Supplementary Reading
Granthavidyā
ग्रन्थविद्या
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Scripture and Sacred Literature§
Bhatt, N. R. ed., Mrgendragama, 2 vols. (French). Pondicherry: Inst. Français d’Indologie, 1962.§
Bose, Abinash Chandra, Hymns from the Vedas. Mumbai: Asia Publishing House, 1966.§
Bühler, Georg, The Laws of Manu. New York: Dover, 1969.§
Cettiyar, E.M. Arumuka, Periapuranam. Madras: 1958.§
Coomaraswamy, Mutu, The Poems of Tayumanavar. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: S. Durai Raja Singam, 1977.§
Deussen, Paul, *Sixty Upanishads of the Veda. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1990.§
Easwaran, Eknath, *The Upanishads. Tomales, CA: Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, 1987.§
Embree, Ainslie T., The Hindu Tradition. New York: Random House (Modern Library), 1966.§
Feuerstein, Georg, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, A New Translation and Commentary. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 1989.§
Fraser, J.N. and K.B. Marathe, The Poems of Tukaram. Madras: Christian Literature Society, 1909.§
Ganguli, Kisari Mohan, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, 12 vols. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1972.§
Gounder, K. Chellappa, Panniru Thirumurai Thirattu. Durban: Siva Manram, 1975.§
Griffith, Ralph T.H., Hymns of the Atharva Veda, 2 vols. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1985. First published 1895-96.§
Griffith, Ralph T.H., Hymns of the Rg Veda. 2 vols. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1987. First published in 1889.§
Hume, Robert Ernest, *The Thirteen Principal Upanishads. Oxford: O. Univ. Press, 1958.§
Jyotirmayananda, Swami, Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Miami: Yoga Research Foundation, 1986.§
Karaikkalammaiyar, The Arputat Tiruvantati (French). Pondicherry: Institut Français d’Indologie, 1956.§
Karthikeyan, N. V., Kandar Anubhuti. Rishikesh: Divine Life Society, 1972.§
Keith, Arthur Berriedale, The Veda of the Black Yajus School, Taittiriya Samhita. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1967.§
Kingsbury, F., and Phillips, G. E., *Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints. Calcutta: Association Press, 1921.§
Le Mee, Jean, Hymns From the Rig-Veda. New York: Knopf, 1975. §
Madhavananda, Swami, *Minor Upanishads (8 Upanishads with Devanagari, English and notes). Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama, 1988.§
Mascaró, Juan, *The Bhagavad Gita. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1966.§
Mascaró, Juan, *The Upanishads (selections). Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965.§
Narayananda, Swami, *The Guru Gita. Bombay: India Book House, 1976.§
Narayanasvami, Aiyar K., *Thirty Minor Upanishads. El Reno, OK: Santarasa Publications, 1980.§
Natarajan, B. (translator), *Tirumantiram, A Tamil Scriptural Classic by Tirumular, Mylapore, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1991.§
Navaratnam, Ratna Chelliah., Saint Yogaswami and the Testament of Truth. Columbuturai: Thiru Kasipillai Navaratnam, 1972.§
O’Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, The Rig Veda, An Anthology (108 hymns). London: Penguin Books, 1981.§
Oldenberg, Herman, Grihya-Sutras, Sacred Books of the East, Vols. 29-30. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1973.§
Osborne, Arthur (ed.), *The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi. London: Rider, 1959.§
Pandit, M. P., Kularnava Tantra. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984.§
Panikkar, Raimundo, *The Vedic Experience. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989.§
Peterson, Indira Viswanathan, *Poems to Siva, The Hymns of the Tamil Saints. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1991.§
Pope, G.U., *Tirukkural. Madras: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, 1981.§
Pope, G.U., Tiruvacagam: Sacred Utterances. Madras: Univ. of Madras, 1970.§
Prabhavananda Swami, and Manchester, Frederick, The Upanishads, Breath of the Eternal. Hollywood, CA: Vedanta Press, 1971.§
Prabhavananda Swami; Isherwood, Christopher, Crest-Jewel of Discrimination, Viveka-Chudamani. Hollywood: Vedanta Press, 1947.§
Pradhan, V.G., and Lambert, H.M. (ed.), Jnaneshvari Bhavarthadipika, Vol. 1. London: Allen and Unwin, 1967.§
Prasad, R.C., Tulasidasa’s Shri Ramacharitamanasa. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988.§
Radhakrishnan, S., *The Principal Upanishads. New York: Harper, 1953.§
Rao, S.K. Ramachandra, Āgama-Kosha (encyclopaedia, four small volumes). Bangalore: Kalpatharu Research Academy, 1989.§
