{"title":"Architecture History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sacred-books-of-the-east-set-of-50-volumes","title":"Sacred Books of the East (50 Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor : F. Max Muller\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 9789356760592\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 9356760594\u003cbr\u003eHardcover : 23636 Pages\u003cbr\u003eWeight : 35000 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSacred Books of The East\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include translations of all the most important works of the seven non - Christian religions that have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The Vedic Brahmanic system claims 21 volumes, Buddhism 10 and Jainism 2; 8 Volumes comprise Sacred Books of the Parsis; 2 volumes represent Islam; and 6 the two main indigenous systems of China. Translated by twenty leading authorities in their respective fields, the volumes have been edited by the late F.Max Muller. The inception, publication and the compilation of these books cover almost 34 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Buddhism\u003cbr\u003eVol. 49: Buddhist Mahayana Text (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 11: Buddhist Suttas.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 10: The Dhammapada and Sutta Nipata.\u003cbr\u003eVols. 35 and 36: The Question of King Milinda (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 21: The Saddharma Pundarika or the Lotus of the True Law.\u003cbr\u003eVols. 13,17 and 20: Vinaya Text (3 Parts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Chinese\u003cbr\u003eVols.3,16,27,28,39 and 40: The Sacred Books of China (6 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 19: The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Islam\u003cbr\u003eVols. 6 and 9: The Qur'an (2 Parts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Jainism\u003cbr\u003eVols. 22 and 45: The Jaina Sutras (2 Parts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Parsis\u003cbr\u003eVols. 5,18,24,37 and 47: Pahlavi Texts (5 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVols. 4, 23 and 31: The Zend - Avesta (3 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 50: A General Index to the Names and Subject - matter of the Sacred Books of the East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Vedic Brahmanic System\u003cbr\u003eVol. 7: The Bhagavadgita with the Sanatsujatiya and the Anugita.\u003cbr\u003eVols. 29 and 30: The Grihya Sutras : Rules of Vedic Domestic Cermonies (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 42: Hymns of the Atharva Veda together with Extracts from the Ritual Books and the Commentaries.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 7: The Institutes of Vishnu.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 25: The Laws of Manu.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 33: The Minor Law Books.\u003cbr\u003eVols. 2 and 14: The Sacred Laws of the Aryas as Taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, Vasishtha and Baudhayana (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 1 and 15: The Upanishads (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVols. 34 and 38: The Vedanta Sutras (2 Parts).\u003cbr\u003eVol. 48: The Vedanta Sutras (With the commentary by Ramanuja).\u003cbr\u003eVols. 32 and 46: Vedic Hymns (2 Parts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the man distinguished between eternal and perishable. Later he discovered within himself the germ of the Eternal. This discovery was an epoch in the history of the human mind and the East was the first to discover it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo watch in the Sacred Books of the East the dawn of this religious consciousness of man, must always remain one of the most inspiring and hallowing sights in the whole history of the world. In order to have a solid foundation for a comparative study of the Religions of the East, we must have before all things, complete and thoroughly faithful translation of their Sacred Books in which some of the ancient sayings were preserved because they were so true and so striking that they could not be forgotten. They contained eternal truths, expressed for the first time in human language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith profoundest reverence for Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, President of India, who inspired us for the task; our deep sense of gratitude for Dr. C. D. Deshmukh \u0026amp; Dr. D. S. Kothari, for encouraging assistance; esteemed appreciation of UNESCO for the warm endorsement of the cause; and finally with indebtedness to Dr. H. Rau, Director, Max Muller Bhawan, New Delhi, in procuring us the texts of the Series for reprint, we humbly conclude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrefatory Note to The New Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1948 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), upon .the recommendation of the General Assembly of the United Nations, has been concerned with facilitating the translation of the works most representative of the culture of certain of its Member States, and, in particular, those of Asia. One of the major difficulties confronting this programme is the lack of translators having both the qualifications and the time to undertake translations of the many outstanding books meriting publication. To help overcome this difficulty in part, UNESCO's advisers in this field (a panel of experts convened every other year by the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies), have recommended that many worthwhile translations published during the 19th century, and now impossible to find except in a limited number of libraries, should be brougL.t back into print in low-priced editions, for the use of students and of the general public. The experts also pointed out that in certain cases, even though there might be in existence more recent and more accurate translations endowed with a more modern apparatus of scholarship, a number of pioneer works of the greatest value and in terest to students of Eastern religions also merited republication. This point of VIew was warmly endorsed by the Indian National Academy of Letters (Sahitya Akademi), and the Indian National Commission for UNESCO. It is in the spirit of these recommendations that this work from the famous series \"Sacred Books of the East\" is now once again being made available to the general public as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47579726020906,"sku":"GAURAV-MLBD-9788120801011","price":985.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/nak401.webp?v=1756551355"},{"product_id":"pasupatiksetra-a-historical-inventory","title":"Pasupatiksetra (A Historical Inventory)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Axel Michaels \u0026amp; Govinda Tandon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Himal Kitab Pvt. 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The book was crafted to celebrate a monumental milestone in human architecture: the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"201\"\u003e1000th anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e of the completion of the Brihadisvara Temple (popularly known as the Big Temple) in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Built by the great Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 CE, the temple stands as a pinnacle of Dravidian architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eAnuradha Iqbal’s work blends historical facts with deep cultural appreciation. 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Her work on the Thanjavur Big Temple is highly regarded for how it captures the \"vibrancy\" and cultural pulse of the site, making readers feel as though they are walking through its grand prakaras (enclosures) themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enrich EduCDs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47580179169578,"sku":"VASY-8185984433","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/products\/nam722.webp?v=1708694493"},{"product_id":"world-heritage-series-the-great-chola-temples","title":"World Heritage Series- The Great Chola Temples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : C. 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45\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 1996\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 8126001984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Samvatsar Lectures-XI delivered by Sri Nirmal Verma in two parts on Concept of 'Truth' in Art is a profound mixture of his deep erudition and experience as a writer. To Verma, a work of art does not communicate truth-it is the truth itself. It carries within itself multiple layers of meaning, coexisting or sometimes colliding. A work of art acquires the numinous quality of the sacred-a 'return' to the primal sense of our being. He strongly believes that the truth in art can never be governed by the evolutionary laws of progress. The progress in art is an illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMan on earth is a fragile creature-incomplete, weak and vulnerable-but in a work of art, in a painting or in a piece of music or in a poem, he is able to get a fleeting glimpse of what can be called the 'advaitic' feeling of wholeness from which he has been exiled by the forces of history and the fragmentary nature of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIRMAL VERMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (b. 1929) did his M. A. in History from Delhi University. Sri Verma is a well known writer in Hindi with over 16 books to his credit. He is also well versed in Hindi and Czech. His important works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVe Din\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (novel), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLal Tin ki Chat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (novel), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEk Chitraha Sukh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (novel) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRat ka Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (novel), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParinde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (short story collection), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKavve Aur Kala Pani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (short story collection), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShabd Aur Smriti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(essays), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheeron Par Chandni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (travelogue) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeen Ekant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (play). The several awards and honours he has received include the Sahitya Akademi Award \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1986)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sadhana Samman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1994)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and U. P. Hindi Sansthan Award \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1995)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePUBLISHER'S NOTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the eleventh lecture in Sahitya Akademi's series of 'Samvatsar' Lectures. These lectures were instituted in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1985\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby a resolution of the Executive Board that accepted the recommendations of the Committee set up for the establishment of a series of lectures in literary criticism. 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