Translations of the Upanishads
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Translations of the Upanishads is an early 19th-century English rendering of key Hindu philosophical texts that helped introduce Upanishadic thought to Western and modern Indian intellectual circles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Translations of the Upanishads canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English translation
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book ⓘ religious text translation ⓘ |
| about |
Hindu philosophy
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Indian philosophy ⓘ Upanishadic thought ⓘ Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to make Upanishadic thought accessible to non-Sanskrit readers
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to render key Upanishadic ideas in English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu reform movements in modern India
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comparative religion studies ⓘ |
| culturalContext | colonial-era engagement with Indian texts ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindu scripture translation
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philosophical literature ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose translation ⓘ |
| hasPart | translated Upanishads ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early English access to Upanishadic material ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western understanding of Hinduism
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modern interpretations of the Upanishads ⓘ reception of Indian philosophy in the West ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Western intellectual circles
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modern Indian intellectual circles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing modern Indian intellectual discourse
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introducing Upanishadic thought to Western readers ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWorkTranslated | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureCategoryTranslated | Vedanta scriptures ⓘ |
| scriptureTypeTranslated | Shruti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ nature of the self ⓘ ultimate reality (Brahman) ⓘ |
| temporalClassification | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfTranslation | philosophical translation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic study of Indian philosophy
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comparative philosophy courses ⓘ |
| workType | scripture translation ⓘ |
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