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THE RAMAYANAS THAT WE STOCK

2006-01-08T22:43:00.000-08:00

trnam brahmavidah svargastrnam shurasya jivitam

jitakshayasya trna nari nihsprhasya trnam jagat

Learned friends,

Jaya Jinendra

Let us start the new year with Rama, Lakshamana and Sita! Here are the various Ramayanas that we stock. And it is a superb collection, even though I say it myself!

VALMIKI RAMAYANA

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RAMAYANA OF VALMIKI in 4 Volumes (Sanskrit-English)

Sanskrit text with English translation

English translation by M N Dutt

Ed. by Dr. Raviprakash Arya

Introduction by Dr. Ramashraya Sharma

2004 250 x 185 mm 1120 pp

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 2400 for the set

SHRIMAD VALMIKIYA RAMAYANA in 4 Volumes (Sanskrit-Hindi)

Sanskrit text with Hindi padyanuvada

By Jaykrishna Mishra Sarvesh Shastri

1987 225 x 140 mm 3500 pp

Hardcover Rs. 820 for the set

YOGAVASISTHA RAMAYANA

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YOGA-VASISTHA OF VALMIKI in 4 Volumes (Sanskrit-English)

Sanskrit text and English translation

English translation according to Vihari Lal Mitra

Ed. by Raviprakash Arya

2003 250 x 185 mm 2408 pp

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 3000 for the set

YOGAVASISTHA MAHARAMAYANAM in 2 Volumes (Sanskrit-Hindi)

Sanskrit text with Hindi translation and commentary

By Pt. thakurprasad Dvivedi

2001 255 x 190 mm 1940 pp

Hardcover Rs. 800 for the set

YOGAVASISTHA in 2 Volumes (Hindi)

Ed. and Hindi translation by Dr. Sudhakar Malviya

2001 255 x 190 mm 1200 pp

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 500 for the set

RAMACARITAMANASA OF TULASIDASA

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RAMACARITAMANASA (Hindi)

In 8 kandas

By Gosvami Tulasidasa

With Jatashankari Tika

Ed. with Hindi commentary by

Acarya Pt. Jatashankar Shastri

2002 250 x 185 mm 1100 pp

Hardcover Rs. 300

RAMACARITAMANASA (Hindi)

In 8 kandas

By Gosvami Tulasidasa

Ed. with Hindi commentary by

Svami Avadheshananda Giri

2005 290 x 205 mm 1200 pp + 200 illustrations

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 250

Illustrated SAMPURNA RAMAYANA (Hindi)

Printed in full colour on glossy Art Paper

Based on the Ramacaritamanasa of Gosvami Tulasidasa

In 8 kandas

Hindi adaptation by Dr. Mahendra Mittal

Ed. by Kaka HariOm

Paintings by J. Martin

2004 285 x 225 mm 200 pp with full colour illustrations

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 300

Illustrated SAMPURNA RAMAYANA (Hindi)

Printed in full colour

Based on the Ramacaritamanasa of Gosvami Tulasidasa

In 8 kandas

Hindi adaptation by Dr. Mahendra Mittal

Ed. by Kaka HariOm

Paintings by J. Martin

2004 285 x 225 mm 200 pp with full colour illustrations

Deluxe Softcover edition Rs. 200

BHAVARTHA RAMAYANA OF EKANATHA

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BHAVARTHA RAMAYANA (Hindi)

By Sant Ekanatha

Translated from the original Marathi into Hindi

By Dr. Gajanan Sathe and Dr. Ranjana Vaishampayan

2006 250 x 190 mm 1116 pp

Deluxe Hardcover edition Rs. 600

PAMPA RAMAYANA

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RAMACANDRA CARITA PURANAM (Kannada-Hindi)

By Pampa

Original Kannada text printed in Devanagari

Hindi translation by Dr. V.B. Puvan

1990 225 x 140 mm 684 pp

Hardcover Rs. 150

MALAYALAM RAMAYANA

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ADHYATMA RAMAYANA (Malayalam-Hindi)

Uttara Ramayana

By Tuncattu Ellutacchan

Original Malayalam text printed in Devanagari

Hindi translation by Dr. N.P. Kuttan Pillai

1978 225 x 140 mm 752 pp

Hardcover Rs. 350

ORIYA RAMAYANA

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VICITRA RAMAYANA (Oriya-Hindi)

By Vishvanatha Khuntiya

Original Oriya text printed in Devanagari

Hindi translation by Yogeshvar Tripathi Yogi

1987 225 x 140 mm 688 pp

Hardcover Rs. 250

BENGALI RAMAYANA

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KRTTIVASA RAMAYANA (Hindi)

Original Bengali text by Sant Krttivasa

Hindi translation by Yogi, Majumdar and Varma

2000 225 x 140 mm 768 pp

Hardcover Rs. 350

TAMIL RAMAYANA

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KAMBA RAMAYANA (Tamil-Hindi)in 5 Volumes

By Kamba

Original Tamil text printed in Devanagari

Hindi translation by Acarya T. Sheshadri

1980 225 x 140 mm 3000 pp approx.

