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The Bhagavadgita in the Mahabharata
J. A. B. Van Buitenen
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Description for The Bhagavadgita in the Mahabharata
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
No other Sanskrit work approaches the Bhagavadgita in the influence it has exerted in the West. Philosophers such as Emerson and the other New England Transcendentalists were deeply affected by its insights, a dozen or more scholars, including Annie Besant and Mahatma Gandhi, have attempted its translation, and thousands of individuals struggling with the problems divided loyalties have found comfort and wisdom in its pages.
The Bhagavadgita ("Song of the Lord") tells of the young and virtuous Prince Arjuna who is driven to lead his forces into battle against an opposing army composed of close relatives and others ... Read more
No other Sanskrit work approaches the Bhagavadgita in the influence it has exerted in the West. Philosophers such as Emerson and the other New England Transcendentalists were deeply affected by its insights, a dozen or more scholars, including Annie Besant and Mahatma Gandhi, have attempted its translation, and thousands of individuals struggling with the problems divided loyalties have found comfort and wisdom in its pages.
The Bhagavadgita ("Song of the Lord") tells of the young and virtuous Prince Arjuna who is driven to lead his forces into battle against an opposing army composed of close relatives and others ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226846620
SKU
V9780226846620
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