The Sraddha Motilal Banarsidass father's father and great-grand father-against

father's father and great-grand father-against the rice-balls (pindas)

or identification of the forms of the material world with

one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism

An example of a religion in which the two are held in balance is Tantrism including both Buddhist and Hindu versions

The Sraddha Motilal Banarsidass father's father and great-grand father-againstOf the sixteen samskaras which encompass a Hindu life the last one is performed for the dead by their sons or grandsons or relatives. Many passages in the Puranas and Dharmasastras extol the role of the son in the life of a devout Hindu. The present book deals with the rite of Sraddha and vindicates the popular belief that Sraddha, being an important topic, forms an integral part of Hindu Dharmasastra. The belief in the after death survival of