Culture of Ancient India

JESUS LIVED IN INDIA - His unknown life before and after the crucifixion. Why has Christianity chosen to ignore its connections with the religions of the East, and to dismiss repeatedly the numerous claims that Jesus spent a large part of his life in India? This compelling book presents irrefutable evidence that Jesus did indeed live in India, dying there in old age. The result of many years of investigative research, Jesus Lived in India takes the reader to all the historical sites connected with Jesus in Israel, the Middle East, Afghanistan and India. As well as revealing age-old links between the Israelites and the East, the evidence found by theologian Holger Kersten points to the following startling conclusions: In his youth Jesus followed the ancient Silk Road to India. 

දකුණු ඉන්දියාවේ බෞද්ධ ඉතිහාසය - දකුණු ඉන්දියාවේ බෞද්ධ ඉතිහාසය හා බෞද්ධ සංස්කෘතිය ගැන දැන ගැනීමත්, ඒ ගැන කරුණු සෙවීමත් ලාංකික බෞද්ධයන් වූ අපට බෙහෙවින් ප‍්‍රයෝජනවත් ය. ඉතිහාසය අතින් ද එය ඉතා වැදගත්ය. ලංකාව හා දකුණු ඉන්දියාව අතර පැවති ආගමික සම්බන්ධය ද මෙයින් මොනවට පැහැදිලි කරයි. එබැවින් දකුණු ඉන්දියාවේ බෞද්ධ ඉතිහාසය යනු ලංකාවේ බෞද්ධ ඉතිහාසයේම ශාඛාවක්ය යන්න මේ පොත කියවන පාඨකයාට වැටහෙනු නොඅනුමානය.

බෞද්ධ භාරතය - මහාචාර්ය රීස් ඩේවිඩ්ස් මහාතාගේ ග්‍රන්ථය උදම්මිට ධම්මජෝති හිමියන්ගේ පරිවර්තනය.වෛදික හා බුද්ධ කාලීන ඉතිහාසය හැදෑරීමට ඇති ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ ග්‍රන්ථයකි.පරිවර්තනය සාර්ථකය.සරල බසකින් සිංහලයට නගා ඇත.ඒ ඒ පරිච්ඡේද සදහා අවශ්‍ය පින්තූරද යොදා දර්ශනීය ලෙස මුද්‍රණය කර ඇත.

දඹදිව බෞද්ධ කලාව - මෙම ග්‍රන්ථය දීර්ඝ වූත් ක්‍රමවත් වූ ත් පර්‍යේෂණයක ප්‍රතිඵලය නො වේ. අවුරුදු කීපයක් තුළ ඉන්දියාවෙහි පුරාවස්තු නැරඹීමෙන් හා ඒවා ගැන පත පොත කියවීමෙන් ද ලබා ගත් ආස්වාදය සිංහල පාඨකයාට ද ලබා දීමට ගත් තැතකි.

ඉන්දියාවේ බුදුසමයේ ඉතිහාසය 

දකුණු ඉන්දියාවේ බුදුසමය 

ප්‍රාග් බෞද්ධ භාරතීය ආගම් දර්ශන සම්ප්‍රදා විචරාත්මක හඳුන්වාදීමක්

හින්දු ආගම

සංක්ෂිප්ත ඉන්දියානු ඉතිහාසය - සංක්ෂිප්ත ඉන්දියානු ඉතිහාසය නමින් ප්‍රකාශිත මෙම ග්‍රන්ථය විශ්වවිද්‍යාල අභ්‍යන්තර සහ බාහිර විභාග සඳහා වූ ඉන්දියානු ඉතිහාසය පිළිබඳ විෂය නිර්දේශ අනුව සකසා ඇත. එසේ ම අධ්‍යාපන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර උසස් පෙළ විෂය හදාරන සිසුන් සඳහාත් සෙසු උසස් විභාග සඳහාත් ඈත අතීතයේ සිට මධ්‍යතන අවධියේ අවසානය දක්වා ඉන්දියාවේ ඉතිහාසය විෂයයක් වශයෙන් හදාරන සිසුන්ට ද මෙය ප්‍රයෝජනයත් වේ.

මූගල් ඉන්දියාව 

ඉන්දියාවේ ඉතිහාසය - මෙම ග්‍රන්ථය අධ්‍යන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර උසස් පෙළ විෂය නිර්දේශයට අනුව ලියැවී ඇත. සෙසු උසස් විභාග සඳහා ඉන්දියාවේ ඉතිහාසය විෂයයක් වශයෙන් හදාරන සිසුන්ට ද මෙය ප්‍රයෝජනවත් වේ.

