Donnerstag, 22.07.2004
Dharampal / Mukundan: The British origin of cow-slaughter in India
Dharampal (*1922- ) / Mukundan, T. M.:
The British origin of cow-slaughter in India : with some British documents on the Anti-Kine-Killing Movement, 1880-1894 / Dharampal ; T.M. Mukundan. Mussoorie : Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas, 2002. - X, 504 S.
ISBN: 81-8782704-1
Indian Price Rs. 495,00
International Price US$ 15,00
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Description
Of all beings the cow is treated in India as the most sacred, auspicious and sanctified. Since about 1860 AD British and European scholarship started a new school of vedic interpretation to impress on the westernised class in India that the ancient Vedas, and allied texts also advocated, celebrated, and feasted on the flesh of the cow, or bullock, on special occasions. This book traces the British Origin of Cow-slaughter in India from the 18th Century. It also has British Origin of Cow-slaughter in India from the 18th Century. It also has British documents on the Anti-kine killing movement from 1880 - 1894.
Review
Dharampal's works have consistently challenged the prevalent mainstream understanding and belief about the nature and functioning of Indian society and polity before the arrival of the British. His work has stimulated a radically fresh perspective on the nature, design, functioning and organisation of Indian society. It shows that the system bequeathed by the British must be seen as an alien imposition and India cannot revive and renew herself unless she rediscovers her own genius, talents and traditions. Some of his well-known works include: The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century; Indian Science and Technology in the Eighteenth Century; Civil Disobedience and Indian Tradition, etc.
This latest book by Dharampal is about one of the most significant movements in India, against kine-killing by the British, during the nineteenth century. The enormity of this movement and the threat it posed to the British may be gauged by the statement of Viceroy Lansdowne when he said that: "I doubt whether, since the Mutiny, any movement containing in it a greater amount of potential mischief has engaged the attention of the Government of India."
While it may be generally known that a very large number of the cow and its progeny were daily slaughtered by the British for their army and civilian personnel in India from about 1750 onwards, very little is known, even to most scholars and historical researchers on India, about this India-wide anti-kine-killing movement against the British during 1880-1894. Even those among the few scholars who have taken some note of this movement have treated it as a Hindu-Muslim conflict. But such was not the case, as the documents presented in this book show that many prominent Muslims as well as the Parsis and Sikhs actively participated in the movement. The fact that the movement was directed against the British and not against the Muslims, as commonly believed, was very clear to Queen Victoria and her high-ranking officers. Queen Victoria says in a letter to Viceroy Lord Lansdowne, "Though the Muhammadan's cow killing is made the pretext for the agitation, it is, in fact, directed against us, who kill far more cows for our army, etc., than the Muhammadans."
This book counters the general impression that Muslims in India eat the flesh of cow, which is perhaps a myth perpetuated by the British. Though the Muslim community was encouraged to take up the slaughter of cattle, as the large number slaughterhouses set up by the British required professional butchers, but a majority of the immigrant Muslims, as well as the converted, seldom did take to eating of cow flesh. This is borne out by many clippings from the Urdu press as well as from the correspondence between British officials of that period, as documented in this book. The British tried their best, and largely succeeded in projecting this movement, which was in the words of Lansdowne himself 'political' in nature, to one which now appears to the educated Indian as a conflict between Hindus and Muslims.
This book, based on British documents, unfolds the story of this momentous movement.
(Online Review taken from infinityfoundation.com)
Quelle: Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems; Library of Congress; Infinityfoundation.
The British origin of cow-slaughter in India : with some British documents on the Anti-Kine-Killing Movement, 1880-1894 / Dharampal ; T.M. Mukundan. Mussoorie : Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas, 2002. - X, 504 S.
