Strange Tales and Secret History of Ancient India

Among the dazzling stars of human civilization, ancient Indian civilization shines like a mysterious, radiant star, its light captivating yet elusive. Opening this book is like stepping through a gateway in time to an ancient, mysterious world. It takes you across thousands of years to discover countless astonishing and unbelievable tales from that land.

The book’s contents are richer than you could imagine. The mystical Vedic creation myths tell how Brahma emerged from a golden egg and created the five elements, how the primordial being Purusha was sacrificed, establishing the origins of the caste system, and how the gods churned the ocean of milk in search of the nectar of immortality. These fantastical myths cloak ancient Indian religious culture in an air of mystery and splendor. The tales of heroes’ births are just as gripping: Arjuna’s ascetic practice in the snowy mountains and Krishna’s legendary birth each weave together courage, wisdom, and fate.

As you turn the pages, you will enter the era when the Shramana movement first emerged and experience the compassion and wisdom of the Buddha’s past lives!