About the Book This book contained Indian Wisdom or Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindus-With a brief history of the chief departments of sanskrit literature, and some account of the past and present condition of India, moral and intellectual.
About the Author Monier-Williams, (1819-1899) KCIE was the second Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University, England. He studied, documented and taught Asian languages, especially Sanskrit, Persian and Hindustani. He taught Asian languages, at the East India Company College from 1844 until 1858, when company rule in India ended after the 1857 rebellion. He came to national prominence during the 1860 election campaign for the Boden Chair of Sanskrit at Oxford University, in which he stood against Max Müller. Müller was known for his liberal religious views and his philosophical speculations based on his reading of Vedic literature. Monier was seen as a less brilliant scholar, but had a detailed practical knowledge of India itself and of actual religious practices in modern Hinduism.
Preface THE increasing interest felt in India and Indian litera- ture has led to such a demand for the present work, that it was found necessary to begin printing a second edition almost immediately after the issue of the first. I have, therefore, been unable to avail myself of the suggestions I contained in the Reviews which have hitherto appeared. Nevertheless, a few unimportant alterations have been made in the present edition; and through the kindness of Professor W. D. Whitney, who lost no time in sending me some valuable notes, I have been able to improve the chapter on Astronomy at p. 180.
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