The Upanishads, Part 1Friedrich Max Müller Motilal Banarsidass, 1965 - 394 pages The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Upanishads, Part 2 (1884) translated by Müller, is volume XV of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. It contains the eleven foundational Upanishads, told in story form and focused on philosophy. These differ from the earlier ritual-based Vedic texts. Readers wanting to learn more about Hinduism and ancient history should add this book to their personal library. |
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adhyâya Âditya Agâtasatru Agni Agnihotra ancient Anquetil Duperron Anushtubh Âranyaka Asuras Bâlâki becomes body Brahman Brâhmana Brihatî called cattle colour Comm commentary commentator consists deity desires Devas earth essence ether explained father fire foot of Brahman Gâyatrî glory of countenance gods heart heaven highest hinkâra Hiranyagarbha Hotri priest hymn immortal Indra KHANDA knowledge knows light living Mahâvrata Max Müller means meditates metre mind moon nectar nidhana oblation obtains offspring perform Pragâpati pragñâ Prâna breath prastâva pratihâra purusha recites religion replied Rig-veda Rik verses Rishi Sacred Books sacrifice Sâma-veda Sâman Samhitâ Sankara Sanskrit Sâyana sense SIXTH KHANDA speech stoma Sûdadohas Svarga syllables thee THIRD KHANDA thou translation trikas Trishtubh true Udgâtri udgitha uktha Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vâyu Veda Vedic Verily Virâg word worship Yagus