Why do Hindus feed their ancestors? Why is burning the dead preferred to the building of tombs? Are Swarga and Naraka not the Hindu equivalent of Heaven and Hell? Does Hinduism have a concept like Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on Hindu notions of womanhood and caste? Is the Vedic approach to death different from the Tantric one? What is the difference beTween bhuta, pishacha, preta, pitr and vetala? Ideas of death, rebirth and immortality are embedded in the Hindu mind through ritual and story. Death is not just tragic, but ambiguous too. It is the end of one journey, and also the beginning of another. The dead are venerable, yet death is inauspicious, a source of impurity. InGaruda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the many concepts around death across the spectrum of Hindu mythology, tracing the roots of certain practices to as far back as the Harappan times. A unique enquiry into the Hindu response to death, the book serves as a guide to the choices we make in life.
The Rig Veda Penguin Black Classics
WENDY DONIGER
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
The Bhagavata Purana Part 2
BIBEK DEBROY
The Bhagavata Purana Part 3
The Practical Vedanta of Swami Rama Tirtha
BRANDT DAYTON
HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE PRESS
Brahma Purana Vol. 33 Part 1
J.L. SHASTRI
MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD.
AGNI PURANA VOL 29 PART III Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
N. GANGADHARAN
BRAHMA PURANA VOL-35 (PART-III) Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
BHATT G.P.,J.L. SHASTRI
Siva Purana Volume 1 Part I Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
AGNI PURANA VOL 30 PART IV Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
Siva Purana Volume 2 Part II Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology
Fill up your details to notify you when this book will be available