Encyclopaedia of Indian Heritage/edited by Subodh Kapoor. New Delhi, Cosmo, 2002, 90 Volumes, 29000 p., $3245 (set). ISBN 81-7755-211-2.

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Contents: Vol. 1 to 9: Great Indian Philosophers: Vol. 1. 1. General survey of ancient Indian historical tradition. 2. Brahman families and chronological table of Rishis. 3. The Vedic schools and teachers and the Brahmans. 4. The ancient Brahmans and the Vedas. 5. History, literature and religion of the Hindu philosophers and their opinions. 6. Gotras. 7. The Bhargavas. 8. The Vasisthas. 9. The Angirasas and Kanvas. 10. The Atreyas and Kasyapas. 11. The Visvamitras. 12. Agastyas, Paulastyas, Paulahas and Kratus.

Vol. 2. 13. Ksatriyan Brahmans. 14. Legend of the Brahman Parasurama, the exterminator of the Kshattriyas. 15. Valmiki-Ramayana. 16. Varahamihira. The period of the Siddhantas. 17. Epitome of the Surya-Siddhanta Bhaskaracharya. 18. Aryabhata and later astronomers. 19. Vatsyayana: the science of love. 20. Panini and his followers. 21. Kapila. Sankhya Darshana. 22. Patanjala Darshana. 23. Jaimini. Mimamsa system of philosophy. 24. Goutama. The Nyaya philosophy. 25. Kanada. Vaisheshika philosophy. 26. Veda-Vyasa: Vedanta system of philosophy.

Vol. 3. 27. Introduction to Apastamba. 28. Gautama: an introduction. 29. Vasishth: an introduction. 30. Baudhayana: an introduction. 31. Narada: an introduction. 32. Introduction to the fragments of Brihaspati. 33. Manu. Hindu law books.

Vol. 4. 34. Introduction to the Grihya-Sutras. 35. Vishnu: an introduction. 36. Gaudapada. 37. Gaudapada. Philosophical grandfather of Sankara. 38. Yagnavalkya and Maitreyi. 39. Prajapati teachers Indra and Virocana. 40. Dattatreya. 41. Dattatreys Avadhuta Gita. 42. Samakara. 43. Sri Adishankaracharya. 44. Jagat Guru Srisankaracharya. 45. Jagat Guru Adisankaracharya: a life profile.

Vol. 5. 46. Sankara and his school. 47. The Bhaskara school of philosophy. 48. Yamuna. The doctrine of soul. 49. Ramanuja. Life and works. 50. Ramanuja’s Vedarthasangraha. 51. Life of Ramanuja. 52. Madhwa. Life, works and philosophy. 53. The function and goal of Madhawa philosophy. 54. Vallabha. Life, works and philosophy. 55. Sri Caitanya. Life, works and philosophy. 56. The Sampradaya of Sri Caitanya.

Vol. 6. 57. Sri Ramakrsna. 58. Nimbarka’s philosophy. A general idea. 59. Asvaghosa and early Buddhist Kavya. 60. Kalidasa’s life, works and thought. 61. Kalhana’s life and times. 62. Vararuci. 63. The Carvaka philosophy. 64. Matanga. 65. Life and works of the Alvars. 66. Nammalvar. 67. Andal. 68. The religion of the Alvars. From the Alvars to Ramanuja. 69.The Arvars. The chronology of the Arvars.

Vol. 7. 70. The age of Jnanadeva. 71. Nathamuni. 72. Eknath: an introduction. 73. Mandana, Suresvara and Visvarupa. 74. Mandana Misra. 75. Suresvara. 76. Padampada. 77. Vacaspati Misra. 78. Sarvajnatma Muni. 79. Anananandabodha Yati. 80. Vedanta dialectic of Sriharsa. 81. Citsukhas’s interpretations of the concepts of Sankara Vedanata. 82. Vimuktatma (A.D. 1200). 83. Ramadvaya (A.D. 1300). 84. Vidyaranya (A.D. 1350). 85. Nrsimhasrama Muni (A.D. 1500). 86. Appaya Diksita. 87. Prakasananda (A.D. 1500-1600). 88. Madhusudana Sarasvati (A.D. 1500). 89. The Aragiyas from Nathamuni to Ramanuja. 90. Venkatanatha. The ontological categories of Ramanuja. 91. Meghanadarai. 92. Vatsya Varada. 93. Ramanujadasa alias Mahacarya. 94. Kasturi Rangacarya. 95. Saila Srinivasa.

Vol. 8. 96. Rangacarya. 97. Vanamali Misra. 98. The philosophy of Vijnana Bhiksu. 99. The philosophy of Baladeva Vidyabhusana. 100. Jiva Gosvami and Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Philosophy of the followers of Sri Caitanya. 101. Siva-Jnana-Bodha. 102. Anubhava-Sutra of Mayi-Deva. 103. Philosophy of Srikantha. 104. Saiva philosophy according to Bhoja and his commentators. 105. Sripati Pandita. The fundamentals of Vira-Saivism. 106. The Manvatara tradition of the seven Rsis. 107. Philosophy of Bhagvan Sri Ramana Maharishi. 108. Sri Aurbindo’s teachings and method of Sadhana. 109. Saint Namdev and his works. 110. Shri Satya Sai Baba of Puttaparti. 111. Brief outline of a history of Indian philosophy. 112. Radhakrishnan’s world.

Vol. 9. 113. Vinoba Bhave. Pure reason. 114. Gorakhnath: a yogi and a philosopher. 115. The philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore. 116. The initial teachings of J. Krishnamurti. 117. The philosophy of Jiddu Krisnamurti. 118. Krishnamurti. 119. Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s philosophy of Karmayoga. 120. Anandamayi Ma’s Lila. Detailed bibliography.

Vol. 10 to 18: The Vedic Philosophy : The Age, Religion, Literature, Pantheon, Philosophy, Traditions, and Teachers of the Vedas: Vol. 10. 1. The Vedas: general aspects. 2. What is the Veda. 3. What is Vedic literature? 4. The monosyllable Aum analysed. 5. Vedas and Upanishads. 6. The Vedic schools and teachers of the Brahmanas. 7. The Brahmanas and Upanishads. 8. The literature of the Vedas. 9. The theology of the Vedas. 10. The cosmology of the Vedas. 11. The anthropology of the Vedas.

Vol. 11. The soteriology of the Vedas. 13. The philosophy of the Vedas. 14. Books of the Vedas. 15. Vedic ritual.

Vol. 12. 16. The sources: the Rigveda and the Aryans. 17. Brahmanism. 18. The Vedic religions. 19. Vedic period: the Indo-Aryans, their literature. 20. History of Vedic India. 21. Vedic Rishis.

Vol. 13. 22. Vedic civilization. 23. The age of the Vedas. 24. The antecedents of the Rigvedic age. 25. The Gods and demons of the Veda.

Vol. 14. 26. The Vedic world of Gods and demons. 27. Varuna. The ethical God. 28. Agni: the priestly God. 29. Indra: the warrior God. 30. Soma: the deified sacrificial drink. 31. Usas and the Asvins.

Vol. 15. 32. The minor Gods of the Vedic pantheon. 33. The hymns of the Vedas. 34. The Rigvedic age. 35. The Rigvedic book. 36. The significance and value of the Rigveda. 37. The eschatology of the Rigveda. 38. Poetry of the Rigveda. 39. Philosophy of the Rigveda. 40. The Rig-Vedic age.

Vol. 16. 41. The Rigveda Samhita. 42. Rg Veda. 43. Introduction to Samveda. 44. The Samveda Samhita. 45. The Atharvaveda Samhita. 46. Introduction to Atharvaveda. 47. The later Vedas. 48. Sacrifice in ancient India and the Vedic Samhitas. 49. The Mimamsa philosophy.

Vol. 17. 50. The Purva Mimamsa. 51. Samhitas and Brahmanas: an introduction. 52. The Smarta Sutras or traditional rules. 53. Smriti – the Vedangas. 54. The Brahmanas. 55. The Sutras. 56. Brhaddevata. 57. Primal spirituality and the Hindu renaissance. 58. Veda of the Black Yajus School.

Vol. 18. 59. The monism of Suta Samhita. 60. The Samhitas of the Yajurveda. 61. The Brahmanas. 62. The age of the Avesta and the Rigveda. 63. Sri Brahma Samhita. 64. Vedic archeology.

Vol. 19 to 23: The Vedanta Philosophy: Vol. 19. 1. Introduction. 2. Vedanta: an introduction. 3. Introduction to Vedanta philosophy. 4. Vedanta basics. 5. The Vedanta philosophy. 6. Aim of the Vedanta. The destruction of an innate error. 7. Who is called to the study of the Vedanta? 8. Qualifications of those called to the study of the Vedanta. 9. Source of the Vedanta. Indian Pramanas or canons of knowledge. 10. Exoteric and esoteric Vedanta doctrine. 11. The eschatology of the Vedanta.

Vol. 20. 12. The path of liberation. 13. The survey of the Vedanta system. 14. Vedantic and non-Vedantic systems compared. 15. Nature of the deity. 16. The Vedanta in the making. 17. The dialectic of the Vedanta. 18. The ethics of the Vedanta. 19. The cultural value of the Vedanta: a retrospect. 20. Place of ethics and religion in Vedanta. 21. Vedanta and Indian philosophy.

Vol. 21. 22. Psychology and cosmology of Vedanta. 23. Theology of the doctrine of Brahman. 24. Brahman as creator of the world. 25. Proofs of the immortality of the soul. 26. Brahman and Maya: the metaphysics of the Vedanta. 27. The theism of the Vedanta. Isvara as creator and creation as Lila.

Vol. 22. 28. Vedanta Sutras with Sankara Bhasya: an introduction. 29. Vedanta Sutras with Sankara’s comments. 30. The monism of Suta Samhita. 31. The Uttara-Mimamsa or the Vedanta Sutras. 32. Advatic Vedantaism or Indian monism. 33. Tat Tvam Asi. 34. Ekam Eva Advityam. 35. Advaitism and scientific monism. 36. Visishtadwatism or qualified Dwaitism or monism. 37. Dvaitism or dualism. 38. Vallabha’s Shuddhadvaitism or pure monism. 39. Rammohana Bhashya on the Brahmasutras.

Vol. 23. 40. Advaita Vedanta. 41. Advaita Vedanta before Sankaracharya. 42. Ramanuja’s Vedanta. 43. Teachers of Vasista Advaita. 44. Max Muller on the Vaiseshika Sutra. 45. Great exponents of Vedanta. 46. The four schools of Vedanta compared. 47. The Mahavakyas. 48. Advaita and science. 49. Dilemma in Advaita Vedanta. 50. Samkhya and Vedanta. 51. New Vedanta. 52. Visistha—Advaita Vedanta. 53. The fundamental doctrines of Visistadvaita Vedanta.

Vol. 24 to 27: The Upanisad and Its Philosophy : An Exposition of the Fundamental Concepts, History, Philosophy, Teachings, Doctrines and the System of the Upanisads: Vol. 24. 1. The Upanisads. 2. The Upanishads. 3. Essentials of the Upanishads. 4. The mystical tradition of Upanisads. 5. The Upanishads. 6. The system of philosophy. 7. The philosophy of the Upanisads.

Vol. 25. 8. Upanisads. 9. Philosophy of the Upanishads. 10. Introduction to the philosophy of the Upanishads. 11. Brief summary of the history of the Upanishads. 12. The fundamental conception of the Upanishads and its significance. 13. The system of the Upanishads, theology, or the doctrine of Brahman. 14. Conception of the diety in Upanisads.

