From matter to spirit: metaphors of enlightenment in Bhagavad-gītā

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From matter to spirit: metaphors of enlightenment in Bhagavad-gītā

The article examines the use of metