Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Free Shipping
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Jiva Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India, 2000
ISBN 10: 8187153253ISBN 13: 9788187153252
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. covers have light wear along edges. inscribed by author on half-title page. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Jiva Institute, 2010
ISBN 10: 8187153253ISBN 13: 9788187153252
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
New offers from US$ 33.83
Used offers from US$ 25.00
Published by Jiva Institute, 2000
ISBN 10: 8187153210ISBN 13: 9788187153214
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publication of 257 pages. Heavy Book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks
Used offers from US$ 20.00
Published by Jiva Institute, 2008
ISBN 10: 8187153717ISBN 13: 9788187153719
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Published by Jiva Institute, India, 2006
Seller: Librería DANTE, Alicante, Spain
Book
Tapa blanda. Condition: Aceptable. - La vida humana está plagada de incesantes problemas de diferentes grados. el Gita analiza la causa original de estos problemas y ofrece una solución para terminar definitivamente con el curso de éstos. En este libro el Gita enseña cómo escapar del abatimiento y alcanzar la meta suprema.- Algo envejecido. Cubierta rozada. Alguna marca ocasional con rotulador en interior. Tippex en hoja en blanco. >>> DESCUENTO ESPECIAL en caso de pasar a recoger en la librería (LLAMAR ANTES, libro en almacén). Size: XXXV, 312 p.; 22 cm.
Published by Jiva Institute, Faridabad Hariyana, India, 1997
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have light wear. edges of pages have toning and light wear.
Published by Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies, 1994
Seller: crealivres, La fontennelle, France
Envoi rapide Très Bon Etat. in8. 1994. Cartonné jaquette. 325 pages. Très bon état.
Published by Jiva Institute, Faridabad, Harayana, India, 1997
Seller: killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Ireland
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Scarce hardcover, x + 262 pages, NOT ex-library. No ISBN. Book is undamaged, in overall good condition (clean, with unmarked text and firm secure binding, free of inscriptions and stamps), however, the manufacturing quality (of paper and binding) is somehow not on par with Western standards: boards are a bit crooked with creases and uneven wrinkly texture; there is also slight wrinkling of pastedowns and some of the pages (book is not moisture-damaged). -- "Hitopadesa, or 'Good instructions', is famous for its wisdom and is one of the most popular books on ethics and polity from Niti-sastra. Many verses can be traced to the Puranas and Itihasas. It uses the story-within-a-story-format, with animals as the main characters. The first book, Mitralabha ('Acquisition of Friends'), defines the characteristics of real friends and shows the importance of having them. Hitopadesa is an especially helpful tool in decision-making, as it teaches one the valuable art of discrimination. During moments of decision fate is written. In movements of indecision and doubt, Hitopadesa can illuminate one's intelligence, inspire one to face problems, as well as help one overcome obstacles on the path o enlightenment." "About 1,500 vears ago the King of Iran got a book with the secret of how to raise the dead by means of a rasayana, an elixir of life. The book explained how the elixir was extracted from herbs and trees growing on the high mountains of India. Eager to sample this elixir, the King sent his chief minister on a quest for the prescribed herbs and trees. In India, the minister was well-received and aided by sages, he scoured the mountains for the herbs and trees to make the elixir. No mixture they made, however, could bring the dead back to life. Finally, the disappointed minister concluded that the information was false. Greatly distressed about returning empty-handed and disappointing his king, the minister asked his hosts what he should do. They led him to a famous philosopher, who once searched in vain for the same elixir, and in the end discovered hat the elixir was actually a book. The philosopher explained that the story about the elixir was allegorical. The high mountains in the story represented the wise and learned men of lofty intellect; the trees and herbs, which are products of the mountains, indicated the various writings of those sages; the elixir indicated the wisdom extracted from the sages' writings, which revived the dead intelligence and buried thoughts of ignorant materialistic men. Relieved and elated, the minister begged a copy of the book from the philosopher, translated it, and returned to his king. That book we know today as the Pancatantra of Visnu Sarma; it is the basis of the Hitopadesa. As Visnu Sarma is the narrator in both books, he was thought the author of Hitopadesa. Study of old hand-written manuscripts reveal, however, that Narayana Pandit, who lived in 14th-century Bengal, wrote the book on the request of King Dhavalacandra, drawing heavily from Pancatantra.[.] It is common knowledge that beginning students learn more effectively by singing rhymes, since this evokes emotions and aids memorization. Though this method is employed today using nursery rhymes, these are generally inane and of no practical value. In contrast, ancient Vedic teachers taught simple, melodious Sanskrit verses. These hold invaluable wisdom, which blossomed as the child matured; indeed, as the years passed, the verses became more meaningful. It should be noted that Sri Narayana Pandita uses a dialectic technique called purva-paksa-presenting a piece of conventional wisdom, which is actually detrimental to spiritual progress, and is the antithesis to what he wants to establish. After giving the antithesis, he systematically refutes it and presents the actual conclusion (siddhanta). This method is used in the Srimad-Bhagavatam and other Vedic literatures." (from the Introduction).
Published by Jiva Institute for Vaisnava Studies, 1995
Seller: Taos Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Tight clean unmarked with bright white pages, dust jacket shows some edge wear, Very Good Plus/Good condition, Sanskrit and English.
Published by Jiva Institute, Vrindavan, 2014
ISBN 10: 8187153830ISBN 13: 9788187153832
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
Book
hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. book.
Published by Jiva Institute, Vrindavan, 2005
ISBN 10: 8187153709ISBN 13: 9788187153702
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.