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Pingal Devayan (Vol. 2): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 2)

India, the beginning of each new era is traditionally marked by the composition of an epic. The history makes this quite clear. Pingal Devayan (Vol. 2): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 2) The Ramayana was written down at the time before the transition from the Silver Age to the Bronze Age. Before the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age, the Mahabharata was written. Now that the Iron Age is drawing to a close and the Golden Age is getting closer, a new epic known as Devayan has begun to take shape. In contrast to the previous two epics, Devayan does not only inform us of the impending arrival of the Golden Age. In its place, it provides an account of the whole of the human cycle, which spans 26,000 years and encompasses the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages. It is written in the Anusthupa metre, which is the traditional Indian epic metre, and comprises of thirty-two books that are each split into twelve volumes. Each volume has one thousand pages. It covers the “beginning and the creation of the cosmos,” as well as the whole of the history of the globe throughout the four eras, up to and including the Golden Age that is about to begin. This is the era of the supramental awareness that Sri Aurobindo envisioned while he was writing. In the future, man will develop into a creature with an entirely different and divine awareness that is founded on the teachings presented in the Vedas. The venerable Indian custom is being practised today.

Author

Dr. Hazari

Pingal Devayan (Vol. 3): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 3)

The Vijnanavadins have always been understood to have the belief that there is an Absolute. Pingal Devayan (Vol. 3): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 3) thomas Wood conducts an investigation to determine the accuracy of the characterisation to what degree it applies. Dr. Wood reveals that the philosophical ideas of the Vijnanavadins were in reality equivocal, and in some instances even inconsistent, by conducting an in-depth investigation of several of the Vijnanavadins’ most important literature. This monograph is targeted primarily toward scholars of Indian philosophy and religion who have an interest in the schools of Mahayana Buddhism and in its doctrinal relation to Vedanta. However, due to its treatment of philosophical topics of universal interest, such as idealism, solipsism, and the nature of the inference to other minds, it is also of interest to Western and comparative scholars.

Author

Dr. Hazari

Pingal Devayan (Vol. 4): Vishnu Kalpa (Vol. 1)

The Milinda Panha is a notable piece of Buddhist literature that was most likely produced in the first century before the common era. There is solid explanation for this. It offers Buddhist philosophy in a style that is exceedingly appealing and easy to remember in the form of a conversation between a Bactrian Greek monarch named Milinda, who plays the role of the “Devil’s Advocate,” and a Buddhist teacher named Nagasena. The majority of the issues that are often posed by Westerners are addressed, such as “If there is no soul, what is it that is reborn?” and “If there is no soul, who is talking to you now?” The themes that are discussed encompass most of these concerns. This masterwork of Buddhist literature is presented in a manner more suitable for modern readers thanks to this abridgement. The introduction provides a summary of the historical context in which the discussions took place, highlighting the collision of two significant cultures: that of ancient Greece, on the one hand, and the Buddhism of the Indus valley, which was a legacy left by the great Emperor Asoka, on the other. It is intended that the readers would be encouraged to read more from the translations of the Pali texts by the inclusion of suitable references, a glossary, an index, and a list of Pali quotes.

Author

Dr. Hazari

The Sanskrit Epics Representation of Vedic Myths

As the name of this research project, “The Sanskrit Epics’ Representation of Vedic Myths,” suggests, my objective is to investigate the manner in which certain myths that are first presented (as far as India is concerned) in the Vedas, and more specifically in the Rgveda, are retold in the Sanskrit Epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, and to investigate the manner in which the Epics re-use the mythological material Before we go any further, I will first provide a concise synopsis of the type, contents, and dates of the documents that were discussed earlier in this paragraph. The various passages ‘holy speech’ is what the phrase’mantra’ or ‘brahman’ meant when it was first used, and the name ‘Veda’ referred to the earliest layer of literature in the Sanskrit language. According to later Indian tradition — in particular, according to the Mimamsa, which is a school of Vedic exegesis — the Veda is eternal and authorless, and it was a’revea1d’ to the Vedic rsis or seers. Other names for the Veda include the sruti, which can be translated as “that which has been heard,” or the “revelation.” The Veda is composed of many layers of writings; the earliest of these are known as the Samhitas, which literally translate to “collections.” There are four different Samhitas. The Rgveda Samhita, also known as the “collection of poems,” is the earliest of the four. It was written between 1500 and 1000 BCE and is organised into ten mandalas, also known as books. The tenth mandala is often believed to be a more recent addition to the collection in comparison to the other nine mandalas.