Hardcover Rs. 1120 for the set

All these, and many more Ramayanas are available at our bookstore and through mail order. Please email your orders to manishymodi@gmail.com

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JAINISM IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA

2006-01-08T22:12:00.000-08:00

trnam brahmavidah svargastrnam shurasya jivitam

jitakshayasya trna nari nihsprhasya trnam jagat

Learned friends,

Jaya Jinendra

JAINISM IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA (English) Upton 1565 AD
By Dr. Shakuntala Prakash Chavan

Foreword by B D Kane

2005 220 x 145 mm 324 pp + 16 colour plates

Deluxe hardcover edition Rs. 580

This brand new work traces the development of Jainism in South Karnataka from its emergence in this region, 4th century CE to 1565 CE.

Dr Shakuntala Chavan has examined various inscriptions, mss, literary works and monuments. She has reconstructed the historical events that came to pass and how they shaped the development of Jainism in this region.

Jainism is represented very strongly in well-organised centres such as Shravanabelagola, Mudabidri, Karkal, Venur and Humcha.

Chavan traces the evolution and history of these centres, and the bhattaraka tradition which has ensured the safety and continued well being of these centres of Jainism in South Karnataka.

She studies the unique contributions of the bhattaraka tradition, their scholarship, their role in preserving the Digambara scriptures given up as lost in the North.

She studies the history of region keeping in the context of the unique topography of Karnataka and how it played a key role in Jainism taking root in this area.

She has also presented a scholarly account of Jain religion and philosophy, the teachings of Mahavira, the role of Tirthankaras in Jainism, and the unique religious, ethical, linguistic, cultural, political and anthropological impact of Jainism on medieval India, especially on medieval Karnataka.

Chavan does not fail to appreciate the contribution made by various Jain scholars from the medieval to the modern era.

All in all, this is a brilliantly written book, well thought out, well planned and deeply researched. The colour pictures are beautiful and add value to the work.

A must for students of Jainism, Indology, religion, culture, anthropology and Indian history.

Dr. Chavan is Head, Department of History at Kolhapur. She specialises in the history of South Karnataka, as is evident.

The Contents

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Foreword - B.D. Khane

Preface

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Map of Jain Sacred Places in Karnataka

Transliteration Chart

INTRODUCTION

SRAVANABELAGOLA AS A JAIN CENTRE (FIRST PHASE)

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SRAVANABELAGOLA AS A JAIN CENTRE AFTER 981 AD (SECOND PHASE)

HUMCHA: THE CAPITAL OF SANTARA DYNASTY AND A SEAT OF GODDESS PADMAVATI

RISE OF JAIN CENTRES IN SOUTH KANARA DISTRICT: KARKAL, MUDABIDRI AND VENUR

BHATTARAKA AND JAINISM IN SOUTH KARNATAKA: SRAVANABELAGOLA, HUMCHA, MUDABIDRI AND KARKALA

EPILOGUE

Glossary

Appendices

Bibliography

Plates

Index

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SAMADHITANTRA (Sanskrit-Hindi)

2005-12-20T06:44:00.000-08:00

SAMADHITANTRA (Sanskrit-Hindi)

By Acarya Pujyapada

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5

Hindi translation by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj

2006 220 x 140 mm 32 pp

81 88769 06 1 Softcover Rs. 30

EAN 9788188769063

Acarya Pujyapada, the Digambara mystic and pioneering Sanskrit grammarian, lived in the 6th century of the Common Era. Apart from his deep scholarship and mastery of the Jain doctrine, Pujyapada was a mystic and yogi.

He wrote from his spiritual experiences.

Hence, he penned some of the most important and pathbreaking works on Jainism. His treatise on Sanskrit grammar, the Jainendra Vyakarana commands wide respect till today as one of the best and most complete original works on Sanskrit grammar.

His Sarvarthasiddhi is the first independent commentary on the Tattvarthasutra and one of the most concise, establishing definitions that are standard.

His Samadhitantra is one of the first Jain works on spirituality in Sanskrit. And among the finest, most lucid works on mysticism produced by the shramana tradition.

