The Bhagavad Gita by W J Johnson

The Bhagavad Gita by W J Johnson

'I have heard the supreme mystery, yoga, from Krishna, from the lord of yoga himself.' Thus ends the Bhagavad Gita, the most famous episode from the great Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. In its eighteen short chapters Krishna's teaching leads the warrior Arjuna from perplexity to understanding and correct action, in the process raising and developing many key themes from the history of Indian religions. The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. It considers social and religious duty, the nature of sacrifice, the nature of action, the means to liberation, and the relationship of human beings to God. It culminates in an awe-inspiring vision of Krishna as God omnipotent, disposer and destroyer of the universe.

W. J. Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Cardiff University. He has translated and written introductions and notes for the Oxford World Classics series, including for The Bhagavad Gita. He has contributed to Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary Religions: A World Guide and has been a
consultant on Asian religions in the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. He has also published a book (Harmless Souls) and various articles on the ancient Indian religion of Jainism.

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ISBN 13	9780192835819
ISBN 10	0192835815
Title	The Bhagavad Gita
Author	W J Johnson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2004-04-01
Number of pages	128
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