Book the upanishads by sri aurobindo contains his final translations of and commentaries on the isha and kena, his final translations of the mundaka and katha upanishads, and a commentary on part of the taittiriya upanishad. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Strongly influenced by arthur schopenhauer, deussen was a friend of friedrich nietzsche and swami vivekananda. Sechzig upanishads des veda, aus dem sanskrit ubersetzt. Sechzig upanishads des veda, which he translated from the. Paul deussen has 104 books on goodreads with 299 ratings. The thirteen prinicipal upanishads, and if you read german, even better, paul deussen.
Paul jakob deussen was a german indologist and professor of philosophy at university of kiel. This book original title sechzig upanischads des veda, is of questionable value in english as it is a translation from german to english by v. Duessen makes an important revision of the value of the upanishads regarding. The reappearance of aiyars translation of these minor upanisads, reprinted from the 1914 madras edition, seems to bring back a former era, but it is still much with us anyway. Paul deussen was born on 7 january 1845 in oberdreis, neuwied in the rhine province, one of eight children of a clergyman of modest means. Palsule of paul deussen s 1897 translation from sanskrit to german. Paul deussen translator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Books by paul deussen author of philosophy of the upanishads. Deussen, paul18451919 paul deussen, the german philologist and philosopher, was the son of a protestant clergyman in the village of oberdreis in the westerwald. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen as far as i know, we dont have japanese translation of this book. The philosophy of the upanishads deussen, paul, geden, a. Buy the philosophy of the upanishads new edition by paul deussen, a. Paul deussen is one of the foremost western scholars who have devoted their lives to understand an interpret the philosophy of the upanisads.
Thirty minor upanishads, including the yoga upanishads. Discover book depositorys huge selection of paul deussen books online. Philosophy of the upanishads deussen, paul, geden, a. More than a decade has passed since a young german student, one of eight children of a not very welltodo clergyman, heard on a certain day professor lassen lecturing on a language and literature new very new even at that time to european scholars, namely, sanskrit. As we study the philosophy of the upanishads, the impression grows on us that the attainment of this path is not exactly the simplest of tasks.
This view of the soul and self are similar, states deussen, to those found in the dialogues of plato and elsewhere. Paul deussens study of the upanishads is indeed, a work of very high ability and of surpassing interest. The mahanarayana upanishad, of the atharvaveda with the dipika of narayana george adolphus jacob. Paul deussen deussen, paul, 18451919 the online books page.
Feb 07, 2014 the upanishads, pure vedic spirituality, audiobook full translation of the upanishads as it is,no commentary. Paul jakob deussen 1845 1919 was a german orientalist and sanskrit scholar. Sixty upanisads of the veda 2 volumes paul deussen on. The upanisads from the concluding of the vedas and are, therefore, called the vedanta or the end of the veda. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen, paperback.
Vedic books spiritual texts upanishads the philosophy of the upanishads. The upanishads in sanskrit and english and sankaras commentary in english, translated by sitarama sastri and ganganatha jha. Sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols by paul deussen at. The hindu scriptures the upanishads are, according to german scholar paul deussen 18451919, the culminating point of the indian doctrine of the universe. The upanisads from the concluding of the vedas and are, therefore, called the. This book original title sechzig upanischads des veda, is of questionable value. Sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols by paul deussen and g. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Max muller, paul deussen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Mar 03, 2012 the philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen as far as i know, we dont have japanese translation of this book. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Upanishads are the ancient treatises on spiritual truths as envisioned by the seers, sages and rishis of. The upanishads by sri aurobindo free ebook auro ebooks. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. Other relevant works of deussen are the philosophy of the upanishads, system of the vedanta and sixty upanishads of the veda. In this workoriginally published in german in 1906 and. Paul deussen news newspapers books scholar jstor december 20 learn how and. Book summary of a sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols. Paul deussens most popular book is philosophy of the upanishads. So i have to read it in english version, because the contents of this book is very important for my life. It has been recognized as a standard on the subject and remains so till today. Find the philosophy of the upanishads by deussen, paul at biblio. The hindu scriptures the upanishads are, according to german scholar paul deussen 18451919, the culminating point of the indian doctrine of the universe, an achievement that had been reached even before the arrival of the buddha.
He became a student, and lifelong devotee, of the german philosopher schopenhauer, and of the philosophy of kant. Paul deussen is the author of philosophy of the upanishads 4. In 1911, he founded the schopenhauer society schopenhauergesellschaft. Paul deussen s most popular book is philosophy of the upanishads. This book original title sechzig upanischads des veda, is of questionable value in. His sechzig upanisads des veda has remained for a long time inaccessible to the common indian reader owing to its german language. In it, he writes introductions to the included upanishads.
He received a thorough classical training in the old secondary school of pforta, where he developed a close friendship with friedrich nietzsche. Jun 07, 2011 in this book, each verse of sadananda yogendras vedantasara has been systematically analysed and provided with important critical notes. At this point, part v has moved east from the vicinity of jerusalem the garden of gethsemane, the road to emmausto india, the himalayas, and the sacred river ganges ganga refers to the river and himavant to the himalayan mountains. Winternitz considers the kathaka upanishad as prebuddhist, prejaina literature. He was also a friend of friedrich nietzsche and swami vivekananda. The upanishads pure vedic spirituality translation as it. Professor paul deussen 18451919 of kiel university wrote sechzig upanishad s des veda. The sanskrit verses have also been given in their original script. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen at vedic books. Buy sixty upanishads of the veda new edition by paul deussen, g. Paul deussen too considers katha upanishad to be a postprose, yet earlier stage upanishad composed about the time kena and isha upanishads were, because of the poetic, mathematical metric structure of its hymns. Paul deussen author of philosophy of the upanishads.
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