In this work, he deals with the self, establishing it as being independent of the body, of gender, of all the non-self objects that one mistakenly associates with oneself.

The work is concise, has only 105 shlokas. The work is tight, beautifully crafted with not a word extra. The precision of the Acarya's thoughts is matched by the loftiness of his spirituality. Pujyapada, with this work, takes us to a world of tranquilness and serenity. Where there is no chaos, no mad rush for more, a world free of attachments and aversions.

A world where we drop all fears and biases, all desires and distractions...The world of the atma, the sublime, calm and peaceful. A world that is at once at peace with itself and completely conscious, immersed in the contemplation of itself and free of all disturbances.

Samadhitantra is a glimpse into the spiritual world of Pujyapada. A world where there is equanimity, calm and serenity.

The Hindi translation by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj remains quietly in the background, not detracting from the pleasure of reading Pujyapada's simple but eloquent language.

Come visit this world of dhyana, j񡮡 and adhyatma. Read the Samadhitantra - A doorway to the world of tranquilness and serenity that arise out of truly knowing oneself.

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SHRI JINA TARANA TRIVENI

2005-12-17T07:01:00.000-08:00

namah shri varddhamanaya nirdhutakalilatmane

salokanam trilokanam yadvidya darpanayate

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

SHRI JINA TARANA TRIVENI

3 Dvatrimshikas by Taranasvami

Hindi translation in Prose by Br. Shitalaprasada

Hindi tranlation in Poetry by Br. Jayasagara

English translation by Dashrath Jain

2005 220 x 145 mm 134 pp

Hardcover Rs. 60

Students of Jain history will be familiar with Taranasvami, the 16th century mystic from Bundelkhand. Taranasvami was a lay scholar and spiritualist. He was known to his followers as Shrimad Taranatarana Mandalacarya.

He composed 14 works in a language that was a combination of Prakrit and Sanskrit. 9 of his works are in prose, 5 are poetry. Of these, 3 of dvatrimshikas have been chosen, along with his Chadmasthavani.

Hence the books has the following 4 works:

Pandita Puja

Malarohana

Kamalabattisi

Chadmasthavanisara

The first 3 works have an accompanying Hindi translation in prose, Hindi translation in poetry as well as an English translation.

This is followed by a conspectus of Taranasvami's Chadmasthavani, entitled "Chadmasthavani-Sara".

The book is very easy to read. The spiritual content is very important and Taranasvami is a unique personality in the subaltern history of Indian spiritualism.

His life and writings deserve serious study from the socio-anthropological angle as well as the ecclesiastical angle.

The book ought to be read by each and every Jain shravaka.

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KAALAJAYI UJJAINI and ANAADI UJJAINI

2005-11-16T08:28:00.000-08:00

|| tirthakarebhyostu syadvadibhyo namonamah ||

|| rshabhadimahavirantebhyo svatmopalabdhye ||

Learned friends,

Jaya Jinendra

KAALAJAYI UJJAINI and ANAADI UJJAINI

KAALAJAYI UJJAINI in three volumes (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 4000 pp in 3 vols.

+ 100s of maps and line drawings

Hardcover Rs. 6000 for the set

Ancient India was geographically divided into seven divisions. The centre of this was considered to be Ujjaini, situated in the navel of the world, so to speak.

Ujjaini was the epicentre of ancient India. But somehow, unlike Varanasi, the city was never studied exhaustively from historical, social, subaltern, religio-cultural, anthropological, architectural and Indological perspectives.

Historian, researcher and journalist Dr. Ramesh Nirmal has produced this exhaustive study on Ujjaini over a period of more than a decade through painstaking research and concentrated study. He has attempted to produce a comprehensive picture of Ujjaini right since the most ancient times to today taking into account various factors such as history, culture, literature, education, architecture seeing it from the eyes of a journalist, subaltern historian and student of Indology.

He has utilised the newest research methodology but not ignored the traditionally available socio-cultural and historical data on Ujjaini. He brings to this extensive work a fresh perspective and a keen eye for humanitarian interests.

For the first time, this kind of deep research has been carried out on the Ujjaini and its forgotten past.

Several hundreds of maps and line drawings add the pictorial dimension to this book.

Truly, a first of its kind, it is a magnificent effort to place together a most comprehensive picture of Ujjaini through the ages.

ANADI UJJAINI Part 1: PRATIKALPA UJJAINI (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 348 pp

Softcover Rs. 500

Tradition holds that whenever a new era (kalpa) dawns, creation begins with Ujjaini. Ujjaini is the city that remains unfazed and unruffled by the passage of time. This book uncovers the earliest history of Ujjaini through the latest archaeological findings, historical data and is a scholarly study of the history of Ujjaini right from the earliest times to the modern era.