Vol. 26. 15. Fundamental doctrines of the Upanisads. 16. The early Upanisads. 17. Aranyakas and Upanisads. 18. The Vedangas. 19. The ritual literature. 20. The exegetic Vedangas. 21. Cosmology, or the doctrine of the universe. 22. Psychology, or the doctrine of the soul. 23. Practical philosophy. 24. Retrospect of the Upanishads and their teaching. 25. The Isa Upanisad of the Vajasaneya-Samhita. 26. The Kena or Talvakara-Upanisad of the Sama-Veda.

Vol. 27. 27. The Katha-Upanisad. 28. The Prasna-Upanisad. 29. The Mundaka-Upanisad of the Atharva-Veda. 30. The Mandukya-Upanisad of the Atharva-Veda. 31. The Taittiriya-Upanisad. 32. The Aitareya-Upanisad of the Rg-Veda. 33. The Svetasvatara-Upanisad of the Black Yajur-Veda. 34. The Kaushitaki-Brahmana-Upanishad. 35. Maitrayana-Brahmana-Upanishad. 36. Prasna-Upanishad. 37. Position of Upanisads in Vedic literature. 38. The Khandogya-Upanishad. 39. Esoterism: Mundaka Upanishad. 40. The Phenomenography of consciousness. 41. Buddhism influenced Upanishads.

Vol. 28 to 33: The Epic Literature : Epic Period, History, Literature, Pantheon, Philosophy, Traditions, and Mythology: Vol. 28. 1. Epic history and civilisation. 2. Indo-Aryan epic genesis. 3. Indo-Aryan worship. 4. Epic inter-relation with the Vedas.

Vol. 29. 5. The epic philosophy. 6. Epic religion. 7. Epic authors and editors. 8. Epic aim. 9. The divine light in the epics. 10. Epic period: literature of the period. 11. History of the epic period. 12. Kurus and Panchalas. 13. Videhas, Kosalas, and Kasis.

Vol. 30. 14. The Gods of epic literature. 15. Narayana. 16. The eight great Devas. 17. The divine Seers as Star-Gods. 18. Earthly Rsis. 19. The three Supreme Gods. 20. The epics.

Vol. 31. 21. Epic characters. 22. Epic philosophy. 23. Origin and development of epics. 24. The philosophy of the epic.

Vol. 32. 25. Lower mythology. 26. The beginning of the epic poetry. 27. Ramayana. 28. The Ramayana. 29. Genuine and spurious in Ramayana. 30. Age of the Ramayana. 31. Mahabharata. 32. What is the Mahabharata?. 33. Age and history of the Mahabharata. 34. The Mahabharata chronology. 35. The didactic section of the Mahabharata. 36. The Itihasas or epic poems—The Ramayana.

Vol. 33. 37. The Itihasas or epic poems—The Mahabharata. 38. The Indian epics compared with each other and with the Homeric poems. 39. The epics compared. 40. Interrelation of the two epics. 41. The Bhagavad-Gita. 42. Introduction to Adhyatma Ramayana. 43. Introduction to Sanasugatiya. 44. Kavya or court epic. 45. The great epic of India. 46. Baka Dalbhya: a complex character in Vedic ritual texts, epics and Puranas.

Vol. 34 to 35: The Puranic Literature : The Puranic Age, Literature, History, Races, Philosophy, Traditions, and Genealogies: Vol. 34. 1. General survey of ancient Indian historical tradition. 2. Traditions, its preservers and the origin of the Puranas. 3. Contents of the earliest Puranas. 4. The age of the original Purana. 5. Brahmanical and Ksatriya tradition. 6. The Puranas and their genealogical texts. 7. General survey of the genealogies. 8. General credibility of the genealogies. 9. Synchronisms and table of royal genealogies. 10. Brahman families and chronological table of Rishis. 11. The solar race. 12. The Aila or Lunar Race. 13. The Bhargavas. 14. The Vasisthas. 15. The Angirasas and Kanvas. 16. The Atreyas. 17. The Visvamitras. 18. Agastyas, Paulastyas, Paulahas and Kratus. 19. Ksatriyan Brahmans. 20. Conception of the deity in Pacaratra and Puranic literature. 21. Puranas in Indian literature.

Vol. 35. 22. Survey of Puranic literature. 23. A Puranic account of creation. 24. Manvantras, Varnashrama and Vratas. 25. History of Puranic period. 26. Garuda Puranam. 27. The Bhagvad Purana: an introduction. 28. Philosophical speculations of some of the selected Puranas. 29. The Bhagvata Purana. 30. Flood legends and the origin of the Matsya Purana. 31. The Avataras: Agni Purana. 32. Temples, holy places and astrology. 33. Hellish Planeys, charity and Gayatri. 34. Dhanurvidya, dynasties and literature. 35. Categorized list of 18 Puranas.

Vol. 36 to 38: Sacred Sanskrit Literature : The History and Development of Sanskrit Religious, Poetical, Law, Scientific and Philosophical Literature: Vol. 36. Introduction. 1. Sanskrit literature: an overview. 2. Origin of the Sanskrit alphabet. 3. Sanskrit literature of the early Vedic religion: x to y. 4. Sanskrit literature in the Brahmana period. 5. Sanskrit literature in the Mantra period.

Vol. 37. 6. Sanskrit literature in the Chhandas period. 7. The movement towards theism. 8. Philosophies and sects. 9. The Sakta system. 10. Bhakti period. 11. Period of Muslim influence. 12. The languages of Northern India: their history and relations. 13. The Pali, and its relations to Sanskrit and Prakrit.

Vol. 38. 14. Origin of Sanskrit. 15. Reasons for supposing that the Sanskrit was originally a spoken language. 16. Various stages of Sanskrit literature. 17. Hindu scriptures. 18. Characteristics of the Sanskrit literature.

