Description
| Product ID: | 9780140446814 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Mahabharata |
| Authors: | Author: Vyasa, John D. Smith, J D Smith |
| Page Count: | 912 |
| Subjects: | Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings, Hindu sacred texts |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Presents one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This book offers a discussion of human goals (artha or purpose, kama or pleasure, dharma or duty, and moksha or liberation). It explains the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or ''purpose'', kama or ''pleasure'', dharma or ''duty'', and moksha or ''liberation'') takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the ''Self'') and the workings of karma. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-05-28 |