This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over
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Karma has become a household word in the modern world, where it is associated with the belief in rebirth determined by one’s deeds in earlier lives. This belief was and is widespread in the Indian sub
Despite karma now being a widely-known term, its connotations of rebirth and retribution have a complex genesis. Bronkhorst (Sanskrit and Indian studies, U. of Lausanne, Switzerland) presents an acces
Bronkhorst (Sanskrit and Indian studies, U. of Lausanne, Switzerland) has lectured extensively during the past five years on various aspects of the material in this book, and he's glad to have had the
Though intimately related, Buddhist teaching and Buddhist philosophy are not one and the same. Philosophy is a Western term (originating in ancient Greece) that may be appropriately applied to some,
Challenging conventional views, Bronkhorst (Sanskrit and Indian studies, U. of Lausanne, Switzerland) offers evidence that Greater Magadha, the eastern part of the Ganges Plain in northern India, disp
Once upon a time you were the princess of your own fairy tale; you lived in your own imaginary world. But then, as you grew older, you became more aware of the reality around you-the fact that the wor
Language (sabda) occupied a central yet often unacknowledged place in classical Indian philosophical thought. Foundational thinkers considered topics such as the nature of language, its relationship t
This is a translation of the original French edition (Language et realite), revised and with a new preface. It is based on a series of lectures delivered at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Sorbo
Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much of
Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much of
