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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Agnes Macphail. 2. Alexandra Kollontai. 3. Angela Merkel. 4. Aung San Suu Kyi. 5. Benazir Bhutto. 6. Blanche Lincoln. 7. Chandrika Kumaratunga. 8. Charlotte Whitton. 9. Condoleezza Rice. 10. Corazon Aquino. 11. Debbie Stabenow. 12. Eleanor Roosevelt. 13. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. 14. Golda Meir. 15. Helen Clark. 16. Indira Gandhi. 17. Janet Reno. 18. Jayalalithaa Jayaram. 19. Jenny Shipley. 20. Khaleda Zia. 21. Kim Campbell. 22. Madeleine Albright. 23. Margaret Chase Smith. 24. Margaret Thatcher. 25. Maria Cantwell. 26. Mary Robinson. 27. Maryam Rajavi. 28. Nancy Astor Viscountess Astor. 29. Rabri Devi. 30. Sarojini Naidu. 31. Sheikh Hasina. 32. Sonia Gandhi. 33. Susanna M. Salter. 34. Tarja Halonen. 35. Victoria Woodhull. 36. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. This volume Eminent Women Politicians contains biographical sketches achievements and contributions of 36 women politicians diplomats social activists prime ministers and presidents of America and Europe and various other countries including Sri Lanka India Bangladesh and Pakistan. Biographic narrations of these women reveal that after completing their education in their respective countries social forces and opportunities compelled them to enter into public life and active politics where they achieved tremendous success as politicians. This book will be of great reference value for all those interested in knowing the struggle and achievements of selected women politicians and diplomats of the world. 258 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. First Book: 1. The Doctrine. 2. The destruction of Karman. 3. Knowledge of troubles. 4. Knowledge of women. 5. Description of the hells. 6. Praise of Mahavira. 7. Description of the wicked. 8. On exertion. 9. The law. 10. Carefulness. 11. The path. 12. The creed. 13. The real truth. 14. The Nirgrantha. 15. The Yamakas. 16. The song. Second book: 1. The lotus. 2. On activity. 3. Knowledge of food. 4. Renunciation of activity. 5. Freedom from error. 6. Ardraka. 7. Nalanda. Appendix. Index. "Sutrakritanga is the second Anga among the Jaina canonical literature and popularly known as a guide for young monks. This Sutra is mainly to fortify the initiated monks against the heretical opinions of alien teachers, to confirm them in the right faith and to lead them to the highest good and ethical values. Besides the refutation of heretical doctrines, this Sutra concentrates in what manner a monk is supposed to lead a holy life overcoming the difficulties specially the various temptations thrown in his way, the punishment of the unholy and the praise of Tathagata Mahavira as the standard of righteousness. This is basically a handy reference book on Sramana culture. Sutrakritanga was translated into English by Prof. Hermann Jacobi originally from Prakrit language and edited and published by Prof. F. Max Muller during the last decade of the nineteenth century, under the Sacred books of the east series. Since then this publication has gained world wide fame.".

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Contents Introduction. 1. Alexandra Kollontai. 2. Ambika Soni. 3. Angela Merkel. 4. Anne of Great Britain. 5. Anneli Jaateenamaki. 6. Benazir Bhutto. 7. Chandrika Kumaratunga. 8. Cherie K. Berry. 9. Cleopatra VII of Egypt. 10. Diana Princess of Wales. 11. Didda. 12. Edith Cresson. 13. Eleanor of Arborea. 14. Elisabeth Domitien. 15. Elizabeth I of England. 16. Elizabeth of Russia. 17. Eudokia Makrembolitissa. 18. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. 19. Gro Harlem Brundtland. 20. Hattie Caraway. 21. Helen Clark. 22. Indira Gandhi. 23. Isabella of Jerusalem. 24. Janaki Ramachandran. 25. Jayalalitha Jayaram. 26. Janet Reno. 27. Jenny Shipley. 28. Khaleda Zia. 29. Kim Campbell. 30. Kiran Bedi. 31. K.R. Gowri Amma. 32. Margaret of Anjou. 33. Margaret Thatcher. 34. Maria Cantwell. 35. Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo. 36. Maria of Antioch. 37. Maria Theresa of Austria. 38. Marie Antoinette. 39. Mary Robinson. 40. Queen Teuta. 41. Rabri Devi. 42. Rani Lakshmibai. 43. Razia Sultana. 44. Renuka Chowdhury. 45. Roxelana. 46. Sheila Dikshit. 47. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. 48. Susanna M. Salter. 49. Sushma Swaraj. 50. Tansu Ciller. 51. Tarja Halonen. 52. Theodora. 53. Vasundhara Raje. 54. Victoria of the United Kingdom. 55. Vigdis Finnbogadottir. 56. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. 57. Zoe. The present publication Eminent Women Administrators contains brief biographical sketches of nearly 50 powerful women rulers empresses or queens of the world besides modern age presidents and prime ministers ministers chief ministers diplomats etc. concerned directly or indirectly with governance or administration in a wider sense. While the queens belonged to the Royal families of monarchs and easily got top positions as their hereditary rights or due to their marriages in the ruling families or dynasties but in the changed circumstances mostly democratic set up the enlightened and educated women politicians are being elected as presidents prime ministers members in the parliament and assemblies. Some of them even rule because of their selections in the bureaucracy or judiciary purely on merit. In the modern day democratic societies and in the socialist countries women are getting fair chances and being elevated as presidents and prime ministers in their respective countries. Now the concept of administrators and rulers from feudal and aristocratic families is fading. England is still keeping her limited monarchy and the aristocracy is still alive so also many Arab countries have kings and kingdoms. India Nepal Japan and China too have been famous for kings and queens for long. The text aims to be an informative and enjoyable source of reading for all. 268 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Introduction. 1. Ada Lovelace. 2. Agnes Mary Clerke. 3. Alice Cunningham Fletcher. 4. Alice Eastwood. 5. Amalie Nother. 6. Anna Atkins. 7. Anna Botsford Comstock. 8. Anna Jane Harrison. 9. Anna Maria Sibylla Merian. 10. Annie Jump Cannon. 11. Aphra Behn. 12. Aspasia. 13. Barbara McClintock. 14. Beatrix Potter. 15. Blessed Hildegard of Bingen. 16. Carole Jordon. 17. Caroline Lucretia Herschel. 18. Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin. 19. Chien Shiung Wu. 20. Christiane Nusslein Volhard. 21. Claire F. Gmachl. 22. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin. 23. Dorothy Maud Wrinch. 24. Eleanor Anne Ormered. 25. Elena Cornaro Piscopia. 26. Elisabeth of Bohemia. 27. Elizabeth Blackwell. 28. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. 29. Ellen Swallow Richards. 30. Emilie du Chatelet. 31. Emily Werren Roebling. 32. Emmy Noether. 33. Evelyn Boyd Granville. 34. Florence Nightingale. 35. Gertrude Belle Elion. 36. Grace Hopper. 37. Heather Couper. 38. Henrietta Swan Leavitt. 39. Herrad of Landsberg. 40. Hertha Marks Ayrton. 41. Hypatia of Alexandria. 42. Ida Noddack. 43. Irene Joliot Curie. 44. Jane Colden. 45. Jeanne Villepreux Power. 46. Jocelyn Bell Burnell. 47. Juliana Berners. 48. Kalpana Chawla. 49. Kate Gleason. 50. Koncordie Amalie Dietrich. 51. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi. 52. Linda B. Buck. 53. Lisa Randall. 54. Lise Meitner. 55. Lucy Hobbs Taylor. 56. Margaret Burbidge. 57. Margaret Cavendish. 58. Margaret Floy Washburn. 59. Margaret Knight. 60. Maria Gaetana Agnesi. 61. Maria Gaetana Mayer. 62. Maria Mitchell. 63. Marie Curie. 64. Marie Sophie Germain. 65. Mary Adela Blagg. 66. Mary Anning. 67. Mary Dixon Kies. 68. Mary Edwards Walker. 69. Mary Somerville. 70. Mary Whiton Calkins. 71. Maud Menten. 72. Nettie Maria Stevens. 73. Rita Levi Montalcini. 74. Rosa Smith Eigenmann. 75. Rosalind Elsie Franklin. 76. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. 77. Ruth Benedict. 78. Silvia Helena Cardoso. 79. Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya. 80. Sophia Louisa Jex Blake. 81. Susan Blackmore. 82. Susan Greenfield. 83. Tarquinia Molza. 84. Theano. 85. Williamina Fleming. This is a very interesting collection of biographical sketches of Eminent Women Scientists from the Western countries and America who earned world wide fame as distinguished scientists during their life time. The period covered is from Greek Civilization to the Modern Age. The biographical sketches of these ancient medieval and modern age women scientists and creative personalities show that they were very hard working intelligent and influential in the society of the day and possessed rare qualities of head and heart. No doubt eminent positions were held by many women in the world of science and in the modern age. Some of them even got Noble Prize for their scientific contributions discoveries or inventions. Many of them were honoured by the various Academies and Royal Societies for their wonderful attainments and virtues in various fields of research. The book will be an interesting and informative reading for all those interested in knowing the achievements of women scientists. 252 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Some important Jaina Sutras in Prakrit language were translated into English by Prof. Hermann Jacobi a learned scholar of the west. His translation of Jaina Sutras created a profound influence and interest amongst western scholars towards Jainism one of the oldest religions of India. These Sutras originally were edited and published by Prof. (Dr.) F. Max Muller the renowned Sanskrit scholar and Indologist at Oxford a century ago. The present publication contains the translated version of Uttaradhayana Sutra one of the early sacred canonical writings of the Jainas. This work consisting of 36 sections is a compilation of various texts belonging to different periods. It contains admonitions to pupils explanations of four most precious things of Karman and sins etc. Jacobi has rightly pointed out that its main stress and intention is to instruct a young monk in his principle duties to commend to him the ascetic life by precepts and examples and to warn him against the dangers to be faced in his religious life. It is hoped this publication will be welcomed by the scholars researchers and general readers interested in the Jaina religion and philosophy. 248 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Preface. 1. Hindu festivals. 2. Islamic festivals. 3. Christian festivals. 4. Sikh festivals. 5. Parsi (Zoroastrian) Festivals. 6. Jain festivals. 7. National cultural and other festivals. Bibliography. Index. A festival is an event usually staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community. Among many religions a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or Gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable. However the term feast has also entered common secular parlance as a synonym for any large or elaborate meal. When used as in the meaning of a festival most often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival. Fairs and festivals are moments of remembrance and commemoration of the birthdays and great deeds of Gods Goddesses Hero's Heroine's Gurus Prophet's and Saints. Festivals are awaited with interest and celebrated with great enthusiasm. Festivals have become a reason for meeting place of the people and the common language shared of human experience the perception of the larger world as the larger family. They encourage the outward vision and generosity of heart and mind a true celebration of life in every way. Festivals have forever been and will forever be a celebration that is an exaltation and reaffirmation of life itself. This study Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals intends to bring to fore many authoritative readings on festivals. 264 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents Introduction. 1. Aleksandra Ekster. 2. Alice Prin. 3. Anne Truitt. 4. Artemisia Gentileschi. 