Our Heritage Revisited (A Glimpse into ancient Indian Texts)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAK671 |
| Author: | Anju Saha |
| Publisher: | Anju Saha |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2015 |
| ISBN: | 9789352350742 |
| Pages: | 148 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch |
| Weight | 280 gm |
Book Description
Contents
| Part I | |
| Introduction to the Shruti texts | 1 |
| Background | 1 |
| Memorizing those huge texts | 6 |
| The Veds | 8 |
| The Collections of the Veds | 9 |
| The Sanhitas of the Veds | 11 |
| The Rig Ved | 11 |
| The Yajur Ved | 15 |
| The Sam Ved | 17 |
| Usage of sukts by various priests | 19 |
| The Atharva Ved | 20 |
| Veds - Beyond the Sanhitas | 22 |
| The Brahmans | 22 |
| The Aranyaks | 23 |
| The Upanishads | 25 |
| Other associated texts | 28 |
| The Vedangs | 28 |
| The Up-Veds | 30 |
| Background to the Smriti Texts | 32 |
| Itihas | 34 |
| Ramayan | 34 |
| Mahabharat | 36 |
| Bhagvad Gita | 37 |
| Agams and Tantras | 40 |
| Purans | 44 |
| The Brahma Purans | 46 |
| The Vishnu Purans | 46 |
| The Shiv Purans | 48 |
| Other Purans | 49 |
| Darshans | 50 |
| Sankhya Philosophy | 51 |
| Yog Philosophy | 52 |
| Vaisheshik System | 54 |
| Nyaya System | 55 |
| Purva Mimansa Philosophy | 55 |
| Uttar Mimansa Philosophy | 56 |
| Dharm Sutras and Shastras. | 59 |
| Dharm Sutras | 59 |
| Dharm Shastras | 60 |
| Other texts | 62 |
| Estimated Timeline | 66 |
| Part II | |
| The Upanishads | 67 |
| Introduction | 67 |
| Some terms and concepts in the Upanishads | 72 |
| Ishavasyopanishad or Ish Upanishad (Shukla Yajur Ved) | 79 |
| Ken Upanishad (Sam Ved) | 81 |
| Kath Upanishad (Krishna Yajur Ved) | 83 |
| Mundak Upanishad (Atharva Ved) | 87 |
| Prashna Upanishad (Atharva Ved) | 92 |
| Mandukya Upanishad (Atharva Ved) | 99 |
| Taittiriya Upanishad (Krishna Yajur Ved) | 102 |
| Aitareya Upanishad (Rig Ved) | 107 |
| Chhandogya Upanishad (Sam Ved) | 110 |
| Brihadaranyak Upanishad (Shukla Yajur Ved) | 120 |
| Mahavakyas | 132 |
| Some extracts | 133 |
| The Nasidiya Sukt (Rig Ved) | 133 |
| Atma (Kath Upanishad) | 134 |
| Sources | 135 |
