Through a thorough study of the relevant texts in the classical Himalayan languages (Sanskrit, Newari, Tibetan and Nepali), the book puts forward a new thesis about how the Newars legitimated and reinvented their tradition by devising new concepts of canonicity, as such it will appeal to scholars of the history and philology of Buddhism (less)

Now 'the rock star of the new spirituality', Deepak Chopra, is entering this debate, sparring with leading physicist, Professor Leonard Mlodinow (the co-author, with Stephen Hawking, of 'The Grand Design).'''In'War of the Worldviews', Chopra argues that there 'is' design in our universe and a deep intelligence behind life.

Without defending organised religion, he debunks randomness as an explanation for how Nature evolves and shows how consciousness comes first and matter second (less)

Introduction. 1.

Descriptions of orchids. 2.

Acampe papillosa. 3.

Acampe rigida. 4.

Aerides multiflora. 5.

Aerides odorata. 6.

Arundina graminifolia. 7.

Ascocentrum ampullaceum. 8.

Bulbophyllum affine. 9.

Bulbophyllum careyanum. 10.

Bulbophyllum guttulatum. 11.

Bulbophyllum leopardinum. 12.

Calanthe brevicomu. 13.

Calanthe mannii. 14.

Calanthe masuca. 15.

Calanthe pachystalix. 16.

Calanthe plantaginea. 17.

Calanthe tricarinata. 18.

Chiloschista usneoides. 19.

Chusua roborowskii. 20.

Cleisostoma racemiferum. 21.

Cleisostoma simondii. 22.

Coelogyne corymbosa. 23.

Coelogyne cristata. 24.

Coelogyne flaccida. 25.

Coelogyne fuscescens. 26.

Coelogyne nitida. 27.

Coelogyne ovalis. 28.

Coelogyne prolifera. 29.

Coelogyne stricta. 30.

Cremastra appendiculata. 31.

Cymbidium devonianum. 32.

Cymbidium eburneum. 33.

Cymbidium elegans. 34.

Cymbidium hookerianum. 35.

Cymbidium iridioides. 36.

Cymbidium lancifolium. 37.

Cypripedium cordigerum. 38.

Cypripedium himalaicum. 39.

Dendrobium anceps. 40.

Dendrobium bicameratum. 41.

Dendrobium candidum. 42.

Dendrobium chrysanthum. 43.

Dendrobium chryseum. 44.

Dendrobium densiflorum. 45.

Dendrobium denudans. 46.

Dendrobium eriiflorum. 47.

Dendrobium farmeri. 48.

Dendrobium fimbriatum. 49.

Dendrobium formosum. 50.

Dendrobium heterocarpum. 51 (less)

Now 'the rock star of the new spirituality', Deepak Chopra, is entering this debate, sparring with leading physicist, Professor Leonard Mlodinow (the co-author, with Stephen Hawking, of 'The Grand Design).'''In'War of the Worldviews', Chopra argues that there 'is' design in our universe and a deep intelligence behind life.

Without defending organised religion, he debunks randomness as an explanation for how Nature evolves and shows how consciousness comes first and matter second (less)

Number of genera and species included in this book. Hierarchy of bamboo taxonomy.

Large bamboos (Bamboo = Bans in Nepali): 1. Bambusa Shreber.

2. Key for the species of genus bambusa.

3. Bambusa balcooa roxburgh: dhanu bans.

4. Bambusa bambos willd.

. Kanday Bans.

5. Bambusa lako: Timor black.

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Small Bamboos (Nigalo in Nepali): 1. Ampelocalamus Chen, Wen and Sheng.

2. Arundinaria Michaux.

3. Bambusa alamii stapleton: murali nigalo, mugi bans.

4. Borinda Stapleton.

5. Cephalostachyum Munro.

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. Dwarf genera and species: 1.

Pleioblastus fortunei: Dwarf Whitestripe. 2.

Sasaella Makino. 3.

Shibataea makino et Nakai. Annexures.

Bibliography. "Bamboo is one of the world's oldest, most essential and widely commercial crops, valued anywhere from $4.

5 to $10 billion annually and it is used by a third of the world population in their daily lives. However, there are a very few books on bamboo written and published by the Nepalese authors.

New Hira Books Enterprises, (less)

Forests and wildlife protection - Historical perspective. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Legal and policy overview of CITES in Nepal. Legal and policy overview of CITES in India.

CITES implementation in Nepal and India- legislative and administrative problems. Conclusion and Suggestions.

Bibliography. Annexures.

Index. "The convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) seeks international cooperation to protect listed wildlife species from threats of over-exploration, including their trade.

Nepal and India as signatories and parties to CITES have international obligations to control the trade of products made from any parts of wildlife that are protected, endangered or threatened with extinction. The book is an outcome of a legal and policy research work on the concerned field.