5. Beatrice Wood. 6. Bridget Riley. 7. Camille Claudel. 8. Carola Unterberger Probst. 9. Catarina van Hemessen. 10. Cheri Gaulke. 11. Christine Borland. 12. Cindy Sherman. 13. Countess de Castiglione. 14. Damali Ayo. 15. Elizabeth Siddal. 16. Elsa von Freytag Loringhoven. 17. Emily Carr. 18. Georgia O'Keeffe. 19. Gillian Wearing. 20. Grandma Moses. 21. Helen Frankenthaler. 22. Helene Black. 23. Hilda van Stockum. 24. Jane Burden. 25. Jane Frank. 26. Jenny Saville. 27. Jessica Gibson. 28. Jill Gibson. 29. Judith Leyster. 30. Julia Margaret Cameron. 31. Juno Doran. 32. Lavinia Fontana. 33. Lee Bontecou. 34. Lee Miller. 35. Levina Teerlinc. 36. Louise Bourgeois. 37. Louise Breslau. 38. Lucy Bacon. 39. Lyubov Popova. 40. Madge Gill. 41. Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. 42. Marie Bashkiresteff. 43. Marie Euphrosyne Spartali. 44. Marie Vorobieff. 45. Marion Wachtel. 46. Marisol Escobar. 47. Mary Beale. 48. Mary Cassatt. 49. Mary Moser. 50. Mary Vaux Walcott. 51. Mong Lan. 52. Natalia Goncharova. 53. Nina Genke Meller. 54. Nina Hamnett. 55. Paula Modersphn Becker. 56. Paula Rego. 57. Properzia de Rossi. 58. Rachel Ruysch. 59. Rachel Whiteread. 60. Remedios Varo. 61. Rosa Bonheur. 62. Rosalba Carriera. 63. Ruth Rix. 64. Sandra Blow. 65. Sara. 66. Sarah Lucas. 67. Seraphima Blonskaya. 68. Sheila Hicks. 69. Sheila Levrant de Bretteville. 70. Sofonisba Anguissola. 71. Sophie Calle. 72. Sophie Pemberton. 73. Stella Bowen. 74. Stella Vine. 75. Suzanne Valadon. 76. Tacita Dean. 77. Tamara de Lempicka. 78. Tina Modotti. 79. Tracey Emin. 80. Ursula von Rydingsvard. 81. Vanessa Beecroft. 82. Vanessa Bell. 83. Varvara Stepanova. 84. Veronica Ruiz de Velasco. 85. Wilhelmina Barns Graham. 86. Yayoi Kusama. 87. Yoko Ono. 88. Yolanda Lopez. 89. Zaha Hadid. 90. Zinaida Serabryakova. This volume Eminent Women Artists contains brief life sketches contributions and achievements of 90 leading women artists mostly belonging to America and European countries. In the history of art the women artists had to struggle hard at a time when in the Medieval and Renaissance period art had been the exclusive domain of men. Women were not encouraged in this field. Though basically female mind had always been imaginative artistic and creative. There are many references that the womenfolk of the primitive days painted various art objects during festivities known as folk art which has a pretty long tradition. Art is creation of both men and women's imaginative mind. The superstitions rituals customs and beliefs have encouraged the women to creative production. Early art from cave art drawings to folk art is manifestation of emotions influenced by natural surroundings and nature worship. In the stone age civilization woman perfected herself to primitive folk art. The sense of art no doubt is materialized expression of man and woman's delight in beauty. This publication will certainly be welcomed by the art lovers general readers and specially by those interested in knowing the artistic genius of the women artists. 256 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Introduction. 1. Alice Coachman. 2. Althea Gibson. 3. Anjali Vedpathak Bhagwat. 4. Anju Bobby George. 5. Anna Kournikova. 6. Aparna Popat. 7. Arati Saha. 8. Babe Zaharias. 9. Billie Jean Moffitt King. 10. Cheryl Miller. 11. Christy Martin. 12. Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur. 13. Dawn Fraser. 14. Delia Gonzalez. 15. Dorothy Hamill. 16. Fanny Blankers Koen. 17. Florence Griffith Joyner. 18. Helle Nice. 19. Jackie Jockie Kersee. 20. Jeannie Longo. 21. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar. 22. K.M. Beenamol. 23. Karnam Malleswari. 24. Katarina Witt. 25. Koneru Humpy. 26. Kunjarani Devi. 27. Laila Ali. 28. Larissa Semyonovna. 29. Laura Serrano. 30. Lindsay Davenport. 31. Maria Yuryevna Sharapove. 32. Marion Jones. 33. Martina Navratilova. 34. Mia Hamm. 35. Michelle Akers. 36. Michelle Kwan. 37. Monica Seles. 38. Nadia Comaneci. 39. P.T. Usha. 40. Pratima Kumari. 41. Rebecca Rose Lobo. 42. Sania Mirza. 