Religion & Spirituality

प्रस्तुत पुस्तक अम्बेडकर की अन्तर्वेदना अत्यन्त सारगर्भित एवं कुतूहलपूर्ण है। डॉ. अम्बेडकर ने न केवल अस्पृश्य समाज के उद्धार के लिए अथक प्रयत्न किए, अपितु वे पूर्ण शुद्ध हृदय से एक महान देशभक्त तथा महान राष्ट्रवादी व्यक्ति भी थे। अपने एक भाषण में ...

The book Voice of the Buddha: The Dhammapada is a commentary on the Dhammapada, one of the popular texts of the Buddhist canon. It contains the religiously inspiring statements, thought to have been made by Buddha, on various occasions. It is a Bu...

These volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include transaltions of all the most important works of the seven non-christian religions.

महात्मा बुद्ध विश्व की एक ऐसी विभूति थे, जिन्होंने दुःख, नैराश्य एवं मुत्युबोध में डूबी हताश मानवता को मुक्ति का पथ दिखाया। उन्होंने मानव मात्र की इयत्ता को सर्वोपरि मानते हुए दुखों से निवृत्ति हेतु अष्टांग मार्ग की राह दिखाई। सम्यक् दृष्टि, सम्यक...

Spanning some twenty-five years of research and writing, the essays in this volume fall into two categories: historiography and Indo-Islamic civilization. The former deals with how historians structure and answer the questions they choose to ask o...

Religion has been, and is, an important element in Indian society and history. It is, however, rare for the subject to be discussed with the necessary degree of detachment. This volume was, therefore, planned with the object of providing a collect...

Islamic Extremism : Causes, Diversity, & Challenges is a deeply informed book which examines the threat that Islamic extremists pose to America and provides a balanced and nuanced discussion of the link between Iraq and the war on terror. Expl...

Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret His existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God, not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes c...

The books in-this series popularly known as the Sacred Books of the East have gained world fame and are in great demand all over the world. These include translations of the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions viz. Hinduism, ...

The First Edition of the book, S. Radhakrishnan: His Life and Works (2006) received an overwhelming response from the readers. This Second Revised Edition has been enlarged by adding one more chapter, entitled “Ideas and Ideals: A Creative Quantum...

Secularism: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to confusing and contradictory public discussions of secularism across the globe. In this lively and lucid book, Jacques Berlinerblau addresses why secularism is defined in so many wa...

This Very Short Introduction describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the development of a distinct Sikh identity and explores Sikhism's meanings and myths, the teachings these...

This cool, clear-sighted comparative study has no theological axe to grind. It offers a trusty thematic guide to the figureheads of three of the largest religions in the world. The comparative approach is descriptive and even-handed, highlighting...

If the Western world knows anything about Zen Buddhism, it is down to the efforts of one remarkable man, D.T. Suzuki. The twenty-seven year-old Japanese scholar first visited the West in 1897, and over the course of the next seventy years became t...

Why this small book on Sikhism when there is abundant literature already available in the market? Obviously, the objective of this work is to highlight the following aspects with which the Sikh Sangat may not be generally familiar: • Disposal of ...

‘McLeod has done more for Sikh history than anyone now alive. In fact, if there is a Father of Sikh History, it is Hew Mcleod.’ Rukun Advani, The Hindu ‘It is because of a few writers, and Hew McLeod above all, that the world has any inkling of Si...

In a world where not everyone believes in God, 'blasphemy' is surely a concept that has passed its use-by-date. And yet blasphemy (like God and religion) seems to be on the rise. In this Very Short Introduction Yvonne Sherwood asks why this should...

When he was 26, the great psychoanalyst and philosopher Erich Fromm abandoned Judaism, though he himself was descended from a long line of rabbis and the product of a devout Jewish upbringing. The title essay of this collection was first published...

The books in-this series popularly known as the Sacred Books of the East have gained world fame and are in great demand all over the world. These include translations of the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions viz. Hinduism, ...

The books in-this series popularly known as the Sacred Books of the East have gained world fame and are in great demand all over the world. These include translations of the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions viz. Hinduism, ...

Very Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Debates about science and religion are rarely out of the news. Whether it concerns what's being taught in schools, clashes between religious values and medical recommendations, or questions ab...

An evangelistic booklet based on the first three chapters of the New York Times #1 bestselling book The Purpose Driven Life.This small booklet will start your journey in knowing your life's purpose and living the life you were meant to live, which...

About the Book Evangelicalism has rapidly become one of the most significant religious movements in the modern world.An umbrella term that encompasses many Protestant denominations that share core tenets of Christianity, evangelicalism is foremost...

Malise Ruthven tackles the polemic and stereotypes surrounding this complex phenomenon - one that eludes sim today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11 2001. But what does 'fundamentalism' really mean? Si...

The Sikh and Sikhism brings forward some of the salient features of Sikhism. The chapter on “Who is a Sikh” is an answer to the latest controversy about the identity of a Sikh. Sikhism is entirely a new faith meant for the whole of mankind. To cal...

This challenging and beautifully written book describes the leading ideas of Indian philosophy and religion. It traces the probable influence of Indian mysticism on Greek thought and Christian development, through Alexandrian Judaism, Christian Gn...

Jesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediately upon birth. According to recent statistics, even in the present age of advanced science and technology, most people believe in miracles. In fac...

These essays address key themes in the history of the Muslims of South Asia: conversion to Islam, the impact of print, the emergence of Islam as a worldly religion, the process of 'secularization, ' the relationship between religion and politics, ...

John Calvin was born only a few years before the Christian church in Europe was plunged into the chaos of the Protestant Reformation. To Calvin, the only thing that mattered was correcting God's church, which he thought had wandered away from the ...

About the Book What kind of person should I strive to be? What ideals should I pursue in my life? What would it mean for all of us to wake up to the realities and possibilities for human life? These questions, or versions of them, are commonly tho...

In this moving ethnographic portrait of Hindu renouncers – sadhus or ascetics – in northern India and Nepal, Sondra L. Hausner considers a paradox that shapes their lives: while ostensibly defined by their solitary spiritual practice, the strippin...

The Vedas are considered the oldest scriptures of mankind, the sermon by Lord Krishna is known as the Bhagvad Gita and The Upanishads are said to be divine revelations received by seers and saints. This set of three books is available as a gift pack.

About the Book Taking its title from Karl Marx’s description of religion as the world’s “logic in a popular form,” This book explores the hidden logic behind popular religions in nineteenth-century Bengal. Sumanta Banerjee examines cross-r...

Two billion people today identify as Christians, with the implication that Jesus is the focus of their relationship with God, and their way of living in the world. Such followers of Jesus are now more numerous and make up a greater proportion of t...

The Reformation transformed Europe, and left an indelible mark on the modern world. It began as an argument about what Christians needed to do to be saved, but rapidly engulfed society in a series of fundamental changes. This Very Short Introducti...

These volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include transaltions of all the most important works of the seven non-christian religions.

Ruskin Bond is a well-known Indian writer of British descent. His deep love for Indian culture and its people developed an understanding that enlarged the scope of Indian-English relationship. Treading through the labyrinth of various predicaments...

Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth by G. John Jackson is a work that explores the idea that many elements of Christianity, particularly the story of Jesus Christ, have roots in earlier pagan myths, traditions, and religious practices. This book is o...

Two of the more important developments in world history over the past two centuries have been the expansion of Western power and the revival of Islam.  South Asia has played a central role in both process, being the main focus of the imperialism o...

This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centra...

Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church remains a vast and influential presence in our modern world. But what were its origins, and how has it changed and adapted over the centuries? After Pope Ben...

The essays in this volume, written over the course of the last quarter century, are intended to contribute to understanding the role that Islamic symbols and identities have come to play in Northern India and, since 1947, in Pakistan. Above all th...

Mark A. Noll, named one of America's most influential evangelicals by Time Magazine, provides a fresh and accessible history of Protestantism from the era of Martin Luther to the present day. Noll begins with the founding of Lutheran, Reformed, An...

"Of ways you may speak, / but not the Perennial Way; / By names you may name, / but not the Perennial Name." So begins the best-loved of all the classical books of China and the most universally popular, the Daodejing or Classic of the Way and Lif...

Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensationa...

In the first major English translation of the ancient Upanisads for over half a century, Olivelle's work incorporates the most recent historical and philological scholarship on these central scriptures of Hinduism. Composed at a time of great soci...

Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, with large numbers of sites - from globally renowned places to regional shrines - flourishing historically and in the modern day. Pilgrimage centres around the world, including Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...

For over twenty-five years, His Needs, Her Needs has been transforming marriages all over the world. Now this life-changing book is the basis for an interactive six-week study designed for use in couples' small groups or retreats, pre-marital coun...

The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation an...

Written in India in the early 8th century AD, 'S=antideva's Bodhicary=avat=ara addresses the profound desire to become a Buddha and rescue all beings from suffering. The person who acts upon such a desire is a Bodhisattva. 'S=antideva not only mak...

From the Back CoverThe Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of the Lord," is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran's reliable, readable version has consistently been the best-selling translation.Easwaran's introduction places the Gi...

From the Inside FlapFour centuries in the making, a monumental undertaking and a magnificent achievement, the first definitive Catholic Catechism since the Council of Trent in 1566 details the doctrine, dogma, and the basic tenets of the Church.

The principles and practices of Tantra are revealed by one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century in The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within. In this comprehensive and practical guide, the secrets o...

Buddha means ‘enlightened person’. A Buddhist is someone who follows the teachings of a particular enlightened person, called Gautama. Jaico’s 366 Gems Series is the first comprehensive collection of the spiritual literature of the whole world pr...

In this book Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how we can instill the habit of happiness in our consciousness. With humour and compassion, Buddha Mind, Buddha Body explores how the mind functions and how we can train ourselves to more effectively create th...

The Gospel of James, also known as the Infancy Gospel of James, the Book of James, and the Protoevangelium of James, is an apocryphal gospel probably written about AD 145, which expands backward in time the infancy stories contained in the Gospels...

The most influential Sufi poem ever written, the six books of the Masnavi are often called "the Qur'an in Persian". Book Two is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against...