ENGLISH

Aspects of Early Visnuism

By Jan Gonda

Book information

Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
Year
1969
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13511217 bytes)
Pages
282\282
Topic
Religion
Time added
2013-05-28 01:26:11

Description

Visnu holds a divinity of highest rank among the Hindus. In the present work, the author has made an attempt to sketch the main features in the character of Visnu as they appeared in different ages. The book is divided into three chapters. Chapter one sketches the origin of Visnu: his character, emblems, attributes, incarnations, comparative status, etc. Chapter two deals with Sri, Visnus female partner. Chapter 3 describes some of the salient features of Visnus cul

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