
Vishnu Purana by Bibek Debroy
LORD VISHNU AND THE CREATION The Vishnu Purana is part of a series of eighteen sacred Hindu texts known collectively as the Puranas. It occupies a prominent position among the ancient Vaishnava Puranas which recount tales of creation and the many incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It describes the four classes of society, the four stages of life, and key astronomical concepts related to Hinduism. Brimming with insight and told with clarity, this translation of the Vishnu Purana by Bibek Debroy presents readers with an opportunity to truly understand the classical Indian mythic texts. Debroy has previously translated the Bhagavata Purana, the Markandeya Purana, and the Brahma Purana.Bibek Debroy is a NITI Aayog member. He is an economist who attended Ramakrishna Mission School, Kolkata's Presidency College, Delhi School of Economics, and Cambridge's Trinity College. Presidency College, Kolkata (1979-83), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune (1983-87), IIFT, Delhi (1987-93), Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms (1993-98), Department of Economic Affairs (1994-95), NCAER (1995-96), Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Modern Studies (1997-2005), PHDCCI (2005-06), and Centre for Policy Research (2007-15).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143456865 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143456865 |
| Titel | Vishnu Purana |
| Autor | Bibek Debroy |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Penguin Random House India |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022-06-06 |
| Seitenanzahl | 608 |
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