The author has studied with especial care the impact of the Western civilisation on Ujjaini and how it has led to the Ujjaini of today.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 2: MAHAKAL (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 352 pp

Softcover Rs. 500

Hindu measurement of time is defined by Mahakala. This depends upon Ujjaini.

It is said that the only jyotirlinga on the Earth is to be found at Ujjaini. The Puranas are full of laudatory references to Ujjain. This book sheds light upon the Ujjaini of the Mahakala era. It takes the reader on a journey into the history, architecture, religion, philosophy, cultural paradigms, and subaltern beliefs prevalent in Ujjaini during the Mahakala.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 3: PUNYASALILA SHIPRA (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 382 pp

Softcover Rs. 500

The river Shipra brings life to Ujjaini and the entire Malva region. This area is full of many examples of the river culture of historical India. Shipra is not just the life giving water resource of this area; it has an important role to play in the very culture, development and history of the region!

The author explores the complex relationship that Shipra has forged with the people of the region and the role it plays in shaping their lives and beliefs.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 4: UJJAINI DARSHAN (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 332 pp

+ many b/w photos and line drawings

Softcover Rs. 500

Ujjaini has sustained many eras, many religions, many cultures and sub-cultures and many ways of life. All of these combine to give Ujjaini a unique place in terms of the variety of riches it has to offer to the tourist, historian, epigrapher and social anthropologist. The temples and other places of worship, the historic monasteries, the architecture and arts found therein are described accurately and faithfully in this work.

This book doubles up as a book for tourist purposes as well.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 5: AVANTIKA KE ANMOL RATNA (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 242 pp

+ many b/w photos and line drawings

Softcover Rs. 500

Ujjaini has given birth to countless gems of human beings right from the ancients, Atri, Carvaka, Shudraka, Vatsyayana, Banabhatta, Vikramaditya to the greatest Sanskrit poet of them all ? Kalidasa! This volume gives authentic biographies of these giants, and critically reviews their works.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 6: AMRIT PARVA SIMHASTHA (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 544 pp

+ many b/w photos and line drawings

Softcover Rs. 1000

The Mahakumbhas or Simhasthas are symbolic of Indian culture, the social role that Indian religions play and embodies the very Indian attitude towards dharma or religion as a complete celebration of mutability. The Simhastha multiplies the glory of Ujjaini owing to many significant factors coming together.

The book explores in detail the scriptural references (mainly pauranika), the astrological factors and the social history of the Simhasthas of Ujjaini. The author examines the contribution of the various mathas, the akhadas, the diverse sampradayas of ascetics and laymen who visit Ujjaini during the Simhastha and make it the most special place on earth during the Mahakumbha.

The book also discloses many hitherto unknown facts about the Simhastha.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 7: AKSHAY AVANTIKA (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 382 pp

+ many b/w photos and line drawings

Softcover Rs. 500

Ujjaini has always been known as a city that worships wisdom. Legend has it that Maharshi Sandipani taught Lord Krishna at Ujjaini. This volume explores the manifold contribution of Ujjaini to learning from the ancient days right up to the present. This is the first such attempt to explore in detail the tradition of teaching found in Ujjaini.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 8: SANSKRITI KA SURYA UJJAIN (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 544 pp + many colour and b/w photos

Softcover Rs. 1000

The story of Ujjaini is the story of culture and learning. Ujjaini has been a centre of learning, and culture for many millennia. It has been the melting pot of many sub-civilisations within the Indian mileu. Many arts and crafts have flourished here.

This book explores the cultural contribution of Ujjaini in terms of its arts, its paintings, its iconography, its sculpture, its theatre, its tradition of printing, music, various dance forms, folk theatre, etc.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 9: UJJAINI KA ADHUNIK PRAVAH (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 544 pp + many b/w photos

Softcover Rs. 500

The ancient city state of Ujjaini has served with great n the culture of India and its sons continue to do so to this present day. Since the Indian renaissance of the 19th century, and the inception of the Indian Freedom Movement in 1857, Ujjaini and its residents have played a key role in the Indian Freedom Movement. It has developed immense industries and a strong political presence in the region.

This book explores the modern history of Ujjaini, from the 19th century onwards.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 10: UJJAINI KI VILAKSHAN VIBHUTIYAN (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 242 pp + many b/w photos

Softcover Rs. 500

There are many who have given modern Ujjaini its strong presence on the literary, creative and cultural map of India. Among those, the foremost are Pandit Suryanarayan Vyas, Dr. Shivmangalsingh Suman, Dr. VC Vakankar, Kumar Gandharv, Shamsher, Acarya Shrinivas Rath, etc.

