Hindu Culture: An Introduction

by Tejomayananda

Book Overview

The topics in this books are: The symbology of idols, the cultural role of the temple, the symbolic meaning of Hindu deities, Hindu festivals, Dharma, Vegetarianism, the four castes, the Mahabharata,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880687054
• ISBN13: 9781880687055
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Chinmaya Publications
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pragmatic Introduction to Hindu way of life

This book is written in a easy to understand format and language, about various topics on Hinduism - Why there are so many forms of God in Hinduism - What the accoutrements of each form of God symbolizes (eg: 4 faces of Brahma, Siva's blue throat, Ganga on Siva's head etc.,) - Reasoning behind various Hindu festivals - Introduction to Vedas - Importance of Puranas and what they mean [...]

An excellent book

This is one of the best books available on Hindu culture. It explains just about everything one needs to know, and clears up a lot of misconceptions. The writing is straightforward and simple, in a way that anyone can understand. A brilliant and highly recommended book.

An excellent introduction

This book, on Hindu Culture, by the present President of the Chinmaya Mission is an excellent introduction, mainly for young people of Hindu faith, Non resident Indians [NRI] and those students who would like to learn about Hinduism in the west...Note that this is not a book on Hindu philosophy or religious literature for which many excellent books are in the market...The term culture for Hindus ,however, includes much of religion , besides art, music, poetry, sculpture,and so on....The author has written in simple english, in a balanced way, without too many sanskrit or philosophical terms....In all a brilliant introduction to be kept in homes and in schools.

Hindu Culture

This book is a great book for all people to read and get to know a little more about Hindu Culture. It answers some of the most common questions and helps to separate fact/myth. The book is written in English, so language is no barrier. It also helps a great cause, The Chinmaya Mission.