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  • Tales from the Kathasaritsagara

    by Arshia Sattar, Somadeva ...
    The Kathasaritsagara is a combination of simultaneously innocent and sophisticated folk stories bringing forth both common sense and highly sophisticated Sanskrit writing. It paints a vivid picture of a most particular part of India at one moment in history, and yet it tells stories that are the Indian variants – often the Indian sources – of stories told around the world. Arisha Sattar’s ... Read more

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  • The Kathá Sarit Ságara or Ocean of the Streams of Story

    by Somadeva Bhatta ...
    On a bright day in September of the year 1649 Mr. William Prynne, a suspended Member of Parliament, sat at the window of his lodging in the Strand, London, where the Thames at high water brimmed softly against the lawn, bearing barges, wherries, and other small craft, and gleaming very pleasantly in the slant brightness of an autumn noon. The unprosperous politician looked upon the fair scene with ... Read more

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    The Buddha taught a down to Earth wisdom that is still deeply relevant today. This carefully chosen selection of the Buddha's thoughts and teachings, compiled by William Wray, presents one quotation for each day of the year. Each and every quotation brings fresh insights, helping to free us from the deep conditioning of our minds and pointing us towards making revolutionary changes in our lives on ... Read more

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  • The Interior Castle

    by Teresa of Avila ...
    El Castillo Interior or Las Moradas (trans.:The Interior Castle or The Mansions) was written by Saint Teresa of Ávila in 1577 as a guide for spiritual development, through service and prayer. Inspired by her vision of the soul as a crystal globe in the shape of a castle containing seven mansions, which she interpreted as the journey of faith through seven stages, ending with union with God. ... Read more

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  • The Ramayan of Valmiki

    by anonymous ...
    According to Wikipedia: "According to Wikipedia: "The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smti), considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, ... Read more

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  • Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom

    by Krishna Dharma ...
    Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure. It recounts the history of Rama, said be an incarnation of the Supreme Godhead, and his divine consort Sita. Filled with magic and mysticism, it entrances the reader and stirs deeply moving emotions. At the same time its profound spiritual ... Read more

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  • Sanskrit Epics: The Mahabharata and The Ramayan

    by anonymous ...
    According to Wikipedia: The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smti), considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, ideal servant, the ideal ... Read more

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  • Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance

    by Richard Francis Sir Burton, Isabel Lady Burton ...
    The Baital-Pachisi, or Twenty-five Tales of a Baital is the history of a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit which inhabited and animated dead bodies. It is an old, and thoroughly Hindu, Legend composed in Sanskrit, and is the germ which culminated in the Arabian Nights, and which inspired the “Golden Ass” of Apuleius, Boccacio's “Decamerone, ” the “Pentamerone, ” and all that class of facetious ... Read more

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  • The Ramayana and Mahabharata (Abridged)

    by Maharishi Valmiki ...
    Translated by Romesh Dutt ...
    Series series Hindu Library
    The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.This is an abridged verse translation of the two longest epic poems in world literature, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Ramayana is an important piece of Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. The characters Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman, and Ravana are all fundamental to the ... Read more

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  • World of the Buddha

    An Introduction to the Buddhist Literature

    Edited by Lucien Stryk ...
    Selections from the most significant texts in the body of Buddhist literature.For readers who want a deeper understanding of Buddhism, this is a rich, varied, and comprehensive collection in one volume. It includes the most significant texts from the vast body of Buddhist literature, and includes translations from Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Lao.For the benefit of the newcomer ... Read more

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  • Ramayana (Abridged)

    by Anonymous ...
    The "Ramayana" is an ancient Sanskrit epic originating in India and dating from at least the third century BC. It is not a single text, but instead is comprised of many texts, as well as oral renditions. Traditionally, it is ascribed to the Hindu sage, Valmiki. However, the work as it is now known is believed to have many insertions of a much later date than the original work. It forms an ... Read more

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  • Legends of Devi

    by Sukumari Bhattacharji ...
    This book is a captivating narration of the various legends and folktales that surround the revered goddesses of India. The goddesses not only epitomize the forces of good fighting over evil, but also the source of worldly wellbeing. Ramananda Bandapadhyays illustrations are symbolically rich and they in themselves constitute a storehouse of information on mythological iconography. ... Read more

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