ANCIENT INDIAN EDUCATION - This work is intended to fill up a gap in the literature on the history of Education, which has not taken adequate account of the unique contributions made by Hindu thought to both educational theory and practice.The work is divided into Two Parts. Part 1 (Chs. 1-12) deals with the concepts and practices of Brahmanical Education on the authority of Veda, Astadhyayi, Arthasastra of Kautilya, Sutra literature and Epics. It discusses the problems of Legal, Industrial and Vocational Education as well as the typical educational institutions and centres. Part II (Chs. 13-24) deals with the Buddhist Education and discusses among other topics the Background, System, Discipline, Centres of Instructions as well as the accounts of education derived from the Jatakas, Milinda Panha as also those rendered by Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, I-Tsing and others.

The Art of Ancient India

Indian Buddhism - This book describes the Buddhism of India on the basis of the comparison of all the available original sources in various languages. It falls into three approximately equal parts. The first is a reconstruction of the original Buddhism presupposed by the traditions of the different schools known to us. It uses primarily the established methods of textual criticism, drawing out of the oldest extant texts of the different schools their common kernel. This kernel of doctrine is presumably common Buddhism of the period before the great schisms of the fourth and third centuries BC. It may be substantially the Buddhism of the Buddha himself, though this cannot be proved: at any rate, it is a Buddhism presupposed by the schools as existing about a hundred years after the Parinirvana of the Buddha, and there is no evidence to suggest that it was formulated by anyone other than the Buddha and his immediate followers.

Indian Philosophy Vol-2 - This classic work is a general introduction to Indian philosophy that covers the Vedic and Epic periods, including expositions on the hymns of the Rig Veda, the Upanisads, Jainism, Buddhism and the theism of the Bhagvadgita. Long acknowledged as a classic, this pioneering survey of Indian thought charts a fascinating course through an intricate history. From the Rig Veda to Ramanuja, Radhakrishnan traces the development of Indian philosophy as a single tradition of thought through the ages. The author showcases ancient philosophical texts and relates them to contemporary issues of philosophy and religion. This second edition with a new Introduction by eminent philosopher J.N. Mohanty, highlights the continuing relevance of the work and the philosophic tradition it represents.

King Asoka And Buddhism - A selection of   essays by   leading scholars of Indology  assessing the contribution made by emperor Asoka towards promotion of Buddhism.

Hinduism and Buddhism - offers a comparative exploration of two major religious traditions that have profoundly shaped the cultural and spiritual landscape of Asia. Through insightful analysis and scholarly research, this book examines the historical connections, philosophical similarities, and distinctive features of Hinduism and Buddhism. From their shared roots in ancient Indian civilization to their divergent paths of development and practice, the book delves into key concepts, scriptures, rituals, and philosophical tenets of both traditions. It explores the interplay between Hinduism and Buddhism, including mutual influences, debates, and interactions, while also highlighting their unique contributions to religious thought and spirituality. Whether you are a student of religion, a practitioner, or simply interested in understanding the complexities of these ancient traditions, "Hinduism and Buddhism" provides a comprehensive and illuminating exploration of their shared heritage and divergent paths.

Fundamentals Of Indian Philosophy - Dr. Puligandla deals with the essentials of Indian philosophy, emphasizing its methods, temper and goals while delving into specificities. Major schools of the philosophic tradition (Carvaka materialism, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Vedanta among them) are thoroughly analyzed.

It’s a common perception that the earliest textual records don’t contain many, if any, teachings by the Buddha’s female disciples; yet, this is not the case. In fact, the earliest discourses record a range of teachings from Buddhist women, lay and monastic. Unfortunately their important contributions have so far not received the attention they deserve. In Daughters of the Buddha, esteemed scholar-monk Bhikkhu Analayo examines the accounts of the first female disciples in the canonical scripture, taking the reader back to the earliest period in the history of Buddhism that can still be accessed today. He dedicates each of the twenty-one chapters in the volume to an individual and remarkable woman, sharing her particular insights and teachings with the reader. Both nuns and laywomen are featured in these pages, and their diversity of voices and richness of thought will serve as instruction and encouragement for modern scholars and practitioners alike.