ISBN: 81-8782704-1
Indian Price Rs. 495,00
International Price US$ 15,00
Description
Of all beings the cow is treated in India as the most sacred, auspicious and sanctified. Since about 1860 AD British and European scholarship started a new school of vedic interpretation to impress on the westernised class in India that the ancient Vedas, and allied texts also advocated, celebrated, and feasted on the flesh of the cow, or bullock, on special occasions. This book traces the British Origin of Cow-slaughter in India from the 18th Century. It also has British Origin of Cow-slaughter in India from the 18th Century. It also has British documents on the Anti-kine killing movement from 1880 - 1894.
Review
Dharampal's works have consistently challenged the prevalent mainstream understanding and belief about the nature and functioning of Indian society and polity before the arrival of the British. His work has stimulated a radically fresh perspective on the nature, design, functioning and organisation of Indian society. It shows that the system bequeathed by the British must be seen as an alien imposition and India cannot revive and renew herself unless she rediscovers her own genius, talents and traditions. Some of his well-known works include: The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century; Indian Science and Technology in the Eighteenth Century; Civil Disobedience and Indian Tradition, etc.
This latest book by Dharampal is about one of the most significant movements in India, against kine-killing by the British, during the nineteenth century. The enormity of this movement and the threat it posed to the British may be gauged by the statement of Viceroy Lansdowne when he said that: "I doubt whether, since the Mutiny, any movement containing in it a greater amount of potential mischief has engaged the attention of the Government of India."
While it may be generally known that a very large number of the cow and its progeny were daily slaughtered by the British for their army and civilian personnel in India from about 1750 onwards, very little is known, even to most scholars and historical researchers on India, about this India-wide anti-kine-killing movement against the British during 1880-1894. Even those among the few scholars who have taken some note of this movement have treated it as a Hindu-Muslim conflict. But such was not the case, as the documents presented in this book show that many prominent Muslims as well as the Parsis and Sikhs actively participated in the movement. The fact that the movement was directed against the British and not against the Muslims, as commonly believed, was very clear to Queen Victoria and her high-ranking officers. Queen Victoria says in a letter to Viceroy Lord Lansdowne, "Though the Muhammadan's cow killing is made the pretext for the agitation, it is, in fact, directed against us, who kill far more cows for our army, etc., than the Muhammadans."
This book counters the general impression that Muslims in India eat the flesh of cow, which is perhaps a myth perpetuated by the British. Though the Muslim community was encouraged to take up the slaughter of cattle, as the large number slaughterhouses set up by the British required professional butchers, but a majority of the immigrant Muslims, as well as the converted, seldom did take to eating of cow flesh. This is borne out by many clippings from the Urdu press as well as from the correspondence between British officials of that period, as documented in this book. The British tried their best, and largely succeeded in projecting this movement, which was in the words of Lansdowne himself 'political' in nature, to one which now appears to the educated Indian as a conflict between Hindus and Muslims.
This book, based on British documents, unfolds the story of this momentous movement.
(Online Review taken from infinityfoundation.com)
Quelle: Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems; Library of Congress; Infinityfoundation.
Candrakirti: Four illusions
Candrakirti:
Four illusions : Candrakirti's advice for travelers on the Bodhisattva path / translated by Karen C. Lang. - Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. - XV, 240 S.
ISBN 0-19-515112-7
$ 55,00 (hardback)
ISBN 0-19-515113-5
$ 21,95 (paperback)
Bodhisattvayogacaracatuhsatakatika <engl>
Beteiligte Personen: Lang, Karen C. [Übers.]
![[Four Illusions]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0195151135.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Description
This book provides the first English translation of Candrakirti's commentary (ca. 6-7th century C.E.) on four illusions that prevent us from becoming Buddhas. Lang's translation captures the clarity of Candrakirti's arguments and the lively humor of the stories and examples he uses. Lang's introduction explores the range of Candrakirti's interests in religion, philosophy, psychology, politics, and erotic poetry.
