The Upanishads
$45.67
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2004
Summary
The Upanishads: Unveiling Ancient Wisdom
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 spirit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447491 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447490 |
| Series: | Prentice Hall Advanced Reference Series |
| Author: | Valerie J. Roebuck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2004 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Valerie J. Roebuck
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 Manchester and author of The Circle of Stars- An Introduction to Indian Astrology (Element Books, 1992).
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