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This book shows that ancient belief myth was not merely a symbolic narrative but a theme of conscious reflection of social reality. The entries of this volume have been carefully selected and prepared with necessary references so that it may serve as a vade-mecum for the students, researchers, teachers and educated laymen as also for those who often grope in the dark to have a quick reference. This scholarly work contains 100s of citations. ... Read more

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"The Vishnu Purana is a primary sacred text of the Vaishnava branch of Hinduism, which today probably has more adherents than any other. It is one of the canonical Puranas, a branch of post-Vedic sacred literature which was first committed to writing during the first millennium of the common era. Like most of the other Puranas, this is a complete narrative from the creation of the current universe to its destruction. The chronology describes periods as long as a hundred trillion (1014) years! It includes extensive sections on the genealogy of the legendary kings, heroes and demigods of ancient India, including those from the epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana. There are fascinating descriptions of ancient Hindu cosmology and geography. Of general interest is a collection of stories about the boyhood adventures of Krishna and Rama, whom the Vaishnavas believe to be avatars of Vishnu. There are also references to Buddhism and Jainism, which help establish the date of composition of the work." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

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Publisher's Preface; Preface; Chapter. I.; Chapter. ii.; Chapter. iii.; Chapter. iv.; Chapter. V.; Chapter. vi.; Chapter. vii.; Chapter. viii.; Sacrifice Terof Daksha ; Chapter. ix.; Chapter. X.; Chapter. xi.; Chapter. xii.; Chapter. xiii.; Chapter. xiv.; Chapter. xv.; Chapter. xvi.; Chapter. xvii.; Chapter. xviii.; Chapter xix.; Chapter. xx.; Chapter. xxi.; Chapter. xxii.; Endnotes

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1956. Contents: Study of Hindu Iconography; The Antiquity of Image-Worship in India; The Origin and Development of Image-Worship in India; Brahmanical Divinities and their Emblems on Early Indian Coins; Deities and their Emblems on Early Indian Seals; Icono-plastic Art in India-Factors contributing to its Development; Iconographic Terminology; Canons of Iconometry; Cult-Icons-Vyantara Devatas; Cult Icons-Visnu and Surya; Cult Icons-Siva and Sakti; and Miscellaneous and Syncretistic Icons. ... Read more

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Chapters: Sarasvati River, Mount Meru, Svarga, Naraka, Brahmapura, Adam's Bridge, Indraprastha, Dwarka, Uttarakuru, Kankhal, Vaitarna River, Jambudvipa, Trailokya, Samudra, Tripura, Kayavarohan, Govardhan Hill, Griddhraj Parvat, ?ry?varta, Loka, Khatushyamji, Rajasthan, Mount Mandara, Shakdvipa, Vaikunta, Devaloka, Dandaka, Khandavaprastha, Saket, Alaka, Himavanta, Lokaloka, Beerbhoom. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 143. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Adam's bridge as seen from the airAdam's Bridge (Tamil: ), also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu (Tamil: , Sanskrit: , Malayalam: , ), is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka. Geological evidence indicates that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka. The bridge is 18 miles (30 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the sandbanks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 3 ft to 30 ft (1 m to 10 m) deep in places, which hinders navigation. It was reportedly passable on foot up to the 15th century until storms deepened the channel: temple records seem to say that Ramas Bridge was complete above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in 1480 CE. The 13th century Venetian traveller Marco Polo's travel map shows that he travelled around the Adam's bridge area. His travel book calls this area Setabund-Rameswara which means bridge constructed at Rameswaram. A 19th century painting depicting a scene from Ramayana, wherein Monkeys and Bears are shown building a bridge to LankaThe bridge was first mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana of Valmiki. The western world first encounters it in "historical works in the ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=226238 ... Read more

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Chapters: Hindu Mythology, Hindu Views on Evolution, Arvind Sharma, Giant Swing, Eliot Deutsch, Teddy, Ishwar C. Harris, Aparoksanubhuti, Valuka Iswar, Pādodaka. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Part of a series onHinduism Hindu mythology is the large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and the Puranas. As such, it is a subset of Indian mythology. The four Vedas, notably the hymns of the Rigveda, contained allusions to many themes (see Rigvedic deities, Rigvedic rivers). In the period of Classical Sanskrit, much material is preserved in the Sanskrit epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Besides theology proper, the voluminous epics also provide a plethora of information about ancient Indian society, philosophy, culture, religion and ways of life. The Puranas deal with stories that are older than the epics (Purana is Sanskrit for "ancient"). The date of the Puranic texts as preserved however mostly post-dates the epics, dating to the Early Middle Ages. The epics themselves are set in different Yugas (epochs) or periods of time. The Ramayana, written by the poet Valmiki, describes the life and times of Lord Rama (the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu) and occurs in the treta yuga, while the Mahabharatha that describes the life and times of the Pandavas, occurs in the Dwapara yuga, a period associated with Lord Krishna (the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu). In total, there are 4 Yugas. These are the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga. The Bhagavata Purana is probably the most read and popular of the puranas. It chronicles the story of the god Vishnu and his incarnations (avataars) on earth. The roots of theology tha...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=99552 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! LGBT themes in Hindu mythology involve Hindu deities or heroes whose attributes or behavior can be interpreted as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), or as having elements of gender variance and non-heterosexual sexuality. Traditional Hindu literary sources do not speak of homosexuality directly, but changes of sex, homoerotic encounters, and intersex or third gender characters are often found both in traditional religious narratives such as the Vedas, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas as well as in regional folklore. Hindu mythology has many examples of deities changing gender, manifesting as different genders at different times, or combining to form androgynous or hermaphroditic beings. Gods change sex or manifest as an avatar of the opposite sex in order to facilitate sexual congress. ... Read more

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