Kafle Nirajan (8 results)

Condition: New. pp. 555.

Condition: New. pp. 555.

Condition: New. pp. 555.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 555pp.

Soft cover. Condition: New. This volume presents the first edition, along with an English translation, of a Sanskrit work of perhaps the seventh century surviving in a single ninth-century Nepalese witness: the Nisvasamukhatattvasamhita. It would be difficult to exaggerate the usefulness of this primary source for the history of the Saiva religions. Ostensibly an introduction to the Nisvasamukhatattvasamhita, it purports to sketch the religious context in which the Mantramarga emerged. In so doing, it provides invaluable help in mapping the contours of the relations between four different traditions of early Saivism, namely: 1) that of the Pancarthika Pasupatas, 2) that of the Lakulas (here lokatita), 3) the the Mantramarga and 4) pre-Mantramarga "lay" practices. The work is bracketed by a detailed introduction and an appendix presenting material borrowed into the Sivadharmasangraha.

Hardcover. Condition: New. The Panditarajasataka is an anthology of Sanskrit poems composed by poets, both famous and unknown, from all over India. This first nagari edition includes dozens of poems never before published, as well as unique versions of well-known classics. The introduction provides a cogent argument about why the work was composed, showing how, by selection and alteration, specific poems were made to fit the anthologist's overarching goal: to provide poets with a collection that will help them impress rulers and win patronage. The critical apparatus traces each poem's origin and includes their variations down through history. Lovers of kavya literature will be glad to add this translation of highly alliterative verses to their shelves.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 555 pages ; 25 cm. English & Sanskrit. 'a critical edition, with introduction et annotated translation and an appendix containing Sivadharmasangraha 5-9 edited by Nirajan Kafle ; with a foreword by Dominic Goodall.' This volume presents the first edition, along with an English translation, of a Sanskrit work of perhaps the seventh century surviving in a single ninth-century Nepalese witness: the Nisvasamukhatattvasamhita. It would be difficult to exaggerate the usefulness of this primary source for the history of the Saiva religions. Ostensibly an introduction to the Nisvasamukhatattvasamhita, it purports to sketch the religious context in which the Mantramarga emerged. In so doing, it provides invaluable help in mapping the contours of the relations between four different traditions of early Saivism, namely: 1) that of the Pancarthika Pasupatas, 2) that of the Lakulas (here lokatita), 3) the Mantramarga and 4) pre-Mantramarga "lay" practices. The work is bracketed by a detailed introduction and an appendix presenting material borrowed into the Sivadharmasangraha.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 310 pages in English & Sanskrit. The Panditarajasataka is an anthology of Sanskrit poems composed by poets, both famous and anonymous, from all over India. This first Nagari edition includes dozens of previously unpublished poems as well as unique versions of well-known classics. The introduction offers a detailed analysis of the reasons for the composition of this collection. It shows how, through a process of selection and modification, specific poems were adapted to meet the anthologist's primary objective: to provide poets with a collection that would allow them to impress rulers and gain their patronage. The critical apparatus traces the origin of each poem and presents their variations throughout history. Lovers of Kavya literature will be delighted to add this translation of highly alliterative verses to their collection.