Śaiva Siddhānta/ (Record no. 158710)
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| fixed length control field | 00457nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8120815696 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 181.4 |
| Item number | H.W/ |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Śaiva Siddhānta/ |
| Sub title | An Indian school of mystical thought : presented as a system and documented from the original Tamil sources / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Hilko Wiardo Schomerus & Humphrey Palmer |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 410 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction<br/>1. The Home of Saiva Siddhanta<br/>2. The Saivagamas, their Main Authority<br/>(a) Origin and Date of the Agamas<br/>(b) Grouping and Range of the Agamas<br/>(c) Significance of the Agamas<br/>(d) The Authority of the Agamas<br/>3. The Sources for Our Account<br/>4. A Survey of the History of Saiva Siddhanta<br/>ONE: There are Several Substances<br/>1. Critique of Samkara's Idealistic Monism<br/>2. Critique of Emanation-Monism<br/>3^ Which Things are Eternal?<br/>TWO: The Fhst Substance<br/>1. Proofs that God exists<br/>2. That God is One<br/>3. God's Nature as Sat-Cit-Ananda i<br/>4. God's Attributes • ^<br/>4a.(i) God, being Sat, is Gf^t '' *<br/>(ii) God is Almighty<br/>(iii) God cannot change<br/>(iv) God the Mala-free<br/>(v) God is Nirgunan<br/>4b.{i) As Cit, God knows everything<br/>(ii) God is everywhere<br/>(iii) God is not Partisan<br/>(iv) God's Love<br/>5. Is God a Person?<br/>6. Siva's Sakti<br/>7. The Form of Siva<br/>8. God is Advaita-related to the World<br/>9. Siva as Knower and Known<br/>THREE: The Third Substance, Matter<br/>1. Anavamala<br/>2. Karmamala<br/>3. Mayamala<br/>(a) Maya, the World's Material Cause<br/>(b) The Products of Maya<br/>(c) Bodies composed from the Tattvas<br/>(d) How the World arises from Maya?<br/>(e) Maya fetters Souls<br/>(0 How Maya and its Products exist?<br/>(g) An Assessment of Maya Theory<br/>FOUR: The Nature of the Soul<br/>1. The Soul exists and is Distinct<br/>2. How many Souls there are, and what sorts?<br/>3. Basic Nature of the Soul<br/>4. How the Soul relates to the other Substances?<br/>FIVE: Matter in Charge<br/>1. Under Anavamala's Sole Control<br/>2. Features of Sakala Avastha<br/>3. The Course of Transmigration<br/>4. How the Soul exists during Sakala Avastha?<br/>5. How the Soul can act?<br/>6. What the Soul does in Sakala Avastha?<br/>7. Stages on the Way to Salvation<br/>SIX: Saving the Soul from Matter<br/>1. From Sakala to Suddha Avastha<br/>2. What Suddha Avastha is like?<br/>3. Release made Complete by the Sadguru<br/>(a) Siva appears as Sadguru<br/>(b) Why Siva has to appear as Sadguru?<br/>(c) Instruction by the Guru<br/>(d)The Guru's Way of Teaching<br/>4. Purifying the Soul's Knowledge<br/>(a) Getting rid of Wrong Means to Knowledge<br/>(b) Getting rid of False Objects of Knowledge<br/>(c) How Knowledge brings Light to the Soul?<br/>5. The Purification of Action<br/>(a) Getting rid of Karmamala<br/>(i) Getting rid of Agamya Karma<br/>(ii) Escaping the Consequences of Karma<br/>(b) Enabling the Soul to act Alright<br/>6. Purifying the Soul's Desires<br/>7. Freeing the Soul from Three-fold Mala<br/>8. The Evil of Habit<br/>9. Removing the Evil of Habit<br/>SEVEN: Perfection<br/>1. Release perfected by Union with Siva<br/>(a) How the Soul unites with Siva, in Mukti?<br/>(b) The Benefit of Union with Siva<br/>2. Jivanmukti: Release during Earthly Life<br/>3. Saiva Siddhanta and the Last Things |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Schomerus, Hilko Wiardo, ed. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Palmer, Humphrey, ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 181.4 H.W/ | P13542 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |