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A handy guide to every religion practised in India. The Religions of India contains, in a single volume, a comprehensive account of every major faith practised in the country today - Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Bahai faith. This meticulously researched work traverses a vast range of topics - from Somnatha Temple and Babri Masjid to Tirthankaras and the Akali Movement; from the Shariat and the Eucharist to Shabuoth and nirvana. It places each religion in its historical context, tracing its evolution from its inception to the present.

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THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA
A Concise Guide to The Nine Major Faiths
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The Religions of India

Roshen Dalal was born in Mussoorie and studied in various schools across the country. After a BA (Hons) in history from the University of Bombay, she completed an MA and PhD in ancient Indian history from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has taught at both school and university, and been involved in research in the fields of history, religion and philosophy, and education. Apart from books, she has written numerous articles and book reviews. After working for many years as an editor, she is now a full-time writer, living in Dehradun.

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Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide

The Illustrated Timeline of the History of the World

The Puffin History of India, Vols 1 and 2

The Puffin History of the World, Vol. 1

List of Entries by Religion
Bahai

Abdul Baha

Bab

Bahai

Bahai administration

Bahai Lotus Temple

Bahais in India

Bahaullah

Nau Ruz

Ridvan

Shoghi Effendi

Buddhism

abhidhamma/abhidharma

Abhidhamma Pitaka

Abhidharma Pitaka

Abhidharmakosha

Abhidharma-Samuchchaya

abhijna

Abhinishkramana Sutra

Adi Buddha

Agamas

ahimsa

Ajanta Caves

Ajatashatru

Akhnur

Akshobhya

Alara Kalama

Alchi Temples

Amaravati

Amaravati Stupa

Ambedkar, B.R.

Amitabha

Amoghasiddhi

Anagarika Dharmapala

Ananda

Anathapindaka

anatman/anatta

Angas, Buddhist

Angkor

Anguttara Nikaya

animals in religion

anitya

Anuttarayoga Tantra

Apadana

arama

arhat/arhant/arihant

arya satya

Aryadeva

Asanga

Ashoka

Ashokan Pillars

ashtangika marga

Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Ashvaghosha

asrava, in Buddhism

Atisha

Atman

Avalokiteshvara

Avatamsaka Sutra

avatara

Ayodhya

Bagh Caves

Bardo Thodol

Basgo

Bedsa

Bhaishajyaguru Buddha

Bhaja

Bharatrihari

Bharhut Stupa

bhavana

Bhavanakrama

Bhavaviveka

bhikkhu

Bimbisara

Bka-gdams-pa

Bka-gyur

Bka-rgyd-pa

Bodh Gaya

Bodhi Tree

Bodhicharyavatara/Bodhisattvacharyavatara

bodhichitta

Bodhidharma

Bodhiruchi

Bodhisattva

Bodhisattvabhumi Sutra

Bodhisattva-yana

Borobudur

Bstangyur

Buddha

Buddha Charita

Buddha Jayanti/Buddha Purnima

Buddha, bodies of

Buddha, disciples of

Buddha, Gautama

Buddhabhadra

Buddhadatta

Buddhaghosha

Buddhapalita

Buddhas

Buddhavamsha

Buddhism

Buddhism in India

Buddhist art

Buddhist councils

Buddhist deities

Buddhist literature

Buddhist sects and schools

Buston

chaitya

Chandrakirti

Chariya Pitaka

choekyong

chorten

dakini

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama, Fourteenth

dalits

Dashabhumika Sutra

Devadatta

Dge-Lugs-padhamma

Dhammapada

Dhammasangani

Dharamsala

dharma

dharmachakra-pravartana

Dharmaguptaka

dharmakaya

Dharmakirti

Dharmapala

Dhatukatha

Dhyani Buddhas

Diamond Sutra

Digha Nikaya

Dignaga

Dipankara

Dipavamsha

Divyavadana

Drigung Kagyu

Drogmi/Drokmi/Brogmi

Dromston

Drugpa-Kagyu

dukhang

eightfold path

elephants, in religion

Ellora

Fa Hsien (Faxian)

four noble truths

Ganapatihridaya

Gandavyuha Sutra

Gandhara

Gelug (Dge-lugs-pa)

geshe

Ghoshitarama

gompa

Gridhrakuta

Guhyasamaja Tantra

Guru Ghantal Gompa

Haimavata

Hariti

Harsha

Hayagriva

Heart Sutra

Hemis Gompa

Heruka

Hevajra Tantra

Hieun Tsang

Hinayana Buddhism

I-Ching/I-Tsing

Itivuttaka

Jaggayapeta Stupa

Jatakas

Jetavana

jnana

Junnar

Kadam/Kadampa

Kagyu

Kagyur

Kalachakra

kalpa

Kamalashila

Kanchipuram

Kanheri

Kanishka

Kanjur

Kardang Gompa

Karle

karma

Karma-Kagyu

karuna

Kashyapa/Kassapa

Kashyapiya

Kathavatthu

Kaushambi

Key Monastery

Khuddaka Nikaya

Khuddaka-Patha

Kshitigarbha

Kumarajiva

Kurma

Kushinagara

Ladakh

Lahaul and Spiti

Lalitavistara

lama

lam-rim

Lankavatara Sutra

lhakhang

loka

Losar

lotus

Lotus Sutra

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