43. Serena Williams. 44. Shiny Abraham Wilson. 45. Shirley Muldowney. 46. Smriti Mehra. 47. Sonja Henie. 48. Steffi Graf. 49. Sunita Sharma. 50. Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen. 51. Tejaswini Sawant. 52. Venus Williams. 53. Willye White. 54. Wilma Goldean Rudolph. This volume provides biographic sketches and achievements of 54 Eminent Women in Sports from various countries who competed and excelled in different games and sports on national and international scale. In the history of games and sports there was a time when games and sports had been the monopoly of men and women were either denied or discouraged in this field. But a new era began with the spread of education and technology awareness and gender equity when the women also took part in various popular games and sports specializing and excelling on international level and certainly the light came from the west. In this publication the caricatures of these 54 women athletes sportspersons and players undoubtedly prove that women in the modern age have reached to great heights in the field of various games and sports on an international scale. This publication will certainly be welcomed by those who are interested in knowing the performances and achievements of the women athletes in national continental or international games and sports meets. 230 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Introduction. 1. Agnes Baxter. 2. Agnes Meyer Driscoll. 3. Aletta Jacobs. 4. Alexandra Bellow. 5. Alice Ambrose. 6. Amina Wadud. 7. Ann Brown. 8. Anna Stafford Henriques. 9. Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke. 10. Anne Sullivan. 11. Annette Kolodny. 12. Annie Dale Biddle Andrews. 13. Arlie Russell Hochschild. 14. Avital Ronell. 15. Azizah Y. al Hibri. 16. Bell Hooks. 17. Bettina Aptheker. 18. Carol P. Christ. 19. Caroline Benn. 20. Carrie Chapman Catt. 21. Catharine MacKinnon. 22. Chandra Talpade Mohanty. 23. Chantal Mouffe. 24. Charlotte Barnum. 25. Chaviva Hosek. 26. Clara Latimer Bacon. 27. Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright. 28. Denise Riley. 29. Donna Haraway. 30. Dorothea Beale. 31. Dorothy Heathcote. 32. Dorothy Lewis Bernstein. 33. Edith Clarke. 34. Elaine Pagels. 35. Elisabeth Altmann Gottheiner. 36. Elisabeth Blochmann. 37. Elizabeth Cooper. 38. Elizabeth Phillips Hughes. 39. Elizabeth Ruth Bennett. 40. Elizabeth Street Dickerman. 41. Emilie du Chatelet. 42. Emma Cons. 43. Fan Chung. 44. Florence Eliza Allen. 45. Florence Nightingale David. 46. Frances Buss. 47. Gertrude Blanch. 48. Gertrude Mary Cox. 49. Gloria E. Anzaldua. 50. Grace Marie Bareis. 51. Grace Murray Hopper. 52. Hanneke Canters. 53. Helen Parkhurst. 54. Helen Cixous. 55. Hertha Marks Ayrton. 56. Ingrid Daubechies. 57. Irmgard Flugge Lotz. 58. Janice Raymond. 59. Jean Taylor. 60. Judith Butler. 61. Kristin Lucker. 62. Laura Mulvey. 63. Leila Ahmed. 64. Lenore Blum. 65. Lida Barrett. 66. Louise Duffield Cummings. 67. Luce Irigarary. 68. Lynn McDonald. 69. Mabel Schmeiser Barnes. 70. Maria Cinquini Cibrario. 71. Maria Gaetana Agnesi. 72. Maria Mies. 73. Maria Montessori. 74. Marilyn Frye. 75. Marilyn McCord Adams. 76. Marion Dickerman. 77. Marjorie Lee Browne. 78. Mary Astell. 79. Mary Everest Boole. 80. Mary Gray. 81. Nancy Cartwright. 82. Nancy Chodorow. 83. Nancy Fraser. 84. Nancy Hartsock. 85. Nancy Kopell. 86. Nina Karlovna Bari. 87. Nola Anderson Haynes. 88. Pamela Sue Anderson. 89. Phyllis Chesler. 90. Raman Parimala. 91. Riane Eisler. 92. Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz. 93. Ruth Aaronson Bari. 94. Ruth Gentry. 95. Seyla Benhabib. 96. Sheila Rowbotham. 97. Shere Hite. 98. Simone de Beauvoir. 99. Sophie Germain. 100. Stephanie Coontz. 101. Sunila Abeysekera. 102. Sun Yung Alice Chang. 103. Susan Jane Cunningham. 104. Suzan Rose Benedict. 105. Teresa Cohen. 106. Urvashi Butalia. 107. Valentina Mikhailovna Borok. 108. Wendy Kaminer. 