Strongly influenced by arthur schopenhauer, deussen was a friend of friedrich nietzsche and swami vivekananda. It has been recognized as a standard on the subject and remains so till today. Sechzig upanishads des veda, which he translated from the. Vedic books spiritual texts upanishads the philosophy of the upanishads. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. The thirteen prinicipal upanishads, and if you read german, even better, paul deussen. Paul jakob deussen 1845 1919 was a german orientalist and sanskrit scholar. Paul jakob deussen was a german indologist and professor of philosophy at university of kiel. 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. The philosophy of the upanishads deussen, paul, geden, a. Deussen, paul18451919 paul deussen, the german philologist and philosopher, was the son of a protestant clergyman in the village of oberdreis in the westerwald.
Duessen makes an important revision of the value of the upanishads regarding. Buy sixty upanishads of the veda new edition by paul deussen, g. Paul deussen s most popular book is philosophy of the upanishads. Paul deussens most popular book is philosophy of the upanishads.
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. The upanishads by sri aurobindo free ebook auro ebooks. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen as far as i know, we dont have japanese translation of this book. Thirty minor upanishads, including the yoga upanishads.
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. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. 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. Professor paul deussen 18451919 of kiel university wrote sechzig upanishad s des veda. 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. Palsule of paul deussen s 1897 translation from sanskrit to german. Paul deussens study of the upanishads is indeed, a work of very high ability and of surpassing interest. 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. Find the philosophy of the upanishads by deussen, paul at biblio. Paul deussen has 104 books on goodreads with 299 ratings. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols by paul deussen at. Paul deussen is the author of philosophy of the upanishads 4. 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.
The upanisads from the concluding of the vedas and are, therefore, called the vedanta or the end of the veda. The upanisads from the concluding of the vedas and are, therefore, called the. Upanishads are the ancient treatises on spiritual truths as envisioned by the seers, sages and rishis of. Max muller, paul deussen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Discover book depositorys huge selection of paul deussen books online. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen at vedic books. The upanishads in sanskrit and english and sankaras commentary in english, translated by sitarama sastri and ganganatha jha. This book original title sechzig upanischads des veda, is of questionable value in. So i have to read it in english version, because the contents of this book is very important for my life. 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. Books by paul deussen author of philosophy of the upanishads.
He received a thorough classical training in the old secondary school of pforta, where he developed a close friendship with friedrich nietzsche. Winternitz considers the kathaka upanishad as prebuddhist, prejaina literature. 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. Book summary of a sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols. Mar 03, 2012 the philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen as far as i know, we dont have japanese translation of this book. Sixty upanishads of the veda 2 vols by paul deussen and g. He became a student, and lifelong devotee, of the german philosopher schopenhauer, and of the philosophy of kant.
The mahanarayana upanishad, of the atharvaveda with the dipika of narayana george adolphus jacob. Paul deussen news newspapers books scholar jstor december 20 learn how and. In 1911, he founded the schopenhauer society schopenhauergesellschaft. In it, he writes introductions to the included upanishads. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book original title sechzig upanischads des veda, is of questionable value. Sechzig upanishads des veda, aus dem sanskrit ubersetzt. This view of the soul and self are similar, states deussen, to those found in the dialogues of plato and elsewhere. The sanskrit verses have also been given in their original script. 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. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. Philosophy of the upanishads deussen, paul, geden, a.
Sixty upanisads of the veda 2 volumes paul deussen on. Paul deussen author of philosophy of the upanishads. Sechzig upanishads des veda by jazzybee verlag nook book. Feb 07, 2014 the upanishads, pure vedic spirituality, audiobook full translation of the upanishads as it is,no commentary. 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. His sechzig upanisads des veda has remained for a long time inaccessible to the common indian reader owing to its german language. Paul deussen deussen, paul, 18451919 the online books page. The hindu scriptures the upanishads are, according to german scholar paul deussen 18451919, the culminating point of the indian doctrine of the universe. Upanishads project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The upanishads pure vedic spirituality translation as it. Jun 07, 2011 in this book, each verse of sadananda yogendras vedantasara has been systematically analysed and provided with important critical notes. He was also a friend of friedrich nietzsche and swami vivekananda. The philosophy of the upanishads by paul deussen, paperback.
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