Vol. 39 to 44: Ancient Indian Society: Including Races, Dynasties, Politics, War, Law Enforcement, Social and Caste Systems, Economics, Life-Style, Women, Traditions and Habbits of the Ancient Indians: Vol. 39. 1. Introduction. 2. India from 30 BC to 1453. 3. Tradition of descent of the Indian race from Manu. 4. Early contests between the Brahmans and Kshattriyas.

Vol. 40. 5. Account of the system of Yogas, Manvantaras and Kalpas. 6. Ruling dynasties. 7. Vedic foundations. 8. Post-Vedic system building. 9. The middle ages and the broadcasting of culture. 10. Our heritage. 11. Sacred chronology. 12. Religion of the Brahmans. 13. The four castes. 14. Manu’s account of the origin of castes. 15. Caste. 16. Caste—the racial purity theory. 17. Caste—the occupational theory. 18. Caste—the aboriginal theory.

Vol. 41. 19. Caste—the vitality of the system. 20. Law and justice in Vedic society. 21. Corporate activities in social life. 22. Corporate activities in economic life. 23. Corporate activities in political life. 24. Law and justice. 25. Rights and duties of rulers and subjects. 26. Democracy in ancient India. 27. Ancient Hindu marriage system. 28. The Aryan Dampatya or wedded life. 29. Re-marriage.

Vol. 42. 30. Eight forms of marriage. 31. The four stages of life. 32. Samskaras and their importance. 33. The Sraddha, or feast of the dead. 34. Hindu government. 35. Socialization and secularization of Hindu life. 36. Fold-dances in religious festivals. 37. A festival of the people. 38. The national festivals of the seventh century A.D. 39. Hindu women. 40. Hindu conception of women. 41. Women. 42. The laws of war. 43. Diplomacy and war.

Vol. 43. 44. Diplomatic agents: the place and function of. 45. Espionage in war. 46. Flags in ancient India. 47. War music. 48. History of India and Hindu Dharma. 49. Primitive Aryans. 50. An imperial coronation in ancient India. 51. Dress and ornament in ancient India. 52. Spirituous drinks in ancient India. 53. A picnic in ancient India. 54. Beef in ancient India.

Vol. 44. 55. Agriculture in ancient India. 56. Danda ritual. 57. Developments in Indian art and architecture. 58. Food. 59. Historic aspects of craft and trade in India. 60. Imagining Jambudvipa. 61. Indic ideas in the Graeco-Roman world. 62. Kingcraft. 63. Law and justice in ancient India. 64. Ratha, chariot in Indian civilization. 65. Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization (c. 3000 BC). 66. Science and technology in ancient India. 67. Sports and past-times in ancient India. 68. Sthapatya in ancient India. 69. The Sharada script: origin and development. 70. Suvarnabhumi: greater India.

Vol. 45: Vatsyayana : The Philosophy of Pleasure: 1. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. 2. Kamasastra (erotics). 3. The philosophy of pleasure. 4. The science of love. 5. The Kamasutra and the poet’s milieu. 6. Kamasastra. 7. Date of the Kamasutra. 8. The geography of Vatsyayana. 9. Social life in ancient India: as depicted in Vatsyayana’s Kamasutra. 10. The position of women. 11. Prostitution in the age of Vatsyayana. 12. Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.

Vol. 46 to 48: Hindu Pantheon : An Introduction to the Vedic, Pauranic and Popular Gods of the Hindus: Vol. 46. I. The Vedic Gods: 1. The Vedic world of Gods and demons. 2. Varuna the ethical God. 3. Agni the priestly God. 4. Indra the warrior God. 5. Soma the deified sacrificial drink. 6. Asvins. 7. Surya. 8. Savitar. 9. Pusan. 10. Visnu. 11. Vaya-Vata. 12. Apah. 13. Rudra. 14. Terrestrial Gods. 15. The celestial Gods.

Vol. 47. II. The epic Gods: 16. The Gods. 17. The eight great Devas. 18. The hosts of spirits. 19. The divine seers as Star-Gods. 20. The three supreme Gods.

Vol. 48. III. The popular pantheon: 21. Ganesa. 22. Lord Ganesa in popular imagination. 23. What is Devata ? 24. Virat. 25. Ananta. 26. Agni. 27. Mantra. 28. Vatuka. 29. Narayana. 30. Kartikeya. 31. Kuvera. 32. Surya. 33. Chandra. 34. Swayambhuva. 35. Daksha. 36. Prithu. 37. Viswakarma. 38. Hanuman. 39. Pavana. 40. Garuda. 41. Balaji. 42. Wittoba. 43. Vedic priests and heroes. 44. Demons and fiends. 45. Vehicles of God. 46. Sacred and other plants of the Hindus.

Vol. 49: Shakti : The Female Aspect of the Divine: 1. Usas and the Asvins. 2. Aditi. 3. Diti. 4. Goddesses. 5. Lakshmi. 6. Analysis of the appearance of Lakshmi. 7. Saktis. 8. Saraswati. 9. Parvati. 10. Shakti: the world as power. 11. The Indian religion of the Goddess Shakti. 12. Mahakali, the beautiful. 13. Tripurasundari Ashtakam. 14. Lalita Sahasranamam. 15. The Tantric Yoginis. 16. Gayatri. 17. Mother Ganga. 18. The Shaktis of the Nakshatras. 19. Shakti and Maya.

Vol. 50: Bhagvad Gita : An Introduction to the Song Celestial: 1. Introduction to Bhagavadgita. 2. The philosophy of the Bhagavadgita. 3. The philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita. 4. Interpretations of the Bhagavata. 5. Conception of the deity in the Bhagavadgita. 6. Jiva Gosvamin’s conception of the Bhagavat. 7. Mysticism in Bhagavat Gita an introduction. 8. Philosophical tendencies and the mystic ideal. 9. Introduction to Sanatsugatiya. 10. Introduction to Anugita.

