain not only all that is of any value in the Sanskrit commentaries, but also many practical suggestions made by Svami Lakshmana Joo on the basis of his personal experience of these Yogas.

In order to understand the philosophical background of these Yogas, the reader is advised to go through the introductory portion of the author's Pratyabhijnahrdayam or the Siva-sutras.

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The Cheng weishi lun (=CWSL; T.1585), purporting to be a composite commentary on Vasubandhu's Trimsika Vijnaptimatratasiddhi, is a translation-compilation by Xuanzang (600-664 CE). with the assistance of his pupil Kuiji (632-682 CE). Xuanzang's main mission in this endeavour appears to be twofold: (i) the establishment and elucidation of the thesis of vijnaptimatra, and this predominantly on the basis of Dharmapala-Silabhadra's expositions; (ii) the harmonization of the earlier yogacara doctrinal interpretations, and in so doing also the definitive establishment of the superiority of the Mahayana bodhisattva ideal. The CWSL may be said to be one of the most precious gems in the whole of the Chinese Tripitaka. In the preface to his Shuji, Kuiji eulogizes the CWSL thus: This treatise purifies true cognition. Its expositions include the provisional as well as the ultimate teachings, going far beyond the early teachings of the historical Buddha. Its doctrines penetrate into the subtlest. They catch hold of the Prajnaparamita tenets and ride on their colourful brilliance. The treatise summarizes the essential teachings of the sutras, seeking out their hidden teachings and assimilating their purposes. It further incorporates the best of all the sastras, gathering up the most wonderful. The CWSL is a compilation containing the ten individual commentaries on Vasubandhu's Trimsika by 1. Dharmapala; 2. Gunamati; 3. Sthiramati; 4. Bandhusri; 5. Nanda; 6. Suddhacandra; 7. Citrabhanu; 8. Visesamitra; 9. Jinaputra and 10. Jnanacandra which are herewith collected together and translated in detail in a single text.

About the Author
XUANZANG (600 664) is one of the most illustrious figures in the history of scholastic Chinese Buddhism. In the Cheng weishi lun, completed in 659, Xuanzang presents Vasubandhu s Tri?sika in the context of its Indian commentaries and on the background of Yogacara works such as the Yogacarabhumi, Dasabhumi and bhidharmasamuccaya. Xuanzang had brought these and many other texts back to China in 645 after studying in India for fifteen years. He subsequently translated seventy-five works, making him the most productive of all Chinese translators from the Sanskrit, and by completing what Bodhiruci/Ratnamati and Paramartha had started out, he was the first to make the Yogacara systematically available in China. VASUBANDHU (ca. 350 430 A.D.) was born in Puru?apura in Gandhara and is, next to his half-brother Asa?ga (ca. 330 405 A.D.), the most famous personage of the Yogacara school. He originally belonged to the Sravakayana school of the Sarvastivadins and had already made a name for himself through the composition of numerous treatises when he was won over to the Mahayana by Asanga, sometime in his forties. Vasubandhu counts as the great systematizer of Buddhism and is one of the six great ornaments six great commentators of the Buddha s teaching.

Specification:

• Product Code: BK11573
• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
• Edition : January 1, 2018
• Pages : 1926
• Weight : 3.700 kg.
• Size : 10.6 x 7 x 4.7 inches
• Cover : Hardcover 
• Auther : Louis De La Vallee Poussin (Author), Gelong Lodro Sangpo (Author), Gelongma Migme Chodron (Author), Alexander 
• Leonhard Mayer (Author)
• Language : English
• ISBN: 8120840674, 978-8120840676

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : A.N. Banerjee (Author)
  
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2005
• Pages :  248 pages
• Size : :20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10:  8172243030
  
• ISBN-13:  978-8172243036

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Only the wise and worthy may sit on this throne! In the time of Raja Bhoja of Ujjain, a magnificent throne, carved exquisitely with 32 puppets, was discovered under a hillock. Enamoured by its appearance, the king had it polished and set up in his court. As he made his way towards it, one of the puppets came to life and warned him that none but the worthy King Vikramaditya could sit on the throne. Each day, the king would approach the throne and each day, another puppet would come to life and caution the king. The tales of Vikramaditya as told by the 32 puppets to Raja Bhoja are immortalized in the book, Singhasan Battisi. Handed down from generation to generation, these stories continue to enchant readers, young and old alike.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Shatrujeet Nath (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2014
• Pages :  428 pages
• Size : 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 818495638X
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184956382

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The Price of a Promise Paid in Blood'

The deadly Halahala, the all-devouring poison churned from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras, was swallowed by Shiva to save the universe from extinction.

But was the Halahala truly destroyed?

A small portion still remains – a weapon powerful enough to guarantee victory to whoever possesses it. And both asuras and devas, locked in battle for supremacy, will stop at nothing to claim it.

As the forces of Devaloka and Patala, led by Indra and Shukracharya, plot to possess the Halahala, Shiva turns to mankind to guard it from their murderous clutches. It is now up to Samrat Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine to quell the supernatural hordes – and prevent the universe from tumbling into chaos!

A sweeping tale of honour and courage in the face of infinite danger, greed and deceit, the Guardians of the Halahala is a fantastical journey into a time of myth and legend.

