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Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (Classic Reprint)
Myths of the Hindus Buddhists - Classic Reprint Author:Sister Nivedita Western or to Indian readers. A most sincere disciple of Swami Vivekananda, who was himself a follower of the great Ramakrishna, she brought to the study of Indian life and literature a sound knowledge of Western educational and social science, and an unsurpassed enthusiasm of devotion to the peoples and the ideals of her adopted country. Her ch... more »ief works areT heW eb of Indian Life, almost the only fair account of Hindu society written in English, and Kali theM other, where also for the first time the profound tender ness and terror of the Indian Mother-cult are presented toW estern readers in such a manner as to reveal its true religious and social significance. Through these books Nivedita became not merely an interpreter of India toE urope, but even more, the inspiration of a new race of Indian students, no longer anxious to be A nglicized, but convinced that all real progress, as distinct from mere political controversy, must be based on national ideals, upon intentions already clearly expressed in religion and art. Sister Nivedita suntimely death in 1911 has made it necessary that the present work should be completed by another hand. The following parts of the text as here printed are due to Sister Nivedita :M ythology of the I ndo-A ryan races (pp. 1-5); pp. 14-22 of the Introduction to the Ramayana; the whole of theM ahabharata (except pp. 186-190); part of the section onS hiva (pp. 291-295); the comment on Kacha and Devayam
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