This book throws light on their lives and achievements.

ANAADI UJJAINI Part 11: ADHUNIK UJJAINI KE GAURAV (Hindi)

By Dr. Ramesh Nirmal

Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 220 x 145 mm 364 pp + many b/w photos

Softcover Rs. 500

More great sons of Ujjaini have been remembered here and their lives and achievements recorded for posterity. They are all scholars, thinkers, writers and artists - creative people and achievers. They have brought great credit to the city of their birth and carried its fair name to the world.

This set of 14 books (3 volumes of Kaalajayi Ujjaini + 11 volumes of Anaadi Ujjaini) costs Rs. 12500.

We shall provide postage free by surface mail anywhere in the world.

vidusyamanucaro,

Manish

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THE STORY OF PAESI Soul and Body in Ancient India

2005-09-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

THE STORY OF PAESI (Prakrit?English)
Soul and Body in Ancient India
A Dialogue on Materialism in Ancient India Text in Roman; English Translation; Extensive Notes; Glossary of Selected Words; Index Rerum, Quotations, Detailed Bibliography; Appendix containing a section of Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha"; 72 - folio Facsimile of the original Prakrit pothi in Devanagari Ed. and tr. By Prof. Willem Bollee Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2 Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai
2005 245 x 160 mm 452 pp
81 88769 03 7 Hardcover Rs. 795

The Story of Paesi or Paesi Kahanayam is a lively dialogue between the monk Kesi and prince Paesi based on the Raiapasenia Agama.

Interestingly, the Paesi Kahanayam is the only large legend common to both Jain and Buddhist canonical literature. It is found in the Jain Raiapasenia Agama and in the Buddhist Dighanikaya.

The monk Kesi and the prince Paesi (Sanskrit / Pradeshi) discuss the corporeality of the soul, whether it dies with the body or is distinct from the body. The prince is a materialist and argues in favour of the corporeality of the soul but the monk convinces him that the soul and body are distinct and while the body is corporeal, the soul is eternal.

This dialogue is set in the 6th century BCE, the age of reflection on and discussion of the soul. While the present literary form dates some centuries later, the discussion is still as relevant today, after two millennia.

This edition contains the Prakrit text in Devanagari and Roman transliteration, accompanied by an incisive English translation, exhaustive notes and a glossary.

The arguments in this discussion reflect many ancient Indian realia such as birth rituals, diseases, etiquette, ethnic list of female servants, execution of thieves, regicide, the 72 professions, similes, etc. which have been commented upon in the notes.

The Table of Contents is as under:
Preface
Introduction Page 1
The Story of Paesi Page 15
Glossary of Selected Words Page 223
Index Rerum Page 307
Quotations Page 317
Bibliography Page 319
Appendix containing a section of Page 359
Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha"
72- Folio Pothi of Paesi Kahanayam Page 371
{Raiapasenia Agama}

Excerpts from Dr. John Cort's review of this book which appeared in the Journal of the American Oriental Society 123.4 (2003)

The debates concerning the existence of a soul in Buddhist and Upanishadic circles are well known to students of ancient India. Far less known is the similar contemporary debate between the materialist King Paesi of Sevaviya (Savatthi, Shravasti) and the Jain monk Kesi recorded in the Shvetambara Raiapasenia Sutta, even though the arguments of Paesi (there spelled as Payasi) are also recorded in his dialogue with Kumara Kassapa in the Payasi Suttanta contained in the Buddhist Dighanikaya. The issue in the Jain context is not the existence of the soul; rather, Paesi argues that there is no difference between the soul and the body, while Kesi asserts the fundamental doctrine that the two are different. The realization that we are more than just our bodies, that there is eternal in each and every one of us is a soul that is different from the body, has long been a sine qua non for the true religious life according to the Jains. The analysis of the dualistic distinction between sentient soul (jiva) and insentient matter (ajiva) is the starting point for all Jain dogmatics. In the Digambara tradition this "knowledge of the difference" (bheda jyan) was the basis of the Digambara mystical tradition. In many modern spiritual biographies of both Digambara and Shvetambara Jains, one reads that the person started on the spiritual path when she or he came to understand the difference between soul and body. Further, Paesi is portrayed as a wicked king who traduced dharma and oppressed his subjects, indicating that materialists lack basic moral qualities.

