Concise Yoga Vāsiṣṭha

Häftad, Engelska, 1985

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The Concise Yoga Vāsiṣṭha a clear, provocative summary of one of the leading texts of Hinduism. Swami Venkatesananda continues the long tradition of elaborating on and clarifying the teachings of the sage Vāsiṣṭha. It captures the verve of the original text while eliminating needless repetition. For the specialist, this book makes available a handy guide to the original Sanskrit without sacrificing philosophical depth. To the comparative religionist, it provides an occasion for understanding how Hinduism has been able to accommodate seemingly opposite schools of thought without giving way to the platitudes which mar many syncretic movements.

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Utgivningsdatum:1985-06-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:626 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780873959544
Översättare:Swami Venkatesananda

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Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University. His previous books include Yoga and the Luminous: Patañjali's Spiritual Path to Freedom and Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Five Elements in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Yogas, both published by SUNY Press.

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"It is really quite a readable translation, and a good abridgement of an extremely long text. It includes most of the things that I like best in the Yoga Vasistha leaves out most of what I like least. It is certainly far and away the best thing available on this text, a text that never should have been neglected as it has been and never would have, had a translation as good as this been available." — Wendy D. O'Flaherty

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PrefaceIntroductionSection One: On DispassionSection Two: On the Behavior of a SeekerThe Story of SukaSelf EffortSection Three: On CreationThe Story of Liathe Story of KarkatiThe Story of the Sons of InduThe Story of AhalyaThe Story of the Great ForestThe Story of the Three Non-Existent PrincesThe Story of Lavana Section Four: On ExistenceThe Story of SukraThe Story of Dama, Vyala and KataThe Story of Bhima, Bhasa and DrdhaThe Story of DasuraKaca's Story Section Five: On DissolutionThe Story of King JanakaThe Story of Punya and PavanaThe Story of BaliThe Story of PrahladaThe Story of GadhiThe Story of UddalakaThe Story of SuraghuThe Story of Bhasa and VilasaThe Story of VitahavyaSection Six: On Liberation Discourse on BrahmanThe Story of BhusundaDescription of the LordDeva PujaThe Story of the Wood-applethe Story of the RockThe Story of ArjunaThe Story of the Hundrew RudraThe Story of the VampireThe Story of BhagirathaThe Story of Sikhidvaja and CudalaThe Story of the Philosopher's StoneThe Story of the Foolish ElephantThe Story of KacaThe Story of the Deluded ManThe Story of VipascitThe Story of the Hunter and the SageThe World Within the RockThe Story of the Sage from Outer SpaceThe Story of BhrngisaThe Story of IksvakuThe Story of the Hunter and the DeerThe Seven States of Yoga BibliographyIndex