Vol. 51: Sri Krsna: The Supreme Godhead: 1. Sri Krishna. 2. Mysticism and Bhagvan. 3. Krsna and his incarnations. 4. Krishna. 5. Life of Krishna. 6. Search for the historical Krishna. 7. Krishna. 8. Vasudeva and Krishna. 9. The Vedic Vishnu and Krishna. 10. Vishnu and Krishna in later literature. 11. The Mahabharata and its Krishna. 12. The Radha-Krishna cult. 13. The Krishna of the Mahabharata and the Puranas. 14. Testimony of love. 15. The scientific dating of the Mahabharat war. 16. Sri Krsna’s Gita Upadesh.

Vol. 52 to 53: Six Systems of Indian Philosophy : Principle Doctrines of the Philosophical Systems: Vol. 52. 1. General introduction. 2. General observations on the systems of Indian philosophy. 3. The six systems. 4. The Nyaya philosophy. 5. The main doctrine of the Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy. 6. Philosophy in the Nyaya Sutras. 7. Nyaya doctrine. 8. Vaisesika philosophy. 9. Philosophy in the Vaisesika Sutras. 10. The Sankhya philosophy. 11. The germs of Samkhya in the Upanisads. 12. An early school of Samkhya. 13. Samkhya Karika, Samkhya Sutra, Vacaspati Misra and Vijnana Bhiksu. 14. The Samkhya and the Yoga doctrine of soul or Purusa.

Vol. 53. 15. The Mimamsa philosophy. 16. Mimamsa philosophy. 17. The Vedanta philosophy. 18. The Sankara school of Vedanta. 19. The Yoga philosophy. 20. The Kapila and the Patanjala Samkhya (Yoga). 21. Samkhya and Yoga literature. 22. The philosophy of the Yoga-Vasistha. 23. Yoga and Patanjali.

Vol. 54 to 55: Yoga Philosophy : The Classical Philosophical System of Yoga: Vol. 54. 1. Introduction. 2. The germs of the Sankhya and Yoga philosophy in the earlier Upanishads. 3. Yoga and Patanjali. 4. Yoga cosmology. 5. Yoga physics. 6. Samkhya atheism and Yoga theism. 7. Yoga psychology. 8. Yoga ethics. 9. The Yoga practice. 10. The Yoga philosophy. 11. Yoga. 12. The Yoga and self-realization through psycho-physical practice. 13. The six system of Yoga.

Vol. 55: 14. The classical Yoga system of philosophy. 15. What is Bhakti Yoga. 16. Japa Yoga. 17. Raja Yoga. 18. Jnana Yoga. 19. Tantra Yoga. 20. Kriya Yoga. 21. Sahaj Yoga. 22. Karma Yoga. 23. Yoga. 24. History of Yoga. 25. Sakti Yoga philosophy. 26. The method of Sahaja Yoga. 27. Mantra Yoga: the potency of sound. 28. Patanjali system of Yoga. 29. A short history of Yoga. 30. Bhakti-Yoga: an introduction.

Vol. 56: Hindu Sects : The History and Doctrines of the Vaisnava, Saiva, and Sakta Sects: Introduction. 1. Present divisions of the Hindus, and of the Vaishnavas in particular. 2. Vaishnavas. 3. Ramanandis, or Ramavats. 4. Kabir Panthis. 5. Khakis. 6. Maluk Dasis. 7. Dadu Panthis. 8. Rai Dasis. 9. Sena Panthis. 10. Rudra Sampradayis, or Vallabhacharis. 11. Mira Bais. 12. Brahma Sampradayis, or Mashwacharis. 13. Sanakadi Sampradayis, or Nimavats. 14. Vaishnavas of Bengal. 15. Radha Vallabhis. 16. Sakhi Bhavas. 17. Charan Dasis. 18. Harischandis, Sadhna Panthis and Madhavis. 19. Sannyasis, Vairagis. 20. Vairagis. 21. Nagas. 22. Saivas. 23. Dandis and Dasnamis. 24. Yogis or Jogis. 25. Jangamas. 26. Paramahansas. 27. Aghoris. 28. Orddhabahus, Akas Mukhis, and Nakhis. 29. Rukharas, Sukharas, and Okharas. 30. Kara Lingis. 31. Sannyasis, Brahmacharis, and Avadhutas. 32. Siva Narayanis. 33. Nagas. 34. Saktas. 35. Dakshinas, or Bhaktas. 36. Vamis, or Vamacharis. 37. Kanchuliyas. 38. Karari. 39. Miscellaneous sects. 40. Saurapatas, or Sauras. 41. Ganapatyas. 42. Nanak Shahis. 43. Udasis. 44. Ganj Bakhshis. 45. Ramrayis. 46. Suthra Shahis. 47. Govind Singhis. 48. Nirmalas. 49. Nagas. 50. Jains. 51. Life of Mahavira. 52. Baba Lalis. 53. Pran Nathis. 54. Sadhs. 55. Satnamis. 56. Synyadis.

Vol. 57 to 59: Indian Philosophy : The Founding Principles and Schools of Indian Philosophy: Vol. 57. 1. Introduction to Indian philosophy. 2. Introduction to Hindu philosophy. 3. The foundations of Indian philosophy. 4. Introduction to the history of Indian philosophy. 5. Brief outline of a history of Indian philosophy. 6. The connexion between Indian and Greek philosophy. 7. Indian philosophy before the Greeks. 8. The periods of Indian philosophy. 9. The Bhaskara school of philosophy. 10. The Arvars. 11. An historical and literary survey of the Visistadvaita school of thought. 12. The philosophy of Yamunacarya.

Vol. 58. 13. Philosophy of the Ramanuja School of thought. 14. The Nimbarka School of philosophy. 15. The philosophy of Vijnana Bhiksu. 16. Philosophical speculations of some of the selected Puranas. 17. Madhva and his school. 18. The philosophy of Vallabha. 19. Emotionalism of Caitanya.

