Author: Wendy Doniger
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923989
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture - an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.
The Rig Veda
Author: Wendy Doniger
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923989
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture - an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923989
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture - an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of The People of India
Author: J. Muir
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375046111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375046111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions
Author: John Muir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Causality
Author: Jeaneane Fowler
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858256
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book examines the concepts of cause and effect from two dimensions. The first concerns the macrocosm of the Universe and how each belief system views creation. The second dimension explores the ways in which beliefs about creation influence the microcosmic world in terms of the nature of the self, the proximate goals within each system, the answers each belief system offers to the presence of evil and suffering in existence, and ideas about the ultimate goal of release from them. All these ideas inform and are fundamental to the understanding of the present-day practices of different faiths, presenting challenges for scriptural testimony balanced with existential living. The final two chapters explore current research in physics concerning the beginnings of the cosmos and what implications such research might have for existence within it, with the final chapter examining scientific views of the nature of the self. Contents include: Judaic and Christian Traditions. Islam. Hinduism. Early Buddhism. Sikhism. Classical Taoism. Recycled Stardust. Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Atoms: The Life and Death of the Self.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858256
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book examines the concepts of cause and effect from two dimensions. The first concerns the macrocosm of the Universe and how each belief system views creation. The second dimension explores the ways in which beliefs about creation influence the microcosmic world in terms of the nature of the self, the proximate goals within each system, the answers each belief system offers to the presence of evil and suffering in existence, and ideas about the ultimate goal of release from them. All these ideas inform and are fundamental to the understanding of the present-day practices of different faiths, presenting challenges for scriptural testimony balanced with existential living. The final two chapters explore current research in physics concerning the beginnings of the cosmos and what implications such research might have for existence within it, with the final chapter examining scientific views of the nature of the self. Contents include: Judaic and Christian Traditions. Islam. Hinduism. Early Buddhism. Sikhism. Classical Taoism. Recycled Stardust. Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Atoms: The Life and Death of the Self.
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India: Inquiry whether the Hindus are of trans-Himalayan origin, and akin to the western branches of the Indo-European race. 3d ed. 1874
Author: John Muir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religions and Institutions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and history of the people of India, their religion and institutions
Author: John J. Muir
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions: Inquiry whether the Hindus are of Trans-Himalayan origin, and akin to the western branches of the Indo-European race. 2d ed., rev. 1871
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions: Inquiry whether the Hindus are of trans-Himalayan origin, and akin to the western branches of the Indo-European race
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brahmanism
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description