Path to Liberation from Known to Unknown Advaita Ashrama He was one figure who

He was one figure who then stood at the crossroads of change

Surely this is a remarkable coverage of contemporary Buddhism in Sri Lanka

who are quite alien to the traditional agrarian society in which most Sinhalas have practised Buddhism for over two millennia

Section III: Arbuda Khanda   1 A Hollow near the Hermitage of Vasistha 1 2 The acts of Uttanka A disciple of Gautama 4 3 Vasistha's order to nadivardhana to fill up the cleft 9 4 Origin of Acalesvara 13 5 Greatness of Naga Tirtha 15 6 Greatness of Vasistha's Hermitage 18 7 Influence of Acalesvara 19 8 Greatness of Three eyed in the pond of Bhadrakarna 22 9 Eminence of Kedara 23 10 Pilgrimage in the Arbuda Region during kali yuga 29 11 Eminence of Kotisvara 35 12 Greatness of Rupa Tirtha 37 13 Greatness of Visnu 41 14 Greatness of Siddhesvara 47 15 Greatenss of Sukresvara 49 16 Greatness of Manikarnikesvara 51 17 Greatness of Pangu Tirtha 54 18 Gretatness of Yama Tirtha 55 19 Greatness of Varaha Tirtha 57 20 Greatness of Candraprabhasa 59 21 Greatness of Pindodaka Tirtha 62 22 Greatness of Gracious Mother 64 23 Greatness of Sukla Tirtha 72 24 Greatness of Katyayani 74 25 Greatness of Pindaraka Tirtha 77 26 Greatness of Pindaraka Tirtha 79 27 Effect of Cakra Tirtha 81 28 Greatness of the Manusya Tirtha 81 29 Greatness of Kapila Tirtha 83 30 Eminence of Agni Tirtha 93 31 Greatness of Raktanubandha 98 32 Greatness of Vinayaka 102 33 Greatness of Parthesvara 106 34 Greatness of Krsna Tirtha 108 35 Origin of mamu lake 113 36 Origin of Eminent Asrama of Candi 118 37 Origin of Eminent Naga Tirtha 137 38 Origin of Eminent Siva Ganga Pool 140 39 Importance of Offering barley to the worshipable linga of siva 144 40 Eminence of Kamesvara 151 41 Markandeya the origin of his place of Hermitage 154 42 Eminence of Udalakesvara 158 43 Eminence of Siddhesvara 158 44 Effect of Gajatirtha 159 45 Origin of Eminent Devakhata 159 46 Eminence of Vyasa Tirtha 160 47 Greatness of the Hermitage of Gautama 160 48 Eminence of Kulasantavana Tirtha 162 49 Eminence of Rama Tirtha 166 50 Impact of Kotitirtha 168 51 Greatness of Candorudheda Tirtha 169 52 The Commanding peak of the mountain 171 53 Origin of centre of Pilgrimage with Brahma's foot 174 54 Eminence of Tri Puskara 176 55 Greatness of Rudra Lake 178 56 Greatness of the lord of caves 178 57 Greatness of the Undivided Region 179 58 Majesty of Umamahesvara 179 59 Impact of the Mahoujasa Tirtha 180 60 Impact of Jambu Tirtha 181 61 Eminence of Gangadhara Tirtha 183 62 Eminence of Katesvara Gangesvara 183 63 Eminence of fruits of Arbuda as heard of 185   Index 186

also why the world is fast heading away from the true direction-that which is spiritual-in order to pursue materialism and capitalism

Path to Liberation from Known to Unknown Advaita Ashrama He was one figure whoAt whose prompting does the mind undertake its errands? At whose command, does the vital breath system start functioning for the first time? At whose wish, do people utter this speech? Who is that Lord, the divine that directs the eye and ears as well? The Kena Upanisad Who I am? And who are you? What is the place from which I come? Who is my mother? Who my sire? Atmabodh While man's soul remains in his body, fondly his family wish him well; But when