Thus, one can find an in-depth analysis of the CITES implementation status in Nepal and India. The book also attempts to suggest (less)

1. Nepal : a country of unique biogeography.

3. Status of biodiversity.

4. Loss of biodiversity.

5. Why biodiversity conservation? 6.

Sustainable use of plant diversity - Nepalese perspective. 7.

Ethnobotany. 8.

Practice in biodiversity conservation. 9.

Strategies for biodiversity conservation. 10.

Protected areas. 11.

Legislation and policy. 12.

Systematics and biodiversity. 13.

Select references. 14.

Appendices. 15.

Index. "This book entitled Biodiversity in Nepal : Status and Conservation has been written to provide the general readers about the unique as well as rich biodiversity of this Himalayan country.

This book also includes the author's wide experience in the area of biodiversity conservation. Besides, biodiversity has been included in the course contents of recently framed three years syllabus in the Bachelors degree in science in Tribhuvan University.

As such, the book has been written to cater the needs of the scientists, academics, teachers, students policy makers and social workers." (less)

2. Earthquake parameters.

3. Geomorphology and geology.

4. Earthquake effects and associated features.

5. Isoseismal studies.

6. Tectono-geologic framework of the eastern Gangetic Foredeep.

7. Seismotectonics of the Eastern Himalaya and its Foredeep .

References. Appendix.

Locality Index. From the summary: "During the early hours of Sunday, the 21 August, 1988 (mid-night of 20 August as per International date and time) an Earthquake rocked severely the entire North Bihar and adjacent areas of East Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling in West Bengal, Darbhanga and Madhubani were the worst affected districts, but damages of gradually diminishing intensity extended up to Ranchi and Palamau in Bihar, Sikkim and Darjeeling of West Bengal.

The Earthquake caused collapse of about 50,000 houses in the entire area and reported to have killed 300 people in North Bihar and 700 in Nepal. "Based on the damage records, isoseismal map of the present Earthquake delineating the zones of intensity according (less)

A short look into century old tantrism. 2.

Mandala. 3.

Peculiarities of tantric rules. Glossary.

"This work is outcome of fourteen years research and innovative practice or experiment of more than twenty years. It confirms the existence of evil spirits and many kinds of black spirits and their trouble offering, pain and problem creating activities in the life of the people.

The author moved here and there-sometimes to the graves, temples, inns, pilgrim centres etc. to collect knowledge about how those harmful evil spirits and blacks spirits are controlled and how suffering people are healed.

The author found that Nepalese people are highly influenced by these evil spirits and black spirits. People are suffering much from such spirits than other diseases.

In the book the author has vividly placed four types of symbolic Mandalas in which seven tantrically meaningful letters are included in each Mandala. Some other new tantric appliances are also (less)

Now 'the rock star of the new spirituality', Deepak Chopra, is entering this debate, sparring with leading physicist, Professor Leonard Mlodinow (the co-author, with Stephen Hawking, of 'The Grand Design).'''In'War of the Worldviews', Chopra argues that there 'is' design in our universe and a deep intelligence behind life.

Without defending organised religion, he debunks randomness as an explanation for how Nature evolves and shows how consciousness comes first and matter second (less)

1. Introduction.

2. (a) Division mycophyta.

(b) Division Lichene. (c) Division Bryophyta.

(d) Division Pteridophyta. 3.

Division gymnospermae. 4.

Division monocotyledonae. 5.

Division dycotyledonae. Reference.

Indexes: i. Families.

ii. Botanical names.

iii. Synonyms.

iv. Vernacular names.

v. English names.

vi. Useful botanical terms.

vii. Medical terms used in the book.

"Herbal medicine is an age-old practice. Nonetheless, with only 10 percent of the earth's estimated 250,000 species of higher plants considered medicinal, and the lower plants still unexplored, plants will continue to be the sleeping giant of drug development, and serve mankind in the days to come.

Nepal Himalaya--a sacred heaven of potent medicinal plants, and Nepal--rich in traditional medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, Amchi, Unani, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, etc. relies heavily on plants for medication.

In addition, the plant-based medicinal knowledge acquired in Nepali villages from the forefathers and own experiences is also a valuable asset of mankind. In this context, where (less)

Nepal: Preface. The profile.

1. Introduction.

2. Physical features.

3. History.

4. Social system.

5. Religion.

6. Culture.

7. Language and literature.

8. Education.

9. Economy.

10. Agriculture.

11. Population.

12. System of Government.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II.

Bhutan: Preface. The profile.

1. Introduction.

2. Historical background.

3. Significant land.

4. Physical profile.

5. The society.

6. The religion.

7. Art and culture.

8. Formation of a nation.

9. The economy.

10. Strategic position.

11. Foreign policy.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. III.

Tibet: Preface. The profile.