Door-to-door salesman, copywriter, business journalist and assistant editor at the Economic Times, Shatrujeet Nath was all this before he took to writing fiction full-time. He debuted with the Karachi Deception in 2013, followed by the Guardians of the Halahala and the Conspiracy at Meru, the first two books in the Vikramaditya series. At present, he is writing volume three of the series. Shatrujeet lives in Mumbai, but spends much of his time in the fantasy worlds of his stories.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Shatrujeet Nath (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2016
• Pages :  408 pages
• Size : 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184958874
  

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Victory is Temporary the Battle is Eternal'.

Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine have fought valiantly to repel the rampaging hordes from Devaloka and Patala – but Avanti has been brought to its knees. Ujjayini lies battered; its citizens are scared and morale is badly shaken. Meanwhile, the barbaric Hunas and Sakas are gathering on the horizon and cracks are emerging between the allied kingdoms of Sindhuvarta...

The only silver lining is that the deadly Halahala is safe. For now.

Bent on vengeance, Indra is already scheming to destroy Vikramaditya, while Shukracharya has a plan that can spell the doom for the Guardians of the Halahala. How long can the human army hold out against the ferocity and cunning of the devas and asuras? And will Vikramaditya’s love for his queen come in the way of his promise to Shiva?

Door-to-door salesman, copywriter, business journalist and assistant editor at the Economic Times, Shatrujeet Nath was all this before he took to writing fiction full-time. He debuted with the Karachi Deception in 2013, followed by the Guardians of the Halahala and the Conspiracy at Meru, the first two books in the Vikramaditya series. At present, he is writing volume three of the series. Shatrujeet lives in Mumbai, but spends much of his time in the fantasy worlds of his stories.

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• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Shatrujeet Nath (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
• Pages :  396 pages
• Size : 12.9 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 9386867575
  
• ISBN-13: 978-9386867575

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Vengeance is a Cage. Forgiveness is Freedom.

In their greed to possess the deadly Halahala, the devas and the asuras have employed every dirty trick against Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine. But the humans are still standing, bloodied but unbowed.

When the wily Shukracharya discovers the secret to breaking the Council’s unity and strength, he forges an unlikely alliance with his arch-enemy, Indra, to set a deceitful plan in motion.

As cracks emerge between the councilors and their king, ghosts from the past threaten to ruin Vikramaditya and Kalidasa’s friendship, signaling the beginning of an eclipse that will cast a long shadow over all that Vikramaditya holds dear. And into this shadow steps Indra, bearing an old grudge – and a devastating new weapon.

How much longer before the Guardians of the Halahala finally fall apart?

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By: Kalidas (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2015
• Pages: 152 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8170287766
• ISBN-13 : 9788170287766
  

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कविकुल गुरु कालिदास ने जहाँ संस्कृत साहित्य में उच्चकोटि के महाकाव्यों और खंडकाव्यों की रचना की, वहीं उत्कृष्ट नाटकों का भी सृजन किया। विक्रमोर्वशी तथा मालविकाग्निमित्र उनके लोकप्रिय नाटक हैं। दोनों ही नाटकों में नायक का नायिका से अकस्मात् मिलन, संयोग, वियोग और अंत में पुनर्मिलन होता है। यह कालिदास की ही विशेषता है कि नायक नायिका के सुख-दुःख में जड़-प्रकृति भी मुखरित हो उठती है।

A Vilakku standing oil lamp from south india with a wide flower shaped bowl which has five grooves used for holding the long cotton wicks.

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The painting has depicted the rural scenario in an artistic manner and the big tree has given an imposing look to the beautiful painting. Whereas some ladies are busy in the kitchen, some others are busy in their daily works. Some other people are pulling the bullock carts and yet some other are frying the fish in the open. The painting is full of spirit and the celebration time in a rural setting has been given a masterly treatment.

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The beautiful Madhubani painting exalts the symphony of a Mithila village where the coexistence of the people and the animals characterizes the motion of life. Tattoos of the fishes and the people are beautifully depicted in the painting. Mithila paintings, also called Madhubani, are a folk tradition kept alive by women in northern Bihar. They draw traditional designs and depict events from epic mythology using crushed wet rice and natural colors on 100% handmade paper.

The richly ornate figure of the village king reflects a greater sense of satisfaction on his face. Embellishment of the statue reveals the beauty of the rich cultural traits of the tribal people of Bastar. Crafted in the traditional dhokra style, the figure reveals the compelling urge of the tribal people to preserve their rich heritage through the art form. The figure has been crafted in the lost wax method that is quite tedious but has been in vogue for generations.

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The simple but beautiful Madhubani painting depicts a village pond from where the women folk fetch water for their household chores. Pond in a Mithila village is an important place that works as a meeting ground for the women who otherwise have to stay put home looking after their children and other household chores. The can exchange their feelings with their fellow women. This is a nice depiction of a rural setting.

The smiling face of the tribal queen speaks the glorious story of the tribal art form in Bastar. Craftef in the traditional style of Dhokra method, the queen’s figure is embellished with ornaments and jewelries. She is also carrying a vanity bag on her one hand. An ancient form of art, dhokra is popular among the tribal population of Central and North India and this form of art is being crafted in the lost wax method.