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History of Indian and Indonesian Art

Arts & Photography

Coomaraswamy, Ananda

History & Criticism

Dover Publications. Inc.

Variously referred to as the “Eye in the World,” “Conqueror of Death,” and “Teacher of Gods and Men,” the historical figure known as Buddha founded his school of thought in the fifth century B.C. According to legend, the well-born Siddhartha Gotama renounced his home and secular life to seek enlightenment, a goal he ultimately achieved through meditation. Recognizing the source of human suffering as the desires fed by ignorance, the Buddha discovered a path to harmony through righteous living and rigorous self-discipline. His compassion for humanity led him to spend the rest of his life sharing his insights, resulting in the widespread religious and philosophic system that is still enormously influential today. This fascinating book, the work of two distinguished scholars in the field, captures the essence of Buddha’s life and teachings. Starting with a brief biography of the Buddha and an overview of his doctrine, the authors present a series of Pali texts attributed to the Enlightened One himself. Rich in parables and thought-provoking observations, the texts are thematically organized around the founder and his prophesies; training in Buddhist thought and conduct; relations with others; evolution and the unity of mankind; Buddha’s teachings regarding causality, the Self, the Way, nirvana, and other topics; and the transcendent state achieved through obedience to dharma, the cosmic order. Carefully researched and eminently readable, this volume offers a rich, insightful introduction to the ageless wisdom of the East.

The Living Thoughts of Gotama the Buddha

Politics & Social Sciences

Horner, I.B.

Philosophy

Dover Publications

The Dance of Siva: Fourteen Indian Essay

The Dance Of Siva: Fourteen Indian Essay

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Kessinger Publishing

Dance of Siva Fourteen Indian Essays

History

Asia

Am I My Brothers Keeper

Ayer Co. Pub

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

The Darker Side Of Dawn: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, V94, No. 1

Excerpt from The Darker Side of DawnStudents of theology and mythology are well aware that the concept of deity presents itself to us under a double aspect; on the one hand as gracious, on the other as awful. He evokes both love and fear. He is both a light and a darkness, a revelation and a mystery. In the latter and awful aspect, clouds and darkness are round about him. The Light is Life, the Darkness Death. The one corresponds to our concept of Good, the other to our concept of Evil, within the recognized defini tions of good as that which all creatures desire and of evil as that which-all creatures would avoid. A majority of religions in their exoteric formulation treat these contrasted aspects in outward operation as distinct and Opposed forces, divine and Satanic, celestial and chthonic. Satan is commonly thought of as a Serpent or Dragon and is often so represented, upon the stage or in art. Yet the Solar hero and the Dragon, at war on the Open stage, are blood brothers in the green room. From the Christian point of view, the fallen Angels are fallen in grace, but not in nature and from the Islamic, Iblis is restored at the end of time; in other words Satan becomes again Lucifer. The same deity, Zeus for example in Greek mythology, may be worshipped and represented both in anthropomorphic and in snake forms. Serpent worship and its iconography, despite their outwardly primitive appearance, have profound metaphysical foundations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Literature & Fiction

Literary

The Dance of Siva

Music

Kessinger Pub

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