Pūjā and Saṃskāra

Pūjā and Saṃskāra
Author: Musashi Tachikawa
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2001
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This book treats two representative Hindu rituals of contemporary India, Puja (offering service) and Samskara (initiation rituals at important occasions of life). Samskara rites are performed at significant junctures of an individual`s life, from birth to death, by the individual`s family. Puja rites, rather than being performed in relation to the life cycle of an individual in a family, are more deeply related to the annual rituals of the cult to which an individual or the person`s family belongs. Persons may go to a temple and request priests to perform puja rites, or they may perform them themselves at home. For people living in India, Puja and Samskara are not at all uncommon. Puja rites are performed everywhere-at temples, in private homes, on street corners-and although in recent times families observing all the traditional Samskara rites have declined in number, almost all Hindu families still perform the major Samskaras. it is difficult, however, for those living outside India to know how these rites are performed. Hence, this book presents a large number of photographs that enable readers to gain an accurate grasp of them and indicates the place of ritual in the total structure of religion.

Moral Knowing in a Hindu Sacred City

Moral Knowing in a Hindu Sacred City
Author: Steven M. Parish
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1994
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780231084390

Explores the interrelationship of mind, self, emotion and the development of moral consciousness in the Nepalese city of Bhaktapur. The author investigates how the citizens have developed moral awareness in the context of cultural life.

The Vivāha, the Hindu Marriage Saṁskāras

The Vivāha, the Hindu Marriage Saṁskāras
Author: Bhaiyārām Śarmā
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1993
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9788120811324

Ceremonial rites and rituals occupy a place of utmost importance in the life of a devout Hindu. In fact, there are no vital actions- brith, initiation, marriage, death etc- which can be allowed to be performed without its appropriate rite or samskara. The number of samskaras has been fluctuating but was finally fixed at sixteen. Marriage is the most important and elaborate out of these sixteen samskaras. Manu enjoins that rituals should be performed in the case of virgin for legalizing the marriage, legitimatizing children and avoiding public scandal. The mantras used in the nuptial rites being in Sanskrit are beyond the comprehension of not only the average Hindu but even the common priests entrusted with the duty of conducting the rituals. To overcome this difficulty the present book was originally prepared in Hindu and is now translated into English with the mantras etc. Romanized for the benefit of those who do not have adequate knowledge of Hindi, for example especially those whose forefathers had migrated to remote countries during the last one hundred years or so.

Hindu Saṁskāras

Hindu Saṁskāras
Author: Rajbali Pandey
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788120803961

The Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality.

Indian Fire Ritual

Indian Fire Ritual
Author: Musashi Tachikawa
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2001
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788120817814

This book is an attempt to explain the most basic ritual called Isti with the help of the original texts and the photographs of the actual performance of that sacrifice that took place in Pune, India, in July 1979. The book contains in all 140 photographs showing various stages of the sacrifice with explanation of the rites. It also provides a Roman transcript of the Sanskrit text of the Pavitrestiprayoga along with its English translation.

GARBHADHAN SANSKAR

GARBHADHAN SANSKAR
Author: SWAMI RAM CHARRAN
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2011-02-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1458324605

There are only two sides of human emotions, they are LOVE and ANGER. When a baby is developing in the womb the emotions of the mother are absorbed by the baby as it develops. It can be one of these two that decides the type of child that will be born. If born out of love the world will rejoice and if out of anger it will be distressed. The ancient Hindus were aware of this and have designed a special set of ceremonies and prayers that will welcome only great children borne out of love and happiness. Swami Ram has expertly explained the scientific procedure with the objective of changing the world into a wonderful one by asking parents to produce stalwarts and highly intelligent children that will be produced by the emotions of divinity and love.

T&T Clark Handbook of Sacraments and Sacramentality

T&T Clark Handbook of Sacraments and Sacramentality
Author: Martha Moore-Keish
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2022-12-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567687678

Introducing readers to the contemporary field of sacramental theology, this volume covers the biblical and historical foundations, a survey of the state of the discipline, and a collection of constructive essays representing major themes, practices and approaches to sacraments and sacramentality in the contemporary world. The volume starts with a set of foundational essays that offer broad introduction to the field of sacramental theology from contemporary scholars, analysing a number of historical figures in order to illumine and inform contemporary sacramental theology. The second part of the volume is dedicated to a series of essays on sacramentality, and includes attention to elements of space, time, ritual action, music, and word, all as aspects of what Christians have termed “sacramental” reality. The third set of essays includes attention to each of the seven practices that have most commonly been termed “sacraments” in Christian traditions: baptism; eucharist/Lord's Supper; confirmation; confession, forgiveness and reconciliation; marriage; ordination; and anointing. The final part of this volume features scholars who are working on sacraments in conversation with contemporary academic disciplines: critical race theory, queer theory, comparative theology, and disability studies.

Hindu Saṃskāra

Hindu Saṃskāra
Author: Laksmi Sinha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

On Hindu rituals.