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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Utgivningsdatum:2004-01-29
Mått:130 x 196 x 26 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:592
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780140447491
Översättare:Valerie J. Roebuck

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Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

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Valerie Roebuck is a Buddhist, practising and teaching meditation in the Samatha tradition. She is currently the Honorary Secretary of Manchester Interfaith Forum and an Honorary Research Associate of the University of Mancheste and author of The Circle of Stars: An Introduction to Indian Astrology (Element Books, 1992).

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AcknowledgmentsSanskrit PronunciationAbbreviationsIntroductionBibliographyAbout the TranslationGayatri MantraIsavasya or Isa Upanisad: "Pervaded by the Lord"Brhadaranyaka Upanisad: The Great Forest TeachingChandogya Upanisad: The Chanters' TeachingTaittiriya Upanisad: The Taittiriyas' TeachingAitareya Upanisad: Aitareya's TeachingKausitaki Upanisad: Kausitaki's TeachingKena Upanisad: "By Whom?"Katha Upanisad: The Kathas' TeachingSvetasvatara Upanisad: Svetasvatara's TeachingMundaka Upanisad: The Renouncers' TeachingPrasna Upanisad: The Teaching in QuestionsMandukya Upanisad: The Mandukas' TeachingMaitri Upanisad: Maitri's TeachingNotesGlossaryIndex