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas (Catuhsataka) is a Mahayana Buddhist text that describes the Bodhisattva's path toward enlightenment. In his commentary on this text, the Indian Buddhist philosopher Candrakirti (c.550-650 c.e.) combines philosophical argument with the narration of popular stories to persuade beginners on the path of the value of the Buddha's teachings. In the first four chapters, Candrakirti offers therapeutic advice to lay and monastic people on how to cope with death, suffering, lust, and egotism. Each chapter focuses on a different mistaken idea that must be abandoned by people who aspire to become Buddhas. Candrakirti argues that people deceive themselves by believing in their immortality, in the pleasurable and pure nature of their bodies, and in the pride they take in themselves and their possessions. Part 1 of Four Illusions explores the broad range of his knowledge about Indian religious beliefs and practices, legal and political works, and the popular literature of his time, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Part 2 provides the first translation into a Western language of the first four chapters of Candrakirti's commentary on Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas.
Inhalt
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Travelers on the Buddha's Path
2. Mortal Bodies
3. The Body in Pain
4. The Dangers of Corporeal Passion
5. The King as the Embodiment of Egotism
II. TRANSLATION
6. Rejecting the Illusion of Permanence
7. Rejecting the Illusion of Pleasure
8. Rejecting the Illusion of Purity
9. Rejecting the Illusion of Egotism
Bibliography
Index
Quelle: OUP USA; Amazon.com; Oxford Scholarship Online; Kinokuniya.
Schlagwörter: Mahayana; Buddhismus; Madhyamaka; buddhistische Philosophie; Aryadeva; Candrakirti; Catuhsataka
Four illusions : Candrakirti's advice for travelers on the Bodhisattva path / translated by Karen C. Lang. - Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. - XV, 240 S.
ISBN 0-19-515112-7
$ 55,00 (hardback)
ISBN 0-19-515113-5
$ 21,95 (paperback)
Bodhisattvayogacaracatuhsatakatika <engl>
Beteiligte Personen: Lang, Karen C. [Übers.]
Description
This book provides the first English translation of Candrakirti's commentary (ca. 6-7th century C.E.) on four illusions that prevent us from becoming Buddhas. Lang's translation captures the clarity of Candrakirti's arguments and the lively humor of the stories and examples he uses. Lang's introduction explores the range of Candrakirti's interests in religion, philosophy, psychology, politics, and erotic poetry.
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas (Catuhsataka) is a Mahayana Buddhist text that describes the Bodhisattva's path toward enlightenment. In his commentary on this text, the Indian Buddhist philosopher Candrakirti (c.550-650 c.e.) combines philosophical argument with the narration of popular stories to persuade beginners on the path of the value of the Buddha's teachings. In the first four chapters, Candrakirti offers therapeutic advice to lay and monastic people on how to cope with death, suffering, lust, and egotism. Each chapter focuses on a different mistaken idea that must be abandoned by people who aspire to become Buddhas. Candrakirti argues that people deceive themselves by believing in their immortality, in the pleasurable and pure nature of their bodies, and in the pride they take in themselves and their possessions. Part 1 of Four Illusions explores the broad range of his knowledge about Indian religious beliefs and practices, legal and political works, and the popular literature of his time, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Part 2 provides the first translation into a Western language of the first four chapters of Candrakirti's commentary on Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas.
Inhalt
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Travelers on the Buddha's Path
2. Mortal Bodies
3. The Body in Pain
4. The Dangers of Corporeal Passion
5. The King as the Embodiment of Egotism
II. TRANSLATION
6. Rejecting the Illusion of Permanence
7. Rejecting the Illusion of Pleasure
8. Rejecting the Illusion of Purity
9. Rejecting the Illusion of Egotism
Bibliography
Index
Quelle: OUP USA; Amazon.com; Oxford Scholarship Online; Kinokuniya.