109. Yvonne Choquet Bruhat. The present volume Eminent Women Educationists provides very interesting informative and inspiring biographical sketches of 109 most talented female researchers teachers and scholars of eminence who by virtue of possessing academic qualities are remembered and admired by the people. They mostly belonged to the European countries and America. As academicians they earned name and fame in a male dominated social system in the educational sphere. Most of them had taught in colleges and universities obtained their doctorates membership of national level academic societies and won awards and honors. During nineteenth and twentieth century women academician and scholars no doubt excelled as teachers researchers and activists in several academic fields due to equal opportunities. In fact in Europe and America better facilities for modern education started much earlier compared to the third world countries. This publication will be useful for the readers interested to know the achievement and contributions of women educationists. 274 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Preface. I. The Licchavis 1. The Licchavis. 2. Glory of Vaishali. 3. Socio economic life of Licchavis. 4. Licchavis their religion and philosophy. 5. Government and administration. 6. Political rise and growth. II. Other Khattiya (Kshatriya) clans 7. Other Khattiya clans Bulis Moriyas Bhaggas Jnatri Shakyas Koliyas Videhas Mallas. 8. Mahavira and the Jnatri Kshatriyas. 9. The Buddha and the Shakyas. 10. The Koliyas or Kolis. 11. The Videhas. 12. The Mallas. Index. The present publication Kshatriya's in Buddha's age is an exhaustive and comprehensive historical account of the powerful and great Kshatriya clans of Buddhistic time including Licchavis Moriyas Shakyas Koliyas Videhas Mallas etc. These clans existed and mostly as republics ruled over a vast land in the south of the foothills of Himalayas and the borders of Nepal as well eastern part of India. The first part of the study is devoted to the Licchavis the glory of their capital Vaishali their socio economic life religion and philosophy government and administration and political rise and growth. In the second part there is historical description of some minor but important Kshatriya clans like Bulis Moriyas Bhaggas Jnatriyas Shakyas Koliyas Videhas and Mallas. The Buddha belonged to Shakya clan and Shakyas had blood relations with Koliyas. Mahavira was a Jnatri Kshatriya and Moriyas were connected with the Shakyas of Kapilvastu. Maurya dynasty has its origin to the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. The clans of Shakyas Koliyas Mauryas and Mallas are still alive but there is no trace of Licchavis and other clans. The book also provides a clear picture of the society of the Buddhist and post Buddhist eras besides the deep impact of the Buddha's teachings on these tribal republics. Basically this study is based on the early account of noted scholar B.C. Law with additions of fresh chapters and research materials. Buddhist Pali texts Jaina scriptures Tibetan and Nepali sources along with English French and German works have been referred to in this scholarly study. 248 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Preface. Introduction. First Book 1. Knowledge of the weapon. 2. Conquest of the world. 3. Hot and cold. 4. Righteousness. 5. Essence of the world. 6. The cleaning. 7. Liberation. 8. Pillow of righteousness. Second book 1. Begging of food. 2. Begging for a couch. 3. Walking. 4. Modes of speech. 5. Begging of clothes. 6. Begging for a bowl. 7. Regulation of possession. 8 14. The seven lectures. 15. Fifteenth lecture Fourth part. 16. Sixteenth lecture the liberation. Kalpa Sutra of Bhadrabahu (lives of the Jinas) 1. Life of Mahavira (five lecture). 2. Life of Parsva. 3. Life of Arishtanemi. 4. Epochs of the intermediate Tirthankaras. 5. Life of Rishabha. 6. Life of Sthaviras. 