Ramanujam, A.K., Speaking of Siva. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1973.§
Ryder, Arthur W., The Panchatantra. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1972.§
Satchidananda, Sri Swami, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Yogaville, VA: Integral Yoga Publications, 1990.§
Satyaprakash and Vidyalankar, Editors, Rgveda Samhita, 12 vols (Devanagari and English). New Delhi: Veda Pratishthana, 1977. §
Siddhalingam, T.B., Hymns and Proverbs (of Saivite saints). Tirupanandal: Kasi Mutt, 1964.§
Singh, Jaideva, Siva Sutras, The Yoga of Supreme Identity. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1979.§
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya, Weaver’s Wisdom, Ancient Precepts for a Perfect Life (An American English translation of Saint Tiruvalular’s Tirukural), Kapaa, HI: Himalayan Academy, 1999.§
Surdam, Wayne Edward, South Indian Saiva Rites of Initiation: The Diksavidhi of Aghorasivacharya’s Kriyakramadhyotika (diss. 1984). University Microfilms International, 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106.§
Vasu, Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra, The Siva Samhita. New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint, 1979.§
Venkatesananda, Swami, The Concise Ramayana of Valmiki. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1988.§
Woods, James Houghton, The Yoga-System of Patanjali. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1927.§
Yogaswami, Natchintanai. Jaffna: Sivathondan Society, 1974.§
Dictionaries And Reference Texts§
Apte, Vaman Shivram, The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Ed. (1,022 p.; requires ability to read Devanagari). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988. First published ca 1890.§
Apte, Vasudeo Govind, The Concise English-Sanskrit Dictionary (360 p., pocketbook size; requires ability to read Devanagari). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1988.§
Apte, Vasudeo Govind, The Concise Sanskrit-English Dictionary (366 p., pocketbook, Devanagari). Delhi: Sri Satguru Pub., 1988.§
Bhattacharya, N.N., Glossary of Hindu Religious Terms and Concepts (226 pages). Columbia, MO: South Asia Publications, 1990.§
Feuerstein, Georg, *Encyclopedic Dictionary of Yoga (430 p.). New York: Paragon House, 1990.§
A Glossary of Tantra, Mantra and Yantra. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1995.§
Head, Joseph, and Cranston, S.L., Reincarnation in World Thought, a Living Study of Reincarnation in All Ages. New York: Julian Press, 1967.§
Liebaert, Gosta, Iconographic Dictionary of the Indian Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism 377 p. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1986.§
Macdonell, Arthur Anthony, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary (382 pages). London: Oxford University Press 1976; first printed ca 1924.§
Reese, William L., *Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought (382 pages). Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1980.§
Religions of India: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. New Delhi: Clarion Books (India Library) 1983.§
Rice, Edward, *Eastern Definitions, A Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the Orient. Garden City, NY: Doubleday (Anchor Books), 1980.§
Satchidananda, Swami, Dictionary of Sanskrit Names. Buckingham, VA: Integral Yoga Publications, 1989.§
Schuhmacher and Woerner, Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Hinduism (468 p.). Boston, MA: Shambhala, 1989.§
Schwartzberg, Joseph E., *A Historical Atlas of South Asia. New York and Oxford: O. Univ. Press, 1992. First published 1978. §
Stutley, Margaret and James, Harper’s Dictionary of Hinduism: Its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature and History (372 pages). San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row, 1984.§
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya, *Hinduism Today (news and educational magazine). Kapaa, HI: Himalayan Academy, 1979-.§
Tattvaloka, The Splendour of Truth, Ed. by T. R. Ramachandran (periodical, 6x annually). Bombay: Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal Education Trust, 1978-.§
Tyberg, Judith M., The Language of the Gods. Los Angeles, CA: East-West Cultural Centre, 1970.§
Williams, Sir M. Monier, *A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Devanagari and transliteration, 1,333 p.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1990; first published 1899. §
Williams, Sir M. Monier, *English-Sanskrit Dictionary (859 p.). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal; 1976, first published ca 1851.§
Philosophy§