Schlagwörter: Mahayana; Buddhismus; Madhyamaka; buddhistische Philosophie; Aryadeva; Candrakirti; Catuhsataka
Bhattacharya / Sarkar: Encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit literature
Bhattacharya, J. N. / Sarkar, Nilanjana (Hrsg.):
Encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit literature / edited by J.N. Bhattacharya, Nilanjana Sarkar. - Vol. 1-5. - Delhi : Global Vision Pub. House, 2004. - VIII, 1838 S. - (Global encyclopaedic literature series ; 3)
ISBN 81-8774684-X (set)
$ 217,65 (bei D.K.Agencies)
$ 250,20 (bei Bagchee.com)
$ 270,00 (bei Vedams Books)
$ 333,33 (bei Saujanya Books)
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Beschreibung
[From the jacket:] In order to offer a clear perspective for an understanding of the growth and development of Sanskrit Literature, it is necessary to bring out this Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sanskrit Literature which would be of profound interest to all scholars in the field of literature. The nature of this work is foundational and the limitations are many, because the materials for a work of this magnitude is being explored for the first time. This encyclopaedic Dictionary in five volumes is a pioneering attempt to cover a comprehensive information of 1151 leading literati and 1122 prominent literary works from the earliest to contemporary writings in Sanskrit Literature. We believe that none of the prominent literary personalities and literary works had been missing from this work. This monumental work is compiled, edited and arranged in alphabetical order.
Übersicht
Bd. 1 (A-Dh)
Bd. 2 (Dh-K)
Bd. 3 (L-PR)
Bd. 4 (Ps-S)
Bd. 5 (T-Z Index)
Herausgeber
NILANJANA SARKAR did her M.A. in Sanskrit from Sanskrit College, Calcutta University, Kolkata. An eminent scholar and writer, Ms. Sarkar has written many books and research papers which undoubtedly prove her efficiency and knowledge in the field of literature.
J.N. BHATTACHARYA, a leading scholar, writer and editor, did M.A. (Sanskrit) from Burdwan University, Burdwan and Ph.D. from Calcutta University, Kolkata. Earlier Dr. Bhattacharya used to work as lecturer in private college in Patna. He is doing freelance job as an editor and translator.
Quelle: bagchee.com; Vedams Books; Saujanya Books
Encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit literature / edited by J.N. Bhattacharya, Nilanjana Sarkar. - Vol. 1-5. - Delhi : Global Vision Pub. House, 2004. - VIII, 1838 S. - (Global encyclopaedic literature series ; 3)
ISBN 81-8774684-X (set)
$ 217,65 (bei D.K.Agencies)
$ 250,20 (bei Bagchee.com)
$ 270,00 (bei Vedams Books)
$ 333,33 (bei Saujanya Books)
Beschreibung
[From the jacket:] In order to offer a clear perspective for an understanding of the growth and development of Sanskrit Literature, it is necessary to bring out this Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sanskrit Literature which would be of profound interest to all scholars in the field of literature. The nature of this work is foundational and the limitations are many, because the materials for a work of this magnitude is being explored for the first time. This encyclopaedic Dictionary in five volumes is a pioneering attempt to cover a comprehensive information of 1151 leading literati and 1122 prominent literary works from the earliest to contemporary writings in Sanskrit Literature. We believe that none of the prominent literary personalities and literary works had been missing from this work. This monumental work is compiled, edited and arranged in alphabetical order.
Übersicht
Bd. 1 (A-Dh)
Bd. 2 (Dh-K)
Bd. 3 (L-PR)
Bd. 4 (Ps-S)
Bd. 5 (T-Z Index)
Herausgeber
NILANJANA SARKAR did her M.A. in Sanskrit from Sanskrit College, Calcutta University, Kolkata. An eminent scholar and writer, Ms. Sarkar has written many books and research papers which undoubtedly prove her efficiency and knowledge in the field of literature.
J.N. BHATTACHARYA, a leading scholar, writer and editor, did M.A. (Sanskrit) from Burdwan University, Burdwan and Ph.D. from Calcutta University, Kolkata. Earlier Dr. Bhattacharya used to work as lecturer in private college in Patna. He is doing freelance job as an editor and translator.
Quelle: bagchee.com; Vedams Books; Saujanya Books