1. Physical features.

2. Natural heritage.

3. The ecology.

4. Green wealth.

5. Tibetan education.

6. Progress of economy.

7. Culture and heritage.

8. Tibetan music.

Bibliography. Index.

"The Kingdoms, Nepal and Bhutan are two of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Located high in the Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan are totally isolated.

Nepal is a small country, lying across in the North of (less)

2. How to study amphibians and reptiles.

3. How to use the book.

4. Field study and observation.

5. History of herpetology of trans-Himalayas.

6. Amphibians and reptiles of Nepal.

7. Finding reptiles and amphibians.

8. Distribution of amphibians of Nepal.

9. Ecology and natural history of amphibians of Nepal.

10. Important frogs and toads of Nepal.

11. Contribution of amphibians to mankind.

12. Distribution of reptiles of Nepal.

13. Crocodiles of Nepal.

14. Ranching crocodiles in the Himalayan waters.

15. Tortoises and turtles in Nepal.

16. Ecology and natural history of lizards.

17. Ecology and natural history of snakes.

18. Directions for preserving amphibians and reptiles for scientific study.

19. Care of amphibians and reptiles in captivity.

20. Field study, collection and special methods for preservation of snakes.

21. Snakes in art and religion.

22. Identification of snake by reading scale.

23. Is snake venomous or nonvenomous.

24. Identification (less)

His name was Kyougjong Yandg. In 1938, at the age of eighteen, Yang had been forcibly conscipted by the Japanese into their Kwantung Army in Manchuria.

A year later, he was captured by the Red Army after the Battle of Khalkin gol and sent to a labour camp. The Soviet military authorities, at a moment of crisis in 1942, drafted him along with thousands of other prisoners into their forces.

then, early in 1943 he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Karkov in Ukraine by the German army. In 1944, now in German uniform, he was sent to France to serve with an Ostbataillon supposedly boosting the strength of the Atalantic Wall at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula inland from Utah Beach.

After time in a prison camp in Britain, he went to the United States where he said nothing of his past. He settled there and finally (less)

Protected Areas of Nepal. District code numbers of Nepal as used in the text.

1. Introduction.

2. Enthnoherpetology of Nepal.

3. Facts and misconceptions.

4. Group descriptions and family summaries.

5. Nomenclature of the body parts.

6. Species profiles.

7. Glossary.

8. List of Herpetofauna related institutions in Nepal.

9. Bibliography.

10. Species Index.

From the foreword: "The present volume on Herpetofauna will significantly add to the sparse literature on what must be seen as a highly endangered and yet a most useful and enigmatic group in nature's bountiful diversity. Reptiles have always held human imagination with some awe, almost bordering on a living fear of their cold blooded, crawling and creepy character.

While much of this fear is based on ignorance, responsible for a good deal of unnecessarily cruel and reckless human behavior, some of it is on account of increasing competition between humans and other species in nature for limited (less)

2. 9/11.

3. War in passive voice.

4. The tolerance of Arabia.

5. Afterword.

Notes. "On 11 September 2001, three commercial aircraft became guided missiles and crashed into New York City’s World Trade Centre and the US Military’s Pentagon.

In response, the United States Government (along with the United Kingdom) launched an assault on Afghanistan to root out the networks of the Saudi financier Osama Bin Laden, and eventually the Taliban regime. This is the Fifth Afghan War.

Who is Osama Bin Laden? Why did the US Government target the Taliban and the people of Afghanistan? Why did the US Government not cast its eye on the IBN Saud family in Saudi Arabia? What is Pakistan’s vise and what is the indulgence of Hindutva?. What are the social forces that comprise the radical Islamic groups that felt the wrath of the US guns? What happened to the left in the Arab lands? (less)

In his first work of nonfiction, Marlantes takes a deeply personal and candid look at what it is like to experience the ordeal of combat, critically examining how we might better prepare our soldiers for war. Just as Matterhorn is already being acclaimed as a classic of war literature, WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR is set to become required reading for anyone - soldier or civilian - interested in this visceral and all too essential part of the human experience (less)

Buddhism. 2.

Bodh-Gaya from Buddhist point of view. 3.

Monasteries and temples. 4.

Rajgir: an ancient Babylon. 5.

Buddhism in Nepal. Appendix.

Index. From the preface: "The foundation of Buddhism in our sub-continent is an histroic phenomenon.

Based on truth, purity of life, non-possession and moral character of the highest degree, it began to spread in several regions of India, Nepal, Ceylon and South-East Asia. The monks and nuns who preached the religious principles of Buddha with their abodes in monasteries showed the way to the people towards a pure domestic life and moral dealings of humanity.

As a result of their efforts, several religious centres came into existence in India and Nepal as mentioned in this text. "The theme deals with the foundation and spread of Buddhism, Bodh-Gaya from Buddhist point of view, monasteries and temples, Rajgir: an ancient Babylon, Buddhism in Nepal, art and architecture used in monasteries and last (less)