Banerjea, Akshaya Kumar, Philosophy of Gorakhnath, with Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1983.§
Chatterjee, Satischandra and Datta, Dhirendramohan, *An Introduction to Indian Philosophy. Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1960.§
Crawford, Cromwell (ed.), In Search of Hinduism. Barrytown, NY: Unification Theological Seminary, 1986.§
Curtis, J.W.V. Motivations of Temple Architecture in Saiva Siddhanta, as Defined by Prescriptions for Daily Worship According to Karanagama. Madras: Hoe & Co., ca 1970. §
Dasgupta, Surendrananth, *A History of Indian Philosophy (5 vols.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988.§
Ishwaran, K., Religion and Society among the Lingayats of South India. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing, 1983.§
Pandey, K.C., An Outline of History of Saiva Philosophy. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1986.§
Pereira, José, Hindu Theology, Themes, Texts and Structures. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass; 1991.§
Radhakrishnan, S., Indian Philosophy, 2 vols. Rev. ed. Oxford: O. Univ. Press, 1929-31. Many reprints.§
Tull, Herman W., The Vedic Origins of Karma: Cosmos as Man in Ancient Indian Myth and Ritual. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1989.§
Tyagi, I.C., Shaivism in Ancient India (from the Earliest Times to c. AD 300). New Delhi: Meenakshi Prakashan, 1982.§
Hindu Studies§
Abhisheki, Janaki, Religion as Knowledge. Bombay: V. Ranade.§
Arunachalam, M., Peeps into the Cultural Heritage of Hinduism. Tirupanandal: Kasi Mutt, 1987.§
Bary, W.T., Stephen Hay, Royal Weiler and Andrew Yarrow, The Sources of Indian Tradition. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1958.§
Chandrasekharendra, Sarasvati Sri, *The Vedas. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1988.§
Danielou, Alain, Virtue, Success, Pleasure and Liberation. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 1993.§
Klostermaier, Klaus K., *A Survey of Hinduism, 2nd ed. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1994.§
Morgan, Kenneth W., The Religion of the Hindus. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987 (first published, 1953).§
Navaratnam, K., *Studies in Hinduism. Jaffna: M. Navaratnam, 1963.§
Organ, Troy Wilson, Hinduism—Its Historical Development. Woodbury, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 1974.§
Radhakrishnan, S., *The Hindu View of Life. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1975.§
Rawlinson, H.G., India: A Short Cultural History. Rev. ed. New York: Praeger, 1952.§
Sanatana Dharma, An Advanced Textbook of Hindu Religion and Ethics. Adyar, Madras; Wheaton, IL; London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1966.§
Singh, Karan, Essays on Hinduism. Delhi: Ratna Sagar, 1990.§
Sivananda, Swami, All About Hinduism. Shivanandanagar: Divine Life Society, 1988.§
Yoga§
Danielou, Alain, Yoga: The Method of Re-Integration. New York: University Books, 1955.§
Desai, Yogi Amrit, Kripalu Yoga: Meditation-in-Motion. Lenox, MA: Kripalu Publications, 1985.§
Feuerstein, Georg, Yoga, The Technology of Ecstasy. Los Angeles, CA: J. P. Tharcher, 1989.§
Johari, Harish, Chakras, Energy Centers of Transformation. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2000.§
Johari, Harish, Tools for Tantra. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 1986.§
Mishra, Rammurti S., Fundamentals of Yoga, A Handbook of Theory, Practice, and Application. New York: Harmony Books., 1987.§
Mishra, Rammurti S., Yoga Sutras, The Textbook of Yoga Psychology. New York: Doubleday (Anchor Books) 1973.§
Jyotirmayananda, Swami, Yoga Essays for Self-Improvement. Miami, FL: Yoga Research Foundation, 1981.§
Radha, Swami Sivananda, Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language. Boston, MA: Shambhala, 1987.§
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya, *Merging with Siva: Hinduism’s Yoga Lessons. Kapaa, HI: Himalayan Academy, 1005.§
Vishnudevananda, Swami, The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga. New York: Harmony Books, 1988.§
Culture and Worship§
Coward, Harold G., Julius J. Lipner and Katherine K. Young, Hindu Ethics, Purity, Abortion and Euthanasia. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1989.§
Arunachalam, M., Festivals of Tamil Nadu. Tiruchitrambalam: Gandhi Vidyalayam, 1980.§
Krishnaswamy, S.Y., Life and Work of Sri Sivaratnapuri Swamiji (Tiruchi Swamigal). Bangalore: Sri Kailasa Ashram, 1985.§
Lad, Vasant, *Ayurveda, The Science of Self-Healing, Santa Fe, NM: Lotus Press, 1985.§
McLeod, W.H and Schomer, Karine (editors), The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987.§