7. Rules for the Yatis. Appendix. Index. Some important Jaina Sutras in Prakrit language were translated into English by Prof. Hermann Jacobi a learned scholar of the west. His translation of Jaina Sutras created a profound influence and interest amongst western scholars towards Jainism one of the oldest religions of India. These Sutras originally were edited and published by Prof. (Dr.). F. Max Muller the renowned Sanskrit scholar and Indologist at Oxford a century age. The present publication includes two translated works from Prakrit Acharanga and Kalpa Sutra. Acharanga Sutra is the first of the eleven Angas and Kalpa Sutra is an Upanga which show the early stage of the development of Jainology when the tradition of the four Jinas was cherished by the Jaina community. Acharanga (Acaranga) the first Jaina Anga contains important conduct rules for the Jaina monks and Jaina nuns. The text is a mixture of both prose and verse and the sermons contained in it consist mainly of exhortations and warnings to the young monks besides ascetic decorum and religious etiquettes to be followed by them. Kalpa Sutra is a great authority and is always read publicly during Varsavas (Chaturmas) and Pajjusan. Its major portion is devoted to the biographical references of the four Jinas including Mahavira. The English translation of the Jaina Sutras are widely read throughout the world to understand the Jaina religion and philosophy. 333 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents Introduction. 1. Vaisnavism origin and growth. 2. Sufism and it's tradition. 3. Bhakti cult and Kabir's theistic sect. 4. Kabir a dynamic personality. 5. Kabir biographical sources. 6. Kabir and contemporary society. 7. Sagacious Kabir. 8. Kabir and Kabirpanth. 9. Kabirpanthi communities in India. 10. Mysticism of Kabir. 11. Radicalism and strength of language. 12. Discovery of Kabir voice from Mauritius and Canada. 13. Selected hymns of Kabir. Bibliography. Index. The present study Sant Kabir Life and Philosophy is a unique research publication on the life and teachings of this mystic poet. Today Kabir's eternal Vani and writings are studied in the Indian Universities Europe Russia and America etc. Kabir the Nirguna Bhakti poet of medieval period made a deeper impact on Hindu society. Virtually after the decline of Buddhism in a predominantly Non Muslim country like India the Barbaric Arabs the Turks and Islamic hill tribes created chaos and attempted to influence the social religious life of the country but the powerful Bhakti Movement under the stewardship of Kabir put a break further on Islamization though orthodox Islam and liberal Sufism have already made their grounds on Indian soil. At this critical juncture Kabir the people's philosopher and social reformer synthesized the non Brahminical and non Islamic culture and spoke on a wider range of current themes and problems including mysticism social evils religious reforms communal harmony co existence universalism and brotherhood besides the ultimate truth of life the nirvana and union with the almighty. Fearlessly he attacked the Hindu priestcraft and Islamic way of worship and vehemently condemned the ritualism the untouchability and the caste system which had weakened the society. Kabir is more relevant even today. This study will no doubt prove to be an interesting reading on the life and philosophy of this great mystic poet philosopher and social reformer. 350 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. The modern age is an era of global women liberation. The present encyclopedia of women (in seven volumes) is an unique and rich collection of biographical sketches life long struggle achievements and contributions of selected and talented women educationists administrators scientists politicians writers artists and athletes from Europe America and Third World Countries who had excelled in their respective fields and earned international acclaim in a variety of disciplines and settings. Some though belonged to the royal families yet some of them from middle class and other backgrounds struggled hard in different professions and areas of specialization so far dominated by men and faced challenges of gender inequality. 1832 pp.