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The philosophy of the Upanishads. Authorized English translation by A.S. Geden.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York, Dover Publications [1966]Description: xiv, 429 pages 22 cmISBN: - 0486216160
- 9780486216164
- Philosophie der Upanishads. English
- 181.4
- BL1120 .D4 1966
Contents:
The place of the Upanishads in the literature of the Veda -- Brief summary of the history of the Upanishads -- The fundamental conception of the Upanishads and its significance -- On the possibility of knowing Brahman -- The search for Brahman -- Symbolical representations of Brahman -- The essential Brahman -- Brahman and the universe -- Brahman as creator of the universe -- Brahman as preserver and ruler -- Brahman as destroyer of the universe -- The unreality of the universe -- Thje origin of the Sâṅkhya system -- The supreme and the individual souls -- The organs of the soul -- The states of the soul -- Transmigration of the soul -- Emancipation -- Practical philosophy -- Retrospect of the Upanishads and their teaching.
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Translation originally published in 1906.
"The present work forms the second part of my General history of philosophy."
The place of the Upanishads in the literature of the Veda -- Brief summary of the history of the Upanishads -- The fundamental conception of the Upanishads and its significance -- On the possibility of knowing Brahman -- The search for Brahman -- Symbolical representations of Brahman -- The essential Brahman -- Brahman and the universe -- Brahman as creator of the universe -- Brahman as preserver and ruler -- Brahman as destroyer of the universe -- The unreality of the universe -- Thje origin of the Sâṅkhya system -- The supreme and the individual souls -- The organs of the soul -- The states of the soul -- Transmigration of the soul -- Emancipation -- Practical philosophy -- Retrospect of the Upanishads and their teaching.
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