The Samnyasa Upanisads

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195361377
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Samnyasa Upanisads written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992-02-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation--the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions--and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian eticism, mysticism, and holiness.

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ISBN 13 : 9788185141534
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Samnyasa Upanisad-s (on Renunciation) written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Swami Atmapriyananda
Publisher : Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
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Download or read book Sannyasa Upanishads written by Swami Atmapriyananda and published by Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math). This book was released on with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven minor Upanishads which have a special bearing on renunciation or Sannyasa. Contains original Sanskrit text, English translation, and exhaustive notes based upon, and in the light of, the commentaries by Upanishad Brahmayogin and Swami Vivekananda. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.

Author : A. A. Ramanathan
Publisher : Quest Books (IL)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣad-s (on Renunciation) written by A. A. Ramanathan and published by Quest Books (IL). This book was released on 1978 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu philosophical classics.

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Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 019954025X
Total Pages : 514 pages
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Download or read book Upanisads Reissue Owc :Pb written by and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the first major English translation of the ancient Upanis#ads in over half a century. Includes an introduction and note on the translation by the translator, a guide to Sanskrit pronunciation, and a list of names.

Author : Signe Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317636961
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book The Upanisads written by Signe Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upaniṣads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onward and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader "knowledge lessons" on life, death, and immortality. While they are essential to understanding Hinduism and Asian religions more generally, their complexities make them almost impenetrable to anyone but serious scholars of Sanskrit and ancient Indian culture. This book is divided into five parts: Composition, authorship, and transmission of the Upaniṣads; The historical, cultural, and religious background of the Upaniṣads; Religion and philosophy in the Upaniṣads; The classical Upaniṣads; The later Upaniṣads. The chapters cover critical issues such as the origins of the Upaniṣads, authorship, and redaction as well as exploring the broad religious and philosophical themes within the texts. The guide analyses each of the Upaniṣads separately, unpacking their contextual relevance and explaining difficult terms and concepts. The Upaniṣads: A Complete Guide is a unique and valuable reference source for undergraduate religious studies, history, and philosophy students and researchers who want to learn more about these foundational sacred texts and the religious lessons in the Hindu tradition.

Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691017648
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yoga written by Mircea Eliade and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1958 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this landmark book the renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga, exploring how its guiding principle, that of freedom, involves remaining in the world without letting oneself be exhausted by such "conditionings" as time and history. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of Yoga in theory and practice from its earliest foreshadowings in the Vedas through the twentieth century. The subjects discussed include Patañjali, author of the Yoga-sutras; yogic techniques, such as concentration "on a Single Point," postures, and respiratory discipline; and Yoga in relation to Brahmanism, Buddhism, Tantrism, Oriental alchemy, mystical erotism, and shamanism.

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195344782
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The =Aśrama System written by Patrick Olivelle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-10-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism--=aśrama and var.na--=aśrama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest hermit, and a world renouncer. In this, the first full-length study of the =aśrama system, Olivelle uncovers its origin and traces its subsequent history. He examines in depth its relationship to other institutional and doctrinal aspects of the Brahmanical world and its position within Brahmanical theology, and assesses its significance within the history of Indian religion. Throughout, he argues that the =aśrama system is primarily a theological construct and that the system and its history should be carefully distinguished from the socio-religious institutions comprehended by the system and from their respective histories.

Author : Paul Deussen
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120814677
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sixty Upanishads of the Veda written by Paul Deussen and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. R. Chintamani Dikshit
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Download or read book The Samnyāsa Upaniṣad-s written by T. R. Chintamani Dikshit and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: