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9789365235197 |
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AACR-II |
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294.59218 UPA |
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Translated by Jha, Nachiketa |
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20798 |
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Upanisads |
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New Delhi |
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Aleph |
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2026 |
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455 p. |
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For thousands of years, the Upaniṣads have shaped India’s spiritual imagination and defined the foundations of Vedānta philosophy. In this magnificent new translation, Nachiketa Jha brings to life ten key Upaniṣads—Aitareya, Īśa, Kaṭha, Kena, Chāndogya, Taittirīya, Praśna, Bṛhadāraṇyaka, Māṇḍūkya, and Muṇḍaka—together with a lucid, deeply informed commentary grounded in Śaṅkarācārya’s classical exegesis.<br/>Clear, faithful, and eminently readable, this edition reveals the Upaniṣads not as remote metaphysical treatises but as vibrant explorations of consciousness, ethics, reality, and the self. Jha’s substantial introduction maps their central ideas—Brahman, ātman, māyā, prāṇa, knowledge, and liberation—and situates them within contemporary debates on consciousness and science, showing why these ancient works continue to be relevant in the twenty-first century.<br/>Whether read for their philosophical rigour, spiritual insight, or literary beauty, the Upaniṣads offer a transformative encounter with some of humanity’s oldest and most profound enquiries—who are we, and what is the ultimate truth? This meticulous compendium is an invitation to ‘sit close and listen’, in the old tradition of upa-ni-ṣad. |
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Vedic literature |
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20799 |
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Religions of Indic origin |
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20800 |
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Books |
