Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Seventh Edition -- PART I: Hinduism and Related Traditions of South Asia -- 1 India before the Vedas -- The Lay of the Land -- South Asia before the Vedic Age -- The...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Edition: | 7th ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia
Religion
B Electronic books B Philosophy, Asian |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781032122014 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Seventh Edition -- PART I: Hinduism and Related Traditions of South Asia -- 1 India before the Vedas -- The Lay of the Land -- South Asia before the Vedic Age -- The Aryan Migrations -- Varna: The Caste System -- The Brahmin Caste -- Questions for Discussion -- 2 Veda and the Vedas -- Yajna: The Vedic Sacrifice -- Soma -- The Vedic Pantheon -- In the Beginning -- Principal Gods of the Vedic Pantheon -- An Overview of Vedic Cosmology -- Questions for Discussion -- 3 Introduction to the Upanishads -- Key Elements of the Upanishads -- An Overview of Vedanta Cosmology -- Questions for Discussion -- 4 The Bhagavad Gita -- The Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata -- The Opening Scene -- The Bhagavad Gita as Metaphor -- The Awakened Person -- Karma Yoga -- Raja Yoga -- Bhakti Yoga -- Questions for Discussion -- 5 Ashtanga Yoga -- The General Nature of Yoga -- The "Eight Limbs" of Ashtanga Yoga -- Questions for Discussion -- 6 Darshana -- The Orthodox Darshanas -- The Heterodox Darshanas -- Questions for Discussion -- 7 The Devotional Movement -- The Trimurti -- Ramanuja -- The Hindu Temple -- Questions for Discussion -- 8 A Millennium of Strife -- The Muslim Era -- The Modern Era -- Questions for Discussion -- PART II: Shakyamuni Buddha and the Early Development of Buddhism -- 9 The Life Story of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Palace Youth -- The Sadhu Years -- The Awakening -- The Teaching Years -- Questions for Discussion -- 10 Basic Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Doctrine of Anatman -- The Four Noble Truths -- The Noble Eightfold Path -- Questions for Discussion -- 11 Theravada Buddhism -- The Early Centuries -- Ashoka -- Theravada Buddhism -- Questions for Discussion -- 12 Mahayana Buddhism. |
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| ISBN: | 1000484548 |