内容简介
TheBhagavadGitaisoftenregardedastheBibleofIndia.Withagrippingstoryanddeeplycompellingmessage,itisunquestionablyoneofthemostpopularsacredtextsofAsiaand,alongwiththeBibleandtheQur'an,oneofthemostimportantholyscripturesintheworld.PartofanancientHinduepicpoem,thedialogueoftheBhagavadGitatakesplaceonabattlefield,whereawarforthepossessionofaNorthIndiankingdomisabouttoensuebetweentwonoblefamiliesrelatedbyblood.Theepic'shero,youngPrinceArjuna,istornbetweenhisdutyasawarriorandhisrevulsionatthethoughtofhisbrothersandcousinskillingeachotherovercontroloftherealm.Frozenbythisethicaldilemma,hedebatesthebigquestionsoflifeanddeathwiththesupremeHindudeityKrishna,cleverlydisguisedashischarioteer.Bytheendofthestory,Easternbeliefsaboutmortalityandreincarnation,thevisionandpracticeofyoga,theIndiansocialorderanditsresponsibilities,familyloyalty,spiritualknowledge,andtheloftiestpursuitsofthehumanheartareexploredindepth.Explainingtheverypurposeoflifeandexistence,thisclassichasstoodthetestoftwenty-threecenturies.Itispresentedhereinathoroughlyaccurate,illuminating,andbeautifultranslationthatissuretobecomethestandardforourday.
作者简介
GrahamM.SchweigistheauthorandtranslatorofDanceofDivineLove:TheR?saL?l?ofKrishna.AftercompletinggraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagoandHarvardUniversity,hebecameassociateprofessorofreligiousstudiesatChristopherNewportUniversityandvisitingassociateprofessorofSanskritattheUniversityofVirginia.SchweigwasrecentlyaVisitingFellowofHindustudiesatOxfordUniversity,andhasbeenacceptedasaVisitingFellowatCambridgeUniversity.HehastraveledtoIndiaseveraltimeswhereforoneyear,underaSmithsonianInstitution-fundedgrant,heresearchedancienthandwrittenmanuscripts.Sinceanearlyage,Schweighaspracticedvariousformsofmeditationalanddevotionalyoga.