Vol. 59. 20. The philosophy of Jiva Gosvami and Baladeva Vidyabhusana, followers of Caitanya. 21. Hinduism. 22. Doctrine of Karma. 23. Some fundamental questions. 24. The ‘Trimurti’ of ‘Smrti’ in classical Indian thought. 25. Indian religious thought. 26. Man-nature union in Hindu metaphysics. 27. Indian spirituality and life. 28. Bhakti: the testimony of love. 29. Hindu dharma. 30. The ontology of self in three systems of Indian philosophy: a comparative and veridical analysis. 31. Verbal combat in the Brahmanas. 32. Indian cosmology: reflections in religion and metaphysics. 33. The need for comparative philosophy. 34. Philosophy and religion.

Vol. 60 to 61: Dharam Shastra : The Principles of Ancient Hindu Law: Vol. 60. 1. Dharmasastra. 2. Civil and religious law (Dharmasastras). 3. Manava- Dharmasastra: an introduction. 4. Introduction to Vishnu or Vaishnava Dharmasastra. 5. Introduction to Narada or Naradiya Dharmasastra. 6. Introduction to Manu-Smriti. 7. Manu Smriti a popular introduction to the contents. 8. Introduction to Vasistha Dharmasastra.

Vol. 61. 9. Introduction to Baudhayana Dharma-sutra. 10. Introduction to Apastamba. Apastambiya Dharama-Sutra. 11. Introduction to Gautama. Gautama’s Institutes. 12. Angirasa Smriti. 13. Daksha Smriti. 14. Gautam Smriti a popular introduction to the contents. 15. Hareet Smriti. 16. Katyayan Smriti. 17. Parashar Smriti. 18. Samvarta Smriti. 19. Sankha Smriti. 20. Shatatapa Smriti. 21. Yama Smriti. 22. Hindu jurisprudence and sources of Hindu law. 23. Arthasastra (Nitisastra). 24. The science of politics and practical life (Arthasastra, Nitisastra). 25. Introduction to the Grihya-Sutras. 26. Introduction: Hindu moral ideas. 27. Changes in ethico-legal conceptions.

Vol. 62 to 63: Indian Mysticism : An Analytical Introduction to the Hindu Ideas of Mysticism: Vol. 62. 1. Devotion: the reality of the devotee. 2. The sacrificial cult in the Aitareya and Taitiriya Aranyakas Upanishads. 3. Human and the mystic. 4. Mysticism on astral body and—transmigration of souls. 5. Indian mysticism. 6. Origin of asceticism. 7. Ascetic order. 8. The Bhagvat (God) as the ground of Jiva-Sakti and Maya-Sakti. 9. Bhakti and mysticism.

Vol. 63. 10. Tripura Rahasya or the mystery beyond the trinity. 11. The mystery of life and death. 12. Sadilya-Vidya. 13. The royal science of Brahma-Vidya. 14. In pursuit of reality oriental mysticism and modern science.

Vol. 64. Hindu Mythology : An Introduction: 1. Vedic mythology: an introduction. 2. Vedic conceptions of the world and its origin. 3. Vedic eschatology. 4. Epic mythology: an introduction. 5. The lower mythology. 6. Asceticism and eroticism in early Indian mythology. 7. Brahmanical myths and legends in the Mahabharata. 8. Fables, parables and moral narratives in the Mahabharata. 9. Hindu mythology and symbols. 10. Avatara: the science of the Lord’s descent. 11. Animals of Indian mythology. 12. Churning of the milky ocean at the dawn of time. 13. Creation. 14. Cosmogonic myths in Northeast India. 15. Sarasvati: legend or history. 16. Sarasvati in the Atharva Veda. 17. The Ganges and ‘The River of January".

Vol. 65 to 68: Classical Indian Literature : An Introduction to the Classical Literature of India: Vol. 65. 1. Historical literature. 2. Introduction to the literature of India. 3. The drama (circa 400-1000 A.D.). 4. The later dramatic literature. 5. Classical dramas of Kalidasa, Harsadeva, Bhavabhuti and Bhatta-Narayana. 6. Dramatic poetry. 7. Gadyakavya (Romance). 8. Kalidasa and the Guptas.

Vol. 66. 9. The great romances. 10. The Prakrit dialects employed in the dramas. 11. The Harivamsa, an appendix to the Mahabharata. 12. Bhaja Govindam of Sri Shankaracharya. 13. Anthologies. 14. The ornate court epic. 15. Historical Kavya. 16. Ornate fiction. 17. Fairy tales and fables (circa 400-1100 A.D.). 18. Lyric poetry (circa A.D. 400-1100). 19. Gnomic and didactic poetry. 20. Lyric poetry.

Vol. 67. 21. Ornate poetry: characteristics. 22. Beginnings of ornate poetry. 23. The most important poets of the later centuries. 24. Lyric poetry and the anthologies. 25. The aims and achievement of Sanskrit poetry. 26. Poetesses. 27. Royal poets. 28. Indian poetic, dramaturgy and prosody. 29. Bhartrhari, Amaru, Bilhana and Jayadeva. 30. The origin and development of Kavya literature. 31. Bharavi, Bhatti, Kumaradasa, and Magha. 32. Dharmasastra.

Vol. 68. 33. Characteristics of the Sanskrit literature. 34. Scientific literature. 35. Laghukavya. 36. Niti. 37. Campu. 38. Sahitya Sastra. 39. Literature of medieval India.

Vol. 69. Religion in the Himalayas : Hindu Religion in the Mountains of Mystery: 1. Religion in the Himalayas. 2. Manas-Khanda. 3. Kedara-Khanda.

