Publisher's Synopsis
The Upanishads V1: Sacred Books of the East V1 is a book written by F. Max Muller. It is a collection of ancient Indian texts that are considered to be the most important and influential philosophical and spiritual texts of Hinduism. The Upanishads were written in Sanskrit between 800 BCE and 500 BCE and contain teachings on various topics such as the nature of the soul, the relationship between the individual and the universe, and the path to liberation from the cycle of birth and death. This book is the first volume of the Sacred Books of the East series, which was a pioneering effort to translate and publish important religious texts from around the world. The Upanishads V1 provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the Upanishads, making it an essential read for anyone interested in Indian philosophy and spirituality.1879. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Upanishads Part I contains an introduction to and translation of: The Khandogya-Upanishad; The Talavakara-Upanishad; The Aitareya-Aranyaka; The Kaushitaki-Brahmana-Upanishad; and The Vagasaneyi-Samhita-Upanishad. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.