Paesi advances a number of arguments against the independent existence of the soul. Why, for example, has no departed soul returned to earth to tell him about its continued existence Paesi inspected the bodies of executed criminals (Paesi had a reputation as a wicked king, and so had a large and ready supply of subjects for his experiments, and no need to have them fill out Human Subjects Approval forms!); he saw no evidence of a soul escaping after death. He conducted the same experiment Dr. Macdougall ran over two millennia later, but could find no difference in the weight of a person immediately before or after death, and so came to the opposite conclusion. Each argument is refuted by Kesi. Souls in hell are so preoccupied with their tortures that they are unable to come to this world to report on their existence, while souls in heaven are so preoccupied with their pleasures that they are equally indisposed to come. Souls in heaven face another obstacle, as a human lifespan is so short in comparison with those in heaven that the heaven-dwelling soul forgets to come until long after all near descendants themselves have died. One cannot see a soul leaving a dying body any more than one can see sound emerge from an enclosed room, but both occurrences happen. A leather sack weighs the same whether inflated or deflated, and so the fact that a body weighs the same alive and dead proves nothing, for an immaterial soul obviously has no weight. Kesi cannot show a soul to Paesi because neither of them are enlightened; only an enlightened being can see souls...

..finally, Paesi falls back on tradition: he accepts the materialistic position that the body and soul are identical because his father and grandfather before him had done so. Kesi answers with the example of a man carrying a load of iron ore to sell in another town who passed up the opportunity to exchange the iron ore for precious gems on the grounds that he started out his journey carrying iron ore and so should complete it in the same way. His
colleagues who exchanged the iron ore for gems found in the forest became rich, while the stubborn iron salesman remained poor. Kesi admonishes Paesi not to make the same mistake, which he would surely later regret. Paesi concedes defeat. He accepts the Jain teachings from Kesi, and is reborn in heaven, following which he will be born on the continent of Mahavideha and attains liberation.

Willem Bollee provides and edition and translation of this dialogue, contained in the second half of the Raiapasenia Sutta ("Scripture on the Questions of the King), the second Upanga of the Shvetambara Jain canon. He includes a rich and wide-ranging critical apparatus of philological and cultural notes. There is an 84 page selected glossary, the Prakrit text of the quotations, and a detailed bibliography. Bollee also includes the text and English translation of a similar debate concerning the existence of the soul found in Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha".

The resultant book is Indological scholarship of the highest caliber.

The editor of this work, Professor Willem Bollee is a highly regarded scholar of Prakrit philology and Jain studies, having taught Indology at Heidelberg and Bamberg Universities in Germany. He received the prestigious Acarya Hemacandra award for this work.

The Story of Paesi sets the standards of scholarly translations of Jain sacred literature. It is a modern masterpiece and shall prove to be a fascinating read for those who are students of Indology, Religion, Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology, History and Indo-European Studies.

The book has been very attractively published.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

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THE STORY OF PAESI (Prakrit/English)

2005-09-04T23:04:00.000-07:00

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jram visvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

Winner of the Acarya Hemacandra award!

THE STORY OF PAESI (Prakrit/English)

SOUL AND BODY IN ANCIENT INDIA

A Dialogue on Materialism in Ancient India

By Prof. Willem Boll饼BR> Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2

Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai

2005 245 x 160 mm 450 pp

81 88769 03 7 Hardcover Rs. 795

The Story of Paesi or Paesi Kahanayam is a lively dialogue between the monk Keshi and prince Paesi based on the Raiapasenia Agama.

Interestingly, the Paesi Kahanayam is the only larger legend common to both Jain and Buddhist canonical literature. It is also found in the Dighanikaya.

The monk Keshi and the prince Paesi (Sanskrit/Pradeshi) discuss the corporeality of the soul, whether it dies with the body or is distinct from the body. The prince is a materialist and argues in favour of the corporeality of the soul but the monk convinces him that the soul and body are distinct and while the body is corporeal, the soul is eternal.

This dialogue is set in the 6th century BCE, the age of reflection on and discussion of the soul. While the present literary form dates some centuries later, the discussion is still as relevant today, after two millennia.

This edition contains the Prakrit text in Devanagari and Roman transliteration, accompanied by an incisive English translation, exhaustive notes and a glossary.

(The arguments in this discussion reflect many ancient Indian realia birth rituals, diseases, etiquette, ethnic list of female servants, execution of thieves, regicide, the 72 professions, similes, etc.) which have been commented upon in the notes.

The editor of this work, Professor Willem Bollis a highly regarded scholar of Prakrit and Jain studies, having taught Indology at Heidelberg and Bamberg Universities in Germany.

