The Power of the Sacred Name
Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2011
252 pages
978-1-936597-10-9 (ISBN)
Description
In Hinduism, as in all of the great religious traditions from around the globe, the repeating or singing of a sacred name is an integral part of prayer and daily life. With chapters that explore the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, this edited collection of the writing of renowned Indian scholar, V. Raghavan, examines the lives and contributions of the main exponents of the tradition in India.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
5,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-936597-10-9 (9781936597109)
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12/2011
World Wisdom Books
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By V. R. Raghavan - Edited by William J. Jackson - Foreword by M. Narasimhachary
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Reading the Signs of the Times and Beyond: Kaveri Delta Namasiddhanta Saints' Lives
- Part I: Cultural overviews: V. Raghavan's Essays on the Name in Indian Culture
- 1. Indian Culture and Its Creative Revivers: Singer-Saint Integrators
- 2. Praise of the Name: Highlights from ?g Vedic Times to Tyagaraja
- 3. Perennialism and the Name: V. Raghavan's Foreword to Frithjof Schuon's The Language of the Self
- Part II: Leaders of Kaveri Delta Namasiddhanta
- 4. Bodhendra and Sadgurusvami
- 5. Sridhara Venka?esa Ayyaval: Poet and Legendary enthusiast of the Name
- 6. Sadasiva Brahmendra: The Silent Avadhuta
- 7. Naraya?a Tirtha: Lyricist of Krishna's Divine Play
- Part III: Creative exponents of the name and Related studies
- 8. Vak Devata
- 9. Vi??u Sahasranama: The 1008 Names of Lord Vi??u
- 10. Bhagavata Pura?a
- 11. Encountering Tulasidas: The Rama Story in Translation
- 12. The Bhakti of Guru Nanak
- 13. Bhadracalam Ramadas: The Singer-Saint Whom Rama Sprang from Jail
- 14. Upani?ad Brahmayogin: Ma?ha-Founder, Commentator, Composer
- 15. Tyagaraja: The Singer-Saint
- 16. Mahatma Gandhi: Bhajans, Prayer, and the Name
- Part IV: Concluding essay
- 17. V. Raghavan's Autobiographical Reflections
- Map: Places Associated with Namasiddhanta
- Chart: Kaveri Delta Saints of the Name
- Bibliography
- Index of People and Places
- Index of Technical Terms and Texts
- Biographical Notes