Vol. 70 to 71: Saiva Philosophy : History, Philosophy and Literature of Saivism: Vol. 70. 1. The Saiva philosophy in the Puranas. 2. Saiva philosophy in some of the important texts. 3. Literature of Southern Saivism. 4. Vira-Saivism. 5. Philosophy of Srikantha. 6. Svetavatara Upanishad. 7. Shaivistic and Bhakti roots of Kashmiri religion. 8. Kashmir Saivism and Saktism.

Vol. 71. 9. Saiva works and Tantras of Kashmir. 10. Saivism. 11. Kashmir Shaivism – I. 12. Kashmir Shaivism – II. 13. History of Kashmir Saivism. The universal experience: five principles of the universal subject-object. 14. The limited individual experience. 15. Famous Saiva saints. 16. The Saiva Acharyas. 17. Kashmir Shaivism in Siddha Yoga. 18. Moksa and the means of its attainment in Kashmir Shaivism. 19. Literature of Saivism. 20. Vira Saivism. 21. Saivism.

Vol. 72 . The Cult of Siva : The Significance of Lord Siva in the Hindu Trinity: 1. Siva. 2. The Vedic antecedents of Siva. 3. Siva and Brahma: opposition and identity. 4. What is a Siva Linga. 5. Linga and Yoni. 6. Siva and Kama. 7. Lord Siva and his worship. 8. Significance of Lord Siva. 9. Siva—the mystic night. 10. Siva Bhaktas. 11. The Siva-Linga.

Vol. 73. Sakta Philosophy : Saktism and Goddess Worship: 1. Sakti in the Upa-Puranas. 2. The Tantric Sakti-cult. 3. Ritualistic aspect of the Puranic Sakti-cult. 4. Saktism, or Goddess-worship. 5. Saktis of the Himalaya. 6. Sakti Yoga philosophy. 7. Shakti: the world as power. 8. Kashmir Saktism. Buddhist Saktism: 9. The cult of Tara. 10. The twenty-one Taras. 11. Practice of Tara. 12. Fundamentals of initiation in the Kriya Tantra.

Vol. 74. Vaisnava Philosophy : General Characteristics of Vaisnavism: 1. Vaishnavism. General characteristics, four sects. 2. Vaishnava philosophy. 3. Vaishnavism, minor sects and reforming theistic movements. 4. Srivaisnavism and the Tirumala Lord. 5. Bengal Vaisnavism. 6. An introduction to Gaudiya Vaishnavism. 7. Causation in Bengal Vaisnavism. 8. Vaishnava ecology.

Vol. 75. The Cult of Sri Visnu : The Religion and Philosophy of Sri Visnu: 1. Narayana. 2. Vishnu. 3. Vishnu in the Himalayas. 4. Vishnu as represented in the Nirukta, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas. 5. The incarnations or Avatars of Vishnu.

Vol. 76. Brahmanism : An Introduction: 1. Brahm. 2. Brahma. 3. Legend of Brahma and his daughter, according to the Aita-teya Brahmana, and of Satarupa, according to the Matsya Purana. 4. Brahmanism. 5. Brahmanism—four phases. 6. Brahma. 7. Brahma and Sarasvati. 8. Brahmanism.

Vol. 77 to 79: Tantra Philosophy : Wisdom and Philosophical Doctrines of Hindu Tantra: Vol. 77. 1. The Tantra-literature. 2. Tantra. 3. Tantra Shastra and Veda. 4. What are the Tantras and their significance? 5. The sacred world of Tantra. 6. Secrets of Tantra Shastra. 7. Meaning of Tantra. 8. Nature of Tantric doctrines.

Vol. 78. 9. Vedic origin of Tantric practices. 10. Salient features of Tantra. 11. Tantras and their details. 12. Tantric literature. 13. Schools of Tantra. 14. Metaphysics of Tantra. 15. Tantra and cultural complex of India. 16. Tantric rituals. 17. Hindu ritual.

Vol. 79. 18. The nine orifices of the body. 19. Fundamentals of the Yoga Tantra. 20. Tantra and Nirvan. 21. The path of Yoga and the path of Tantra. 22. Fundamentals of the Anuttara-yoga Tantra. 23. Tantric ideas and practices in medieval religious systems. 24. Kashmir Shaivite Tantra. 25. Shakti and Shakta. 26. Yogini Tantra. 27. Tantrarajatantra. 28. Kulachudamani Tantra: introduction. 29. The philosophy of Tripura Tantra. 30. Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati. 31. Possession rites and the Tantric temple: a case-study from Northern Kerala. 32. Degeneration of Tantra. 33. Tantra Yoga. 34. Sacred sexuality: the principles and practices of Tantric Yoga.

Vol. 80 to 81: Ancient Indian Education : Indian Education Through the Ages: Vol. 80. 1. Ancient education. 2. Brahmanic education. 3. The education of some special classes of the community. 4. Some aspects of education in ancient India. 5. True purpose of education. 6. Rigvedic education. 7. Education conceived in philosophical literature. 8. Education in the time of Panini.

Vol. 81. 9. Education as conceived in the philosophical Sutra literature. 10. Education in the epics. 11. Industrial and vocational education. 12. Some ancient Indian educational institutions. 13. Buddhist education. 14. Education in the fifth century. 15. Education in the seventh century. 16. Great universities of ancient India. 17. Prologue.

Vol. 82 to 83: Indian Logic and Ethics : Principles of Ethical Thought in Hinduism: Vol. 82. I. Indian ethics: Introduction to Indian ethics: 1. The beginnings of ethical thought in the Rig Veda. 2. Magic and sacrifice. 3. Dharma. 4. The ethics of the Upanishads. 5. Buddhist and Jain ethics, and egoistic Hedonism. 6. The new ethic of the Bhagavadgita. 7. The ethics of the six systems of philosophy. 8. Ethical implication of the Bhakti movement. 9. Ethical tendencies in modern Hindu thought. 10. Some outstanding features of Hindu ethical thought. 11. Karma and transmigration. 12. Hindu asceticism. 13. The growth of Anviksiki into an art of debate. 14. The teachers of Anviksiki. 15. The doctrines of Anviksiki. 16. Reception accorded to Anviksiki.

