The Upanishads
| AUTHOR | Roebuck, Valerie; Roebuck, Valerie; Roebuck, Valerie et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (01/29/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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An 'Upanisad' is a teaching session with a guru and these thirteen texts the 'Principal Upanisads' form a series of philosophical discourses between teacher and student that question the inner meaning of the world. Composed from around the eighth century BCE the Upanisads have been central to the development of Hinduism and explore the central doctrines of rebirth karma overcoming death and achieving detachment equilibrium and spiritual bliss. Speaking to the reader in direct unadorned prose or lucid verse they embody humanity's perennial search for truth and knowledge.
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ISBN-13:
9780140447491
ISBN-10:
0140447490
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
592
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
4.90 x 1.05 x 8.02 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Religion | Hinduism - Sacred Writings
Religion | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Religion | Eastern
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
294.592
Library of Congress Control Number:
00288430
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An 'Upanisad' is a teaching session with a guru and these thirteen texts the 'Principal Upanisads' form a series of philosophical discourses between teacher and student that question the inner meaning of the world. Composed from around the eighth century BCE the Upanisads have been central to the development of Hinduism and explore the central doctrines of rebirth karma overcoming death and achieving detachment equilibrium and spiritual bliss. Speaking to the reader in direct unadorned prose or lucid verse they embody humanity's perennial search for truth and knowledge.
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Editor:
Roebuck, Valerie J.
Valerie Roebuck is a Buddhist, practicing and teaching meditation in the Samatha tradition. She is an honorary research fellow of the University of Manchester and author of The Circle of Stars: An Introduction to Indian Astrology.
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Roebuck, Valerie J.
Valerie Roebuck is a Buddhist, practicing and teaching meditation in the Samatha tradition. She is an honorary research fellow of the University of Manchester and author of The Circle of Stars: An Introduction to Indian Astrology.
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