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Literature from Nepal, India &
Pakistan
from Pilgrims Publishing, Varanasi,
India and Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
***Buddhist Literature***
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Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism
by G K Nariman
Sanskrit Buddhist literature embodies many texts which date
from an antiquity as respectable as any of the Pali Buddhist
literary texts. But though Pali Buddhism is studied vigorously,
Sanskrit Buddhist literature is looked upon with suspicion. As
a result, no systematic history of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit
has appeared.
The Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism intends to fill
this gap in our knowledge of Sanskrit Buddhist literature. Divided
into thirteen chapters, it gives detailed historical information
on the works of Asvaghosa, Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Vasubandhu
and other Buddhist scholars, both ancient and medieval. The author
has marshalled every available source, including Tibetan, Chinese
and Japanese translations of the Sanskrit texts and their exegetical
expositions.
Paperback. 393 pages.
Weight: 460 g (16.1 oz).
Item No: 81-7624-019-2.
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***Drama - Nepali & Indian***
An American Passion Play
by India Jones
An American Passion Play is a satirical representation
of a culture that has been very much in existence since the early
sixties in the United States of America. It is in truth the expression
of those who wanted a freedom of expression as guaranteed in
the American Constitution. This freedom includes the practice
of the religion of ones choice and the practice of the rituals
therein. It reflects upon the use of certain substances that
have been in use for centuries by almost all societies as a means
of certain substances that have been in use for centuries by
almost all societies as a means of communication with our origins.
These feelings and emotions still hold good today and the continuing
fight against draconian laws which date back to a different era
still goes on. This does not mean to say that the author or publishers
wish to misguide the youth of today. This is simply a statement
of things as they are. It is a plea for us to go back to more
natural ways of life, living in harmony and understanding with
all forms of life on this planet.
India Jones is the son of Indiana Jones and the Maharani of Sharadpur.
He was educated in India, Washington, DC, and Paris, France,
graduating from the Sorbonne at the age of fourteen and receiving
a doctorate in philosophy at the age of sixteen. Upon graduation,
he returned to India to live and study with his guru, Hakim Kutta,
high in the Himalayan range near Tibet. India lives in California
when he is not in India.
Paperback. 226 pages.
Weight: 150 g (5.3 oz).
Item No: 8177692208.
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Muna Madan: A Play in the Jhyaure Folk Tradition
by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. Translated from the Nepali by Anand
P. Shrestha.
"The most famous work by Nepal's best-loved poet... recounts
the tragic, almost Shakespearean tale of a young Newar trader
who leaves his young wife to travel to Lhasa." -- David
Reed, Nepal (Rough Guides)
Paperback. 56 pages. B&W illustrations.
Weight: 100 g (3.5 oz).
Item No: 8185693943.
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A Treatise on Sudraka's Mrcchakatika
by Prakaschandra Chakrabarti
This book gives a detailed critical introduction to Mrcchakatika,
a popular and widely translated Sanskrit play.
Mrcchakatika is based on the elegant love story of Carudatta
and Vasantasena with other subplots -- the romantic episode of
Sarvilaka and Madanika. and a political revolution against a
tyrant ruler. The characters, so living, real and lovable, represent
manifold strata of Indian society right from kings to thieves.
Mrcchakatika concerns the eternal conflict between good and evil.
Man is as much responsible for his suffering as he is for removing
it. When justice is rendered difficult for want of evidence,
the tyrant king unleashes cruelty on the poor and honest, everyone
from beggar to whore is threatened for life, right thinking people
unite to bring about change by replacing the tyrant with an upright
and brave leader. A whore's true love for the city's most handsome
and admired man with impeccable character is redeemed.
Hardback. 226 pages.
Weight: 395 g (13.8 oz).
Item No: 81-7624-070-2.
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***Quotations
on Books and Literature***
Books
Edited by Chaitanya Nagar.
A delightful collection of quotations compiled from every genre.
A perfect gift for the lover of the well-turned phrase.
Sample quotation:
"A room without books is like a body without soul.'"
- Cicero
(One of the books in the Pilgrims Quotation Series. Each
title in this series is an attractive mini-book with beautiful
colour covers and a presentation page, making it an ideal gift
or remembrance.)
Pilgrims Quotation Series.
Paperback. 42 pages.
Weight: 45 g (1.6 oz).
Item No: 81-7769-032-9.
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