A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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... head to the north ( between north - west and north - east , but usually within a few degrees of north ) . Mr. Sastri observed only one exception , a burial with the head to the south . Grave - pits varied in dimensions , ranging from 10 ...
... head to the north ( between north - west and north - east , but usually within a few degrees of north ) . Mr. Sastri observed only one exception , a burial with the head to the south . Grave - pits varied in dimensions , ranging from 10 ...
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... head is a heavenly crown of gems like those that are fastened ( on Indra's head ) , in which crown there is a transformed Buddha standing twenty - five yojanas high . ' The face of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is like jāmbūnada , gold in ...
... head is a heavenly crown of gems like those that are fastened ( on Indra's head ) , in which crown there is a transformed Buddha standing twenty - five yojanas high . ' The face of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is like jāmbūnada , gold in ...
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... head ; thirty - six thousand nuns with Candanā at their head ; one hundred and fifty - nine thousand lay votaries with Sankhaśataka at their head ; three hundred and eighteen thousand female lay votaries with Sulasă and Revati at their ...
... head ; thirty - six thousand nuns with Candanā at their head ; one hundred and fifty - nine thousand lay votaries with Sankhaśataka at their head ; three hundred and eighteen thousand female lay votaries with Sulasă and Revati at their ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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