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1908. This treatise on the Upanishads illustrates the teaching of the ancient Indian seers and is presented in the clearest light, and claims the sympathetic study of all lovers of truth. It discussed the philosophy of the Upanishads, the culminating point of the Indian doctrine of the... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Vedanta
- Upanishads
- Brihad
- India
- Sankhya
- Taitt
- Yajnavalkhya
- Yajfiavalkhya
- Sannyasin
- Oland
- Kant
- Badarayana
- Amritab
- Samaveda
- Vamadeva
- Itigveda
First Sentence edit
IT will be remembered that our earlier investigations led to a classification of Vedic literature into four principal parts, which correspond to the four priestly offices at the Soma sacrifice ; these are the Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharvaveda, each of which comprises a Samhita, a Brahmana, and a Sutra.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul J Deussen (Author) - Paul J Deussen was born in Oberdresis, Rhineland 0n 17th January 1845. From 1869 onwards though he earned a living as a teacher and private tutor to the princely Russian Families, he was able to devote ample time to his studies. He finally went to Berlin University as a lecturer in 1880 and was appointed professor of Philosophy in Kiel University where he died in 1919. He dedicated thirty five years of his life to the study of Indian Philosophy. He was a historian of Indian Philosophy and promoter of the metaphysics of Arthur Schopenhauer. He wrote a large number of books which include the following: System Des Vedanta; Allegemine Einleitung und Philosophy des veda his auf die Upanishads; Die Philosophic der Upanishads; Die nachvedis che Philosophic der Inder
- A. S. Geden (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 294
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