New Open Access Publication by HASP - Flowers, Gods and Scholars. The Puṣpacintāmaṇi, a Nepalese Digest on Flowers in Worship
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26. May 2026
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The Puṣpacintāmaṇi is a 17th-century Nepalese digest (nibandha) that compiles authoritative citations on the use of flowers in Hindu worship (pūjā). This book by Astrid Zotter provides a critical edition and translation of the Sanskrit text and its Newari rendering, along with botanical identifications of the flowers mentioned. Furthermore, it analyzes the historical and cultural context of the text, including its place in the Nepalese textual tradition and its relationship to other texts of its genre.
“Flowers, Gods and Scholars. The Puṣpacintāmaṇi, a Nepalese Digest on Flowers in Worship” is a reworked English version of the thesis “Von Blüten, Göttern und Gelehrten: Die Behandlung von pūjā-Blüten im Puṣpacintāmaṇi” (https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-102174).
The complete PDF of the book as well as the individual chapters are available for free download on our HASP platform. A Hardcover edition has also been published and can be purchased from bookstores and online booksellers.
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