The Sraddha Motilal Banarsidass 1 Distance to the Stars

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The Psychological ground of inference (Paksata) 254 4

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The editors have provided a thorough glossary to make these names accessible

Chari has written an excellent monograph which authoritatively expounds Visistadvaita

The Sraddha Motilal Banarsidass 1 Distance to the StarsOf the sixteen samskaras which encompass a Hindu life the last one is performed for the dead by their sons or grandsons or relatives. Many passages in the Puranas and Dharmasastras extol the role of the son in the life of a devout Hindu. The present book deals with the rite of Sraddha and vindicates the popular belief that Sraddha, being an important topic, forms an integral part of Hindu Dharmasastra. The belief in the after death survival of