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Bhagavad Gita by Juan Mascaro
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics S.
This intensely spiritual work forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and is also one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit poetry. It describes how, at the beginning of a mighty battle between the Pandava and Kaurava armies, the god Krishna gives spiritual enlightenment to the warrior Arjuna, who realizes ...Show more
The Dhammapada - The Path of Perfection by Juan Mascaro (Translator)
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Classics Ser.
A collection of aphorisms that illustrate the moral teachings of Buddha, the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. It contains the verses arranged according to theme, covering ideas such as self-possession, good and evil, watchfulness and endurance and describe how an individual can attain the enlightenm ...Show more
The Upanishads by Juan Mascaro
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Classics Ser.
The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme ranging from the attainment of spiritual bliss to k ...Show more
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