{"product_id":"essence-of-the-vachanas-linga-raju-9781522005001","title":"Essence of the Vachanas: The Twelfth Century Sharana Philosophy and Practice","description":"The term 'vachana' refers to a rhythmic prose type of composition in the Kannada Language. This book exclusively deals with the vachanas of Basavanna and his twelfth century contemporaries. These vachanas depict the Sharana Philosophy and Practice. In the twelfth century, the vachanas were widely used to propagate spiritual knowledge and the right way of life among the masses. The vachanas were simple in form, and were in the everyday language of the people of Karnataka in India.\u003cbr\u003eExtracting information from about 293 vachanas seems to have resulted in the unbiased essence of the Sharana Philosophy and practices depicted in the vachanas.\u003cbr\u003eKannada vachanas have been included in this book (November 2023).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linga Raju\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1522005005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781522005001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Linga Raju","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940127375615,"sku":"9781522005001","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_228fc6c6-07b4-45e7-b057-20735b2f93cc.jpg?v=1681445436","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essence-of-the-vachanas-linga-raju-9781522005001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}