Title:The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana
ISBN:9788120819191
Author:Richard L. Thompson
Publisher:Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
Publish Year:2016
Edition:Reprint Edition
Cover:Hard Back
Subject:Vedas/ Puranas | Mysticism
Language:English
Remarks:B&W Photographs, Maps, Tables, Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography and Index.
Pages:361
Size:146 x 226 mm
Weight(gms):620
Price:USD 11.15
From the flat earth to the sun`s chariot traditional spiritual texts seem wedded to outmoded cosmologies that show, at best, the scientific limitations of their authors. The Bhagavata Purana, one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism, seems, at first glance, to be no exception. However, a closer examination of this text reveals unexpected depths of knowledge in ancient cosmology. This shows that the cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana is a sophisticated system, with multiple levels of meaning that encode at least four different astronomical, geographical, and spiritual world models.