Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience
Peter Heehs
This specially commissioned reader of the key written and oral texts by spiritual teachers from India, from the Rig Veda (3500 BC) to the present day, covers all the major traditions: Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and new Indian religions.
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Contents
Introduction
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1 |
The Veda
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39 |
The Upanishads
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57 |
Jainism
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89 |
Theravada Buddhism
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103 |
Samkhya and Yoga
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131 |
The Bhagavad Gita
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147 |
Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
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167 |
The Sants
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357 |
The Sikh Gurus
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375 |
Popular Sufism
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395 |
Twelve Mystics of Modern India
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413 |
Four Mystic Poets
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581 |
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Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience Peter Heehs Limited preview - 2002 |
Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience Peter Heehs No preview available - 2002 |
Indian Religions: A Historical Reader of Spiritual Expression and Experience Peter Heehs No preview available - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
ascetic Ashram Atman attained aware became become Beloved Bengal Bhagavad bhakti bhikkhus bliss Bodhisattva body Brahman breath Buddha Buddhism called century consciousness death Delhi desire devotion Dhamma disciples divine eternal existence experience eyes FURTHER READING Source Gopi Guru heart Hindu human hymns India infinite Jaina Jainism jhāna Kabir knowledge Krishna Krishnamurti Kundalini liberation light living Lord Mahāvīra Mahayana Master means meditation mind Motilal Banarsidass Muslim mystics Nagasena Nanak nature nibbāna Nirvana object path perfection person philosophy practice pure Ramakrishna Ramana Maharshi Ramdas reality realized religion religious Reproduced Ṛg Veda sadhana samādhi Samkhya Sanskrit scriptures selection sense Shah Shiva siddhas Sikhs Singh Śiva songs soul spiritual Sri Aurobindo sufi Sufism supreme Sutra Swami Tamil tantras tantric Tantrism teachings texts Theravada things thought traditions trans translated truth universe upaniṣads Vedanta vedic virashaiva Vishnu vision wisdom words worship Yoga yogis