Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine
Title | Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine PDF eBook |
Author | K. Jamanadas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |
THE LORD OF VENGADAM
Title | THE LORD OF VENGADAM PDF eBook |
Author | S R RAMANUJAN |
Publisher | PartridgeIndia |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2014-08-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1482834626 |
The temple for the Lord of Vengadam in Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh, India) is one of the richest places of worship in the entire world with ever-increasing popularity, the footfall of devotees on the Seven Hills touching a whopping figure of seventy thousand on weekdays and one hundred thousand during the weekends. The Temple's annual budget hovers around 25 billion rupees. This world record to fame and riches is not without its flip side. The temple has become the focal point for a variety of controversies-some created by the political class, some by historians with an axe to grind, and some more by Hindus with a sectarian outlook. The never-ending dispute is over the identity of the idol as a result of the age-old conflict between the worshippers of Siva and Vishnu, the two most important deities of the Hindu pantheon. Taking their cue from this, Neo-Buddhists joined the fray with the claim that the temple was a Buddhist shrine and that it was converted into Vishnu temple by "wily Brahmins." The book aims to unravel the mystery over the history of the temple, providing a historical perspective to the issue and thus establishing the real identity of the Lord, which is indisputably that of the Vishnu.
Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra
Title | Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra PDF eBook |
Author | Sree Padma Holt |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2008-08-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0791478149 |
Explores the importance of Buddhism as it developed in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra (modern-day Andhra Pradesh) and its influence.
Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India
Title | Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India PDF eBook |
Author | D. C. Ahir |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Architecture, Buddhist |
ISBN |
Venkatachala Nilayam
Title | Venkatachala Nilayam PDF eBook |
Author | S R Ramanujan |
Publisher | Notion Press |
Pages | 299 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1685383475 |
India Through the Ages
Title | India Through the Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Jadunath Sarkar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |
Decline and Fall of Buddhism
Title | Decline and Fall of Buddhism PDF eBook |
Author | K. Jamanadas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Buddhism |
ISBN |