Author

DANIELLE FELLER

Arya Samaj Movement in South Africa

Even though it is primarily a religious organisation, the Arya Samaj movement emerged as a significant player in India’s fight for social and cultural autonomy, which involved both religious and secular groups. It was established in 1875, foreshadowing the establishment of an independent India in 1947. This work makes no attempt to provide a detailed

investigation of the movement, but also presents a summary of its development and philosophy in the context of the contributions made by its founder, Swami Dayanand Sarasvati. There is a lot of reason to be proud of the Samaj’s complex of institutions and upliftment programmes that they started, as well as the major historical forces that played a role in shaping the movement.

The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a number of different socio-religious groups, one of which was the Arya Samaj. Despite this, it was responsible for the construction of many of the most prestigious educational institutions in northern India. Indian groups who had immigrated to other countries, such as Mauritius, South Africa, and Guyana, were among the first to feel the impact of these events. What was once a little religious group has now grown into a religious denomination that has significant weight in the world today. One of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabhas may be found in South Africa.

the most well-known Hindu organisations that have a significant amount of sway over the north Indian subset of the Hindu people.

Author

T. Naidoo

About the Author

Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Thillayvel Naidoo went to school and graduated as a teacher. A graduate of the University of South Africa, he moved to India to pursue his M.A. in Indian Philosophy at the University of Madras. Research Officer at the University of Durban-Department Westville’s of Science of Religion. He is presently a professor of Philosophy of Religion at the university where he earned his doctorate. On Hinduism, he is the author of many publications on the subject: The Hindu Way, Sai Baba: An Analysis of Manifestations, The Parsee Community in South Africa, and Tamil People in South Africa.

Tulasidasa’s Sri Ramacaritamanasa: The Holy Lake of the Acts of Rama (A Romanized Edition)

The SHRI RAMACHARITAMANASA by Tulasidasa is the single most popular book among Hindus. This book has a huge appeal to the affluent and the poor, the learned and the uneducated, the elderly and the young, and the scholar and the ordinary man. It has done so for over four centuries. This one-of-a-kind version of the Ramacharitamanasa, which also includes the original text written by Tulasidasa as well as verse-by-verse translations into Hindi and English, was created with the goal of satisfying the growing interest that people have in epic literature. The translation that was done by a skilled academic does the original work justice in terms of its inherent depth and complexity. It has been crafted with the intention of being of help to Indian brothers and sisters who now reside outside of India and for whom Tulasidasa’s original may have been written in a dialect that was difficult to understand. A regular and genuine copy of the Ramacharitamanasa has been in high demand among the enormous Indian population that has relocated outside of India for a significant amount of time. This particular version is distinguished by the incorporation of Lavakushakanda, Shri Hanumanchalisa, and Shri Ramashalaka Prashnavali as one of its key features. Special care has been taken for making it useful to the Indian brethren living abroad to whom the dialect of Tulsidasa’s original may be somewhat incomprehensible. There has been a long-standing demand from the vast Indian community settled abroad for a standard and authentic edition of the Ramacharitamanasa

This version is based on our very first publication of Shriramacharitamanasa, which came out in 1988 and received widespread praise.

The current edition, which has been produced to fulfil their need by using the most up-to-date printing and processing processes, has been created to conform to the worldwide standard for works of literature.

The manner in which it is to be recited is detailed in an appendix that is presented on its own. The fact that book has key sections written by Indian, European, and American experts is another factor that contributes to its one-of-a-kind character.

comments on Tulasidasa’s Ramacharitamanasa. At the very end, you will find a dictionary that defines significant epithets and proper nouns.

Author

DR. R. C. PRASAD