Pandey, Raj Bali, Hindu Samskaras. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1969.§
Sagar, Vidya, ed., Mother India Children Abroad—Focus on “Fiji.” New Delhi: Antar-Rastriya Sahayog Parishad, 1987.§
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya, *Living with Siva: Hinduism’s Contemporary Culture. Kapaa, HI: Himalayan Academy, 2001.§
Tiwari, Maya, Ayurveda: A Life of Balance, The Complete Guide To Ayurvedic Nutrition And Body Types, With Recipes. Rochester, VT, Healing Arts Press, 1995§
Verma, Vinod, Ayurveda: A Way of Life. York Beach, ME: S. Weiser, 1995.§
Gods, Temples and Art§
Danielou, Alain, Hindu Polytheism. New York: Bollingen (Pantheon Books), 1964.§
Eck, Diana L., *Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India. Chambersburg, PA: Anima Books, 1985.§
Keshavadas, Sadguru Sant, Lord Ganesha. Oakland, CA: Vishwa Dharma Pub., 1988.§
Kramrisch, Stella, Exploring India’s Sacred Art. Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1983.§
Kramrisch, Stella, *Manifestations of Shiva. Philadelphia: Museum of Art, 1981.§
Kramrisch, Stella, The Hindu Temple, 2 vols. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976 Repr. 1991. §
Kumar, Acharya Prasanna, The Manasara Series, 7 vols. 1) Dictionary of Hindu Architecture, 2) Indian Architecture according to Manasara Silpasastra, 3) Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture, 4-5) *Architecture of Manasara, 6) Hindu Architecture in India and abroad, and 7) Encyclopedia of Hindu Architecture. New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint Corp., 1981. First published Oxford Univ. Press, 1934. §
Lal, Lakshmi, Ganesha Beyond the Form. Bombay: IBH Publishers, 1991.§
Meister, Michael W., Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture. 2 vols.: N. and S. India. New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1983. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983.§
Michell, George, *The Hindu Temple—An Introduction to its Meaning and Forms. New York: Harper and Roe, 1977.§
Navaratnam, Ratna Ma, Aum Ganesha, The Peace of God. Jaffna: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1978.§
Navaratnam, Ratna Ma, Karttikeya, The Divine Child. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1973.§
Shastri, J.L., Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1973.§
Sivananda, Swami, Lord Shanmukha and His Worship. Uttara Pradesh: The Divine Life Society, 1990.§
Sivananda, Swami, Lord Siva and His Worship. Uttara Pradesh: The Divine Life Society, 1989.§
Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya, *Loving Gaṇeśa: Hinduism’s Endearing Elephant-Faced God. 2nd ed. Kapaa, HI, Himalayan Academy, 2000.§
Waghorne, Joanne Punzo, et. al., Gods of Flesh Gods of Stone, The Embodiment of Divinity in India. Chambersburg, PA: Anima Books, 1985.§
History§
Ananyananda, Swami, Great Women of India. Himalayas: Advaita Ashrama, 1978.§
Basham, A. L., *The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before the Coming of the Muslims. 3rd ed. New York: Grove Press, 1997.§
Choudhury, Paramesh, The Aryans: A Modern Myth. New Delhi: S. Chakraborty, 1993.§
Feuerstein, Georg, Kak, Subhash and Frawley, David, In Search of the Cradle of Civilization. Wheaton, IL: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1995.§
Frawley, David, Gods, Sages and Kings, Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization. Salt Lake City, UT: Passage Press, 1991.§
Frawley, David (Vamadeva Shastri), The Rig Veda, and the History of India (Rig Veda Bharata Itihas). New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 2001.§
Gautier, François, Rewriting Indian History. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1996.§
Kulkarni, S.D., ed., The Study of Indian History and Culture. 18 vols. Mumbai: Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira 1988.§
Rajaram, Navaratna S., The Politics of History. New Delhi: Voice of India, 1995.§
Renou, Louis, *Religions of Ancient India. New York: Schocken Books, 1970.§
Roy, S.B., “Chronological Framework of Indian Protohistory—The Lower Limit.” Journal of the Baroda Oriental Institute, March/June 1983. §
Sathe, Shriram, Aryans: Who Were They? Mysore: Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti, 1991.§
Sethna, K.D., The Problem of Aryan Origins. New Delhi: Rakesh Goel for Aditya Prakashan, 1980.§
Shourie, Arun, et al., Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them. New Delhi: Voice of India, 1990.§
Sri Basavesvara. Bangalore: Government of Mysore, 1967.§
Talageri, Shrikant G., The Aryan Invastion Theory: A Reappraisal. Delhi: Pradeep Kumar Goel for Aditya Prakashan, 1993.§