Mayamata Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House The prophets help us cope

The prophets help us cope with the trials and tribulations of our daily lives and remind us of our divine roots if we care to listen

and the eldest son Biswamber Jyotisarnava who was then only sixteen maintained the family under circumstances of great difficulty

At the request of the gods

the Buddha is asked whether there is a self

Mayamata Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House The prophets help us copeThe Mayamata is a Vastusastra, that is to say, a 'treatise on dwelling, and as such, it deals with all the facets of gods and men's dwellings, from the choice of a site to the iconography of temple walls. It contains numerous and precise descriptions of villages and towns as well as of temples, houses, mansions, and palaces. It gives indications for the selection of proper orientation, of right dimensions, and of appropriate building materials. About