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Vol. 11 · No. 1-41982-1983pp. 231–270English

Summary

The final section of the volume consists of a series of book reviews covering recent publications in Indology, philosophy and art history. Each review summarises the main arguments of the work under consideration and offers critical comments on its methodology and contribution. The subjects range from textual editions of Sanskrit works to studies of iconography and regional history. Reviewers highlight strengths such as rigorous use of sources or novel interpretations, while also pointing out weaknesses such as insufficient engagement with existing scholarship. The section provides readers with an overview of current research trends and serves as a guide for future study.

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Conclusion

By compiling reviews of recent scholarly works, the section reflects the dynamic state of Indological research in the early 1980s. It encourages critical engagement with new publications and stimulates further inquiry.

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  • “This book is a study of magic and its religious foundations jn Sans-krit texts with particular aitention to a fragment on Vignu’s Maya edited, as Nu. 450 in the collection of Baliaese hymas and fragments ‘Stati and stava’ edi‘ea and translated by T. Goudriaan and C, Hooykass, (Ams-terdam, 1971)”
  • “The main idea iy to show that the supranormal powers of haman practi-‘ners has beta uittmately derived from and shaped after the form of divine examples revealed in mythology.”
  • “The Simkhya outlook of life bas exerted an important influence in the development of Indian religious thought, and though one of the oldest tradition, it has proved to be one of the most influential one in the his-tory of Indian philosopby, so much so that many of its terms.and notions have been, and continue to be, employed im other systems, like Yoga and Vedanta”

Works cited in this article

  1. T. Goudriaan and C. Hooykass, (Amsterdam, 1971)
  2. ‘Lecture on the Sarhkbya Personality’, in Calcutta, 1854
  3. ‘Classical Sarkhya’
  4. Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
  5. K. C. Bhattacharya

Discussed in this article

People

  • Krsna 81
  • T. Goudriaan
  • C. Hooykass
  • Krsna of the Bhagavata Purina

Texts & works

  • Stuti and stava
  • Mahimaya
  • Sarkhyakarcika
  • Sankara’s Critique of Sarhkhya
  • Harivijaya of Sarvasena
  • Jaina view of Aesthetic Experience
  • Sanskrit Rbetoricians on Poetic Treth
  • Mahabharata 60

Dynasties, sects & groups

  • Jaisas

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Vol. 11 · No. 1-4
1–4A Note on ViśeṣaR. D. Hegde5–10Free‑Will and DestinyM. P. Lakhani11–16Śokaḥ Ślokatvam Āgataḥ (Dhv. I. Sd)Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi17–28The Pañcagranthi‑Vyākaraṇa of Buddhaghoṣa (V. Sam. 1080)Narayan M. Kansara29–36On the Variant Readings in AVS 3.12 as Noted in Sāyaṇa‑BhāṣyaNeelima Mane37–38Vijayarāja Paramār of JaloreRam Vallabh Somani39–47Critical Survey of the Jaina PurāṇasDevi Prasad Mishra48–50A Note on Brick ArchitectureT. N. Mishra51–56A Note on the Matṛkā Figures from the EME Dakṣiṇa‑mārti TempleMaruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari, Kamal Giri57–81Avidyā in VedāntaEsther A. Solomon82–104Sanskrit AestheticsV. M. Kulkarni105–112Number of PramāṇasR. D. Hegde113–120Tantra and Shahrazād (The 360 and the 1001 Nights)A. K. Warder121–132The Childhood Exploits of KṛṣṇaHarivallabh Chunilal Bhayani133–146Social Thought of Yājñavalkya (I)Ramesh S. Betai, Jayaben R. Betai147–153Is Vastu‑Dhvani an Expendable Form of Poetic Excellence?S. Meera154–165Fixing up of Some Variants from KālidāsaTapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi166–175The Contribution of Jain Authors to Sanskrit Chandaḥ ŚāstraG. S. Shah176–179A Unique Bodhisattva Head from MathurāLalit Kumar180–192Tatpurvakam in Tatpurvakam Trividham Anumānam (NS 1.1.5) in Bhāṣarvajña’s ViewLaxman V. Joshi193–216Reappraisal of Degrees of Reality in Jainism, Buddhism and VedāntaYajneshwar S. Shastri217–230Observations on Some Variants in HarṣacaritaTapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi231–270ReviewCurrent article

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