About the Book: Upanishads
A beautiful silk fabric hardbound pocked sized edition. The Upanishads,
originally written during 5th century BC and first translated into English in
early 19th century, are early philosophical texts of the Hindu religion and
contain within them the tenets upon which the central philosophical concepts of
the religion are based. A doctrine on Hindu thought and culture and perhaps the
most important literature from ancient India, The Upanishads expound on
principles like samsara, Brahman, atman, karma, dharma and moksha and form the
core of Indian philosophy. Along with the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahmasutra, the
Upanishads provide a foundation for the several later