Title A brief introduction to Hinduism : religion, philosophy, and ways of liberation / A.L. Herman

Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2018 ©1991

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Pronunciation of Sanskrit Terms; Map of India; 1 THREE MODERN SAGES: MOHANDAS GANDHI, RAMANA MAHARSHI, AND A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 -- 1948); Satyagraha; The Great Salt March; Some Accomplishments; The Death of Gandhi; Self-realization as the Way of Selfless Action; Śri Ramana Bhagavan Maharshi (1879 -- 1950); Maharshi's Liberation; Self-realization as the Way of Mystical Knowledge; Gandhi and Maharshi Compared A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (1896 -- 1977)Abhay De's Conversion; Kṛṣṇa-realization as the Way of Devotion; Lord Kṛṣṇa's Life and Death; Chaitanya and Bengali Bhaktism; Later Life and ISKCON; How Do You Solve Human Problems?; The Prescription for the Liberation from Suffering; Conclusion; 2 THE FOUNDATIONS OF HINDUISM: THE HARAPPĀNS, THE VEDAS, AND THE UPANIṢADS (2500 -- 200 B.C.E.); The Harappān Civilization (2500 -- 1800 B.C.E.): Bhaktism (The Way of Devotion); The Cities; Religion, Lord Śiva, and Bhakti yoga; Civicide: The Decline and Fall of the Harappāns The Rx for Liberation from Suffering: The HarappānsThe Problems; The Causes; The Solution; The Ways; The Guiding Principle or Person; Summary; The Vedas (1500 -- 900 B.C.E.): Brahminism (The Way of Action); The Ṛg Veda; Varṇa Dharma: The Origin of the Four Classes; The Rx for Liberation from Suffering: The Ṛg Veda; The Problems; The Causes; The Solution; The Ways; The Guiding Principle and Person; Ṛta; Varuņa; Transition to the Upaniṣads; Summary; The Upanisads (800 -- 200 B.C.E.): Brahmanism (The Way of Knowledge); Tiger Natures: Tat Tvam Asi; The Rx for Liberation from Suffering: The Upaniṣads The ProblemThe Causes; Kāma; Avidyā; Māyā; The Solution; The Āśramas; The Arthas; The Place of Women in the Hindu Tradition; The Ways; The Three Guṇas; The Yogas; The Guiding Principle: The Law of Karma; Summary; 3 THE SYNTHESIS OF BHAKTISM, BRAHMINISM, AND BRAHMANISM: THE BHAGAVAD GĪTĀ (CA. 200 B.C.E.); The Story; Dilemmas and Arguments; The Family Dilemma; The Personal Dilemma; Two Brahmanical Arguments; Four brahminical Arguments; The Dilemma of Action; Karma Yoga; The Nature of Action; The Jīvanmukta; Bhakti Yoga; Lord Kṛṣṇa as Savior; The Savior Dilemma; Dhyāna Yoga and Jñāna Yoga The Bhagavad GītāThe Rx for Liberation from Suffering: The Bhagavad Gītā; The Problems; The Causes; The Solutions; The Ways; Karma Yoga; Bhakti Yoga; Dhyāna Yoga; Jñāna Yoga; Guṇas, Varṇas, and Yogas; Plato's Prescription for Liberation; The Guiding Principle or Person: The Law of Karma and Lord Kṛṣṇa; Gandhi, Maharshi, and Bhaktivedanta on the Central Message of the Bhagavad Gītā; Gandhi on the Gītā; Maharshi on the Gītā; Bhaktivedanta on the Gītā; Conclusion; 4 SOME CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON HINDUISM: BHAKTISM, BRAHMINISM, AND BRAHMANISM; Appendixes Notes Originally published 1991 by Westview Press, published 2018 by Routledge Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, May 18, 2018) Subject Hinduism -- Doctrines -- History Hindu philosophy -- History Hinduism -- History. Hindus -- History -- 20th century Hindus -- Case studies RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. Hindu philosophy Hinduism Hinduism -- Doctrines Hindus Genre/Form Case studies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429502750 0429502753 9780429982385 0429982380 9780429971303 0429971303 9780429993466 0429993463

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