Sanskrit

The Kama Sutra is one of the most popular ancient Indian texts today, known widely for its erotic content and plethora of sexual positions. Contrary to western popular perception, the Kama Sutra is not exclusively a sex manual; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family, life, and other aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life. The Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text compiled by Vatsyayana, is a guide to all…

Despite living a life that many would considered anything but mundane, the Dalai Lama describes himself as a “Simple Buddhist Monk” (“Brief Biography”). “Lhamo Thondup was born in July of 1935 to a farming family in northeast Tibet. By the age of six Thondup was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama after passing a series of test that included sectioning a series of person items once owned by the 13th Dalai Lama (“Brief Biography”). Shortly after Thondup recognition as the new…

About the Author: Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1893-1984) is a towering figure in intellectual and academic circles for his unique contribution in the field of Indian sociology. He is consider as the ‘father of Indian sociology.’ It was the tragedy of G. S. Ghurye to be overshadowed by one of his own students the modest but brilliant M. N. Srinivas. But the difference was as much in historical moment as in scholarship. Ghurye made his career in preparation British India; subaltern status forged his…

The caste system used by Hindus of India is the oldest social structure in the world. The first mention of the system is in the Sanskrit text Manusmriti (also known as the Laws of Manu), which dates 1000 years before the birth of Christ, which "acknowledges and justifies the caste system as the basis of order and regularity of society"(BBC, 2017). The system divides Hindus into hierarchical groupings based upon their karma (work) and dharma (duty). These groupings are called castes. There are…

meditations and studying, Siddhartha found enlightenment and spend that next forty five years spreading his majestic words throughout the Ganges Valley. He would speak in the local language of Magadhi to get his word across to others rather than Sanskrit. The Buddha was a very noble man who main message with imbedded in his Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. He believed that everybody can be liberated as long as they firstly recognized that suffering is something that they can free…

textbook, Van Voorst, explains that contemporary use with Hindu scriptures has nothing to do with studying and reading the content of the Vedas (Hindu holy word). Instead, they chant, have rituals, or meditate. Much of the ancient Vedic form of the Sanskrit language has been lost, so the meaning of passages has not been recoverable.…

it denotes good health, which in turn is wealth, and promotes purity, happiness and common good. Swastika is a Sanskrit word, derived from the word Svasktika. It has many meanings which form the word itself. SU means GOOD, ASTI is TO BE and KA is a suffix, hence, Swastika means TO BE GOOD.…

Differing in how they interpreted the secret language, the origins of Vedic, Upanishad and Classical circle back to Sanskrit. The Veda’s rituals and sacifices were thought to bring them benefits in life including fame and success, a long and fulfilling life as well as a place in heaven. The Upanishads believed in also doing these rituals for benefits, although they saw…

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considered to be the court poet of a Chola emperor who granted him the title of ‘Kavi Chakravarty’ i.e. the emperor of the poets. He was a master of two languages which were Sanskrit and Tamil and he composed his version (not translation) of Valmiki’s Ramayana in Tamil language. It is said that Kamban spent every night studying the Sanskrit Ramayana, as composed by Valmiki, and with the help of some scholars grasped it and produced his version of eleven thousands version as compared to original…