The Samnyasa Upanisads
Title | The Samnyasa Upanisads PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Olivelle |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 337 |
Release | 1992-02-13 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0195070453 |
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 asceticism, mysticism, and holiness.
The Samnyasa Upanisads
Title | The Samnyasa Upanisads PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 337 |
Release | 1992-02-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0195361377 |
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.
The Samnyasa Upanisad-s (on Renunciation)
Title | The Samnyasa Upanisad-s (on Renunciation) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Sannyasi |
ISBN | 9788185141534 |
Sannyasa Upanishads
Title | Sannyasa Upanishads PDF eBook |
Author | Swami Atmapriyananda |
Publisher | Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math) |
Total Pages | 131 |
Release | |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
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.
The Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣad-s (on Renunciation)
Title | The Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣad-s (on Renunciation) PDF eBook |
Author | A. A. Ramanathan |
Publisher | Quest Books (IL) |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
Hindu philosophical classics.
Upanisads Reissue Owc :Pb
Title | Upanisads Reissue Owc :Pb PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Oxford Paperbacks |
Total Pages | 514 |
Release | 2008-04-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 019954025X |
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.
The Samnyasa Upanishads with the comm. of Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin [Upaniṣad-Brahma-Yogin]
Title | The Samnyasa Upanishads with the comm. of Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin [Upaniṣad-Brahma-Yogin] PDF eBook |
Author | T. R. Chintamani Dikshit |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 1929 |
Genre | |
ISBN |