His earlier scholarly contributions to the field of Jain studies include:

Studein zum Suyagada in 2 volumes (German)

Studies in the Sutrakrtanga Agama

Brhatkalpa Bhasya? in 3 volumes (English)

A Study of the Brhatkalpa Bhasya

Edited English translations of Walther Schubring's. The Doctrine of the Jainas and Mahavira's Words along with Dr. Jayandra Soni

Professor Bollis the recipient of the Acarya Hemacandra award for this work, The Story of Paesi.

The Story of Paesi sets the standards of scholarly translations of Jain sacred literature. It is a modern masterpiece and shall prove a fascinating read for those who are students of Indology, Religion, Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology and Indo-European Studies.

The book is very attractively published.

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Entry Level Books for Learning Hindi

2005-09-04T22:06:00.000-07:00

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rsabhadi mahavirantebhyo svatmopalabdhye

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

Here are a few really useful books for learning Hindi. They are used by most schools in Mumbai and Western India and I find them to be rather good. All of them are available at our bookstore and by email order.

SACHITRA KA KHA GA AUR SAMANYA GYAN (Hindi)

Prarambhik Kshamtaaon par Aadharit Sampurna Pustak

(A complete book based on beginner's level)

2005 280 x 220 mm 64 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 35

SACHITRA BHASHA PRAVESHIKA Part 1 (Hindi)

Hindi Bhasha Siikhne kii Prarambhik Pustak

(A beginner's level book of Hindi Language)

2005 280 x 220 mm 48 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 30

SACHITRA BHASHA PRAVESHIKA Part 2 (Hindi)

Hindi Bhasha Siikhne kii Prarambhik Pustak

(A beginner's level book of Hindi Language)

2005 280 x 220 mm 40 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 25

SACHITRA BHASHA PARICHAY Part 1 (Hindi)

Akshar Gyan karane vali Pustak

(A beginner's level book of the Hindi Alphabet)

2005 280 x 220 mm 56 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 35

SACHITRA BHASHA PARICHAY Part 2 (Hindi)

Matra Gyan karane vali Pustak

(A beginner's level book of the Hindi Alphabet)

2005 280 x 220 mm 40 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 25

NAVIN SHISHU VIKAS (Hindi)

Shishuon ke liye Chitramay Pustak

(A Picture Book for those who have mastered the alphabet)

2005 280 x 220 mm 72 pp in full colour

Softcover Rs. 30

VIKAS HINDI READER PRAVESHIKA (Hindi)

(An Entry Level Rapid Reader in Hindi)

2005 210 x 140 mm 32 pp in 2 colours

Softcover Rs. 10

VIKAS HINDI READER PUSTAK PAHALI (Hindi)

(A Level One Rapid Reader in Hindi)

2005 210 x 140 mm 64 pp in 2 colours

Softcover Rs. 16

VIKAS HINDI READER PUSTAK DUUSARI (Hindi)

(A Level Two Rapid Reader in Hindi)

2005 210 x 140 mm 72 pp in 2 colours

Softcover Rs. 18

Vidusamanucaro,

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2005-09-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

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j񡴡ram visvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

RAMAYANAM in 8 Volumes (Sanskrit)

By Valmiki

Mula text with three Sanskrit Tikas

Ramayanatilaka tika by Rama / Nagesabhatta

Ramayanasiromani tika by Sivasahaya

Ramayanabhusana tika by Govindaraja

Ed. by Shastri Shrinivasa Katti

Exhaustive Introduction and Index of Verses

by Satkari Mukherjee

2000 250 x 185 mm 2600 pp

Hardcover Rs. 2500

The Ramayana and the Mahabharata along with Jinasena’s Mahapurana are India’s three great Sanskrit mahakavyas.

Valmiki’s Ramayana has four regional recessions. While the Southern recession is believed to have retained the oldest textual tradition, the Western one is very popular as it is said to combine the Southern, Northern and Western recessions.

The present work is based upon the Western recession. It contains three important commentaries:

The Ramayanatilaka tika by Rama / Nagesabhatta

The Ramayanasiromani tika by Sivasahaya

The Ramayanabhusana tika by Govindaraja

Satkari Mukherjee?s exhaustive introduction in Sanskrit incorporates the latest research material on the text, dealing with many textual and historical problems related to the subject.

The Ramayana of Valmiki along with the 3 commentaries is a wonderful inclusive work, attractively printed and quite reasonably priced.

It is available at our bookstore and through mail order.

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HINDI SEMANTICS / Hardev Bahri

2005-06-29T06:49:00.000-07:00

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jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

HINDI SEMANTICS (English)
By Dr. Hardev Bahri
1985 220 x 145 mm 434 pp
Hardcover Rs. 300

This work offers several observations on the general science
of meaning. It is a multi paradigmatic study of meaning in all
its units of expression - sounds, sound-groups, words,
word-clusters, idioms, phrases, proverbs and sentences.

The author proffers many original theories, and substantiates
them with his own perceptive observations and various
illustrations gleaned from Hindi literature.

Hence, the work serves the needs of the linguist as well as
the average Hindi student.

Prof. Siddheshvar Varma's comments on this work:
"..for the first time in the history of India, (this work) gives
many new perspectives for the further advancement of
comparative philology and in this sense (the author) is not
only a master of philology but one of the makers of
comparative philology."

A truly great work. You would do well to look it up every
now and then.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||
Manish

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SAMANTAR KOSH Upgraded

2005-06-29T06:17:00.000-07:00

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jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

SAMANTAR KOSH in 2 volumes (Hindi)
Hindi Thesaurus
By Dr. Arvind Kumar & Kusum Kumar
2005 245 x 160 mm 1768 pp
81 237 1951 5 Hardcover Rs. 600 for the set

The first ever Hindi Thesaurus has now been upgraded! It
is now bigger and better than ever before!

The upgraded 2005 edition has a beautiful new dust jacket
and enhanced production values. It retains its low price
and excellent print quality.

The Hindi Thesaurus is superbly researched, painstakingly
compiled and edited.

A magnificent effort encompassing 160,850 words under
1,100 headings and 23,759 sub-headings!

Each word is presented alphabetically and is fully cross-
referenced. Hence, the thesaurus serves as a dictionary
as well.

A marvel of lexicography and a steal at the price.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||
Manish

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BHARAT KE MAHAN YOGI / Visvanatha Mukherji

2005-06-28T03:24:00.000-07:00

mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

BHARAT KE MAHAN YOGI in 6 volumes (Hindi)
The Spiritual Masters of India
By Visvanatha Mukherji
2005 210 x 135 mm 1200 pp in 6 volumes
Softcover Rs. 600 for the set

This is an unrivalled collection of monographs on the greatest
of India's yogis and spiritual masters. Written insightfully by
Visvanatha Mukherji, himself a great scholar of Indian
spirituality, this book serves as an encyclopaedia of Indian
spiritual masters!

Volume One has monographs on the following Yogis and Saints
Sarvananda, Lokanatha, Vijayakrsna Svami, Vama Khepa,
Paramananda Paramahamsa, Jñaneshvara, Namadeva, Ravidasa,
Vivekananda, Brahmananda, Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa

Volume Two
Shyamacarana Lahidi, Ramana Maharshi, Bhupendranath Sanyal,
Varadacarana, Narayana svami, Kinaram baba, Tailang svami,
Paramahamsa Ramakrshna Thakur, Shankaracarya, Ekanatha

Volume Three
Ramanujacarya, Ramdas Kathia baba, Ram Thakur, Ramprasad,
Bhupatinatha Mukhopadhyaya, Bhaskarananda, Sadananda,
Pavahari baba, Harihara baba, Sai baba, Ranchhoddas, Avadhuta
Madhava

Volume Four
Kiranacandra Darvesh, Latu maharaj, Bholanand Giri, Shivacandra
Vidyarnava, Mahayogi Gorakhnath, Balananda, Prabhu
Jagadbandhu, Gambhiranatha, Anukulacandra, Sitaramdas
Omkarnath, Mohanananda, Kuladananda, Abhacaranarvinda
Bhaktivedanta, Pranavananda, Lotadas baba

Volume Five
Narsi Mehta, Kabir, Narottam Thakur, Shrim, Premananda Tirtha,
Santadasa baba, Bihari, Umananda, Shri Ma, Mahananda Giri,
Annada Thakur, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Durgacaran Nag,
Nigamananda, Nib Karauri ke baba, Paramahamsa Pt.
Ganeshanarayana, Avadhuta Amrtanatha, Devraha baba

Volume Six
Balanandra, Bhagavandas baba, Hamsa baba, Sundarnathji, Mauni
Digambara, Gosvami Shyamananda, Farsi baba, Lala Babu,
Madhavendra Shripada, Nanga baba, Tibbeti baba, Gosvami
Lokanatha, Kashtha-jihva svami, Gosvami Rup, Sanatana Gosvami
and Avadhuta Nityananda

It is a unique collection, ought to be a part of the library of
every Indological scholar as well as the interested layperson.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||
Manish

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Hindi Granth Ratnakar Karyalay

2005-06-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

Hindi Granth Ratnakar Karyalay