Vol. 83. 17. The growth of Nyaya-sastra.18. The Nyaya-Prakarana reduces its categories to one. II. Indian logic: 19. Introduction to Indian logic. 20. Contents of the Nyaya-sutra. 21. Commentaries on the Nyaya-sutra. 22. Tattva-Cintamani the earliest work on Tarka-sastra. 23. Commentaries on the Tattva-Cintamani.

Vol. 84 to 86: Ancient Indian Sciences : Technical and Scientific Literature and Practices of the Ancient Hindus: Vol. 84. 1. Ancient Indian mathematics. 2. The Arya Siddhanta and Parasara. 3. What is Vedic mathematics? 4. Mathematical equations and symbols. 5. Indic mathematics: India and the scientific revolution. 6. Rules of Hindu mathematics by Bhaskara (Colebrooke). 7. Progressions. 8. Sulbas. 9. Growth and development of the Sulba. 10. Commentators on Sulba Sutra. 11. Hindu geometry. 12. Mathematics and the spiritual dimension. 13. Medicine. 14. Indian alchemy Tantric period: a general survey. 15. Medicine-Ayurveda. 16. The development of Indian medicine: an introduction. 17. Ancient medical authors and their works. 18. Indian medicine as a historical study. 19. Ancient India medical science.

Vol. 85. 20. Principles and practices of Ayurveda. 21. Shastrakarma: the art of surgery. 22. Ayurveda as it is reclaiming Lord Krsna’s medicine. 23. Speculations in the medical schools. 24. Life sciences from the Bhagavata Purana. 25. Hindu astronomy. 26. A Vedic key to the zodiac. 27. Astronomy, astrology and mathematics.

Vol. 86. 28. Vedic physics: the nature of space, time, and matter. 29. Introduction to Vedic psychophysics. 30. Electricity in the Atharva Veda. 31. Ancient and mediaeval biology. 32. The physicochemical theories of the ancient Hindus. 33. Ancient Indian aircraft technology. 34. Ancient vimana aircraft. 35. The story of vimanas: India’s tradition of flying machines. 36. Ufos: the Vedic perspective. 37. Shipbuilding and navigation in ancient India. 38. A holistic approach to creative education through ancient Indian mathematics: a new paradigm. 39. Five elements of ecology. 40. Sacred forestry: the case of Rajasthan, India. 41. Ancient India’s contribution to physics and chemistry. 42. Introduction to Vastu Shastra. 43. Science and technology in ancient India. 44. Technological discoveries and applications in India. 45. Science and Vedanta. 46. What eleventh-century Spain knew about Indian science and math.

Vol. 87. Symbolism and Hindu Worship : Basis, Significance and Elements of Hindu Symbolism: 1. Art of symbolism in Hinduism. 2. Hindu symbols and symbolisms. 3. Concept and symbols. 4. Hindu worship. 5. Ideal behind the idol. 6. Natureworship. 7. Scientific basis of Vedic rituals and customs. 8. Significance of Puja. 9. Temple-hierarchy, mathas and socio-political factors in medieval India—a regional context in Karnataka. 10. The elements of Vedic Yajna. 11. Gopi-Chandana Tilak. 12. Worship rituals. 13. What is a Mantra and how does it work. 14. Fruits of worshipping each Nakshatra. 15. Worshipping-Salagrama-Sila. 16. The Vira Sadhana. 17. Akasa, from space to spacelessness medieval Indian mystics’ concept of Akasa. 18. Brahma. 19. Hindu cosmology. 20. Nyasa Paddhati. 21. The human Aura: astral colors and thought forms. 22. The seven chakras. 23. Human sacrifices in the ancient religion of India.

Vol. 88. Meditation, Yoga and Sadhna : Development of Consciousness Through Yoga and Sadhna: 1. Meditation. 2. Yoga. 3. Yoga. 4. Yoga. 5. A Vaidix commentary on Kundalini. 6. Kundalini. 7. Kundalini. 8. Sadhana. 9. Vedic concept of breathing cycle. 10. The waking state and the ‘why’ of the Samadhi-Plunge. 11. The critique of the trance-solution. 12. The mastery of the nights. 13. The conquest of sleep. 14. Attempts at ‘Kayasiddhi’ and rejuvenation. 15. Yoga Nidra. 16. Pratyahara: the forgotten limb of yoga. 17. Neurophysiology of meditation. 18. Neurobiology and Yoga: from the Gods of the anygdala to the God of the heart. 19. Guided meditation. 20. Consciousness, Kundalini Yoga and body development. 21. Kundalini Shakta (Yoga). 22. Philosophy of Yoga. 23. The cosmology of Yoga practice. 24. Suddha Nama.

Vol. 89. Hindu Customs and Traditions : Festivals, Superstitions and Religious Practices of the Hindus: 1. The religious festivals of the Hindus. 2. Hindu fasts and festivals, traditional and popular. 3. Some Maratha customs. 4. The grand Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. 5. The cult of the cow. 6. Untouchability. 7. Festivals of Siva and Shakti.

Vol. 90. Panchatantra and Hitopadesh: 1. Narrative literature. 2. The Pancatantra in its oldest form. 3. The Pancatantra in the world literature. 4. Gunadhya’s Brhatkatha and the works derived from it. 5. Ornate fiction. 6. Indian and Greek novels. 7. The didactic fable. 8. The west and Indian literature. 9. Kathanaka and Panchatantra (fables and fairy tales). 10. Panchatantra and Hitopadesh.

Vol. 91. (Extra volume): Contents: organised by subject, title and author; comprehensive glossary, detailed bibliography.

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