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In the Great God's Hair (Indian Stories of F.W.Bain)

In the Great God's Hair (Indian Stories of F.W.Bain)

by F . W . Bain (Translator)

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Synopsis

The title of each of the books in this series indicates some aspect of the Vedic/Sanskrit Religion-Philosophic Tradition. The Great God is of course Shiwa, whose matted hair catches and conducts the descent of the river or life in its passage from heaven to earth. Also to be found in the hair of Shiwa, adorning his brow like a diadem, is the crescent moon. This represents the cup of offering which brings about all manifestation and the passage of time in which each manifestation occurs. Like the characters in this story, we are all caught up in the Great God's hair.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 96
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Published: 01 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 1842930036
ISBN 13: 9781842930038

Author Bio
F.W. Bain was a Professor of History and Economics at Deccan College in Poona in the early twentieth century. Each of the books in this series is said to be translated from the original manuscripts which were apparently in Sanskrit. Professor Bain's crudite yet sensitive introductions and footnotes indicate his extensive scholarship in both the Easter and Western traditions. Poona then, as now, was a centre of Indian scholarship and one of Professor Bain's pupils at Deccan College was Nathpanti Guru scholar and author Dr Ranado, who said of him he was not merely a tutor but in the fullest sense a professor of literature - praise indeed for a westernet whose rare understanding that in Sanskrit religion, philosophy and literature cannot be separated, ensures that here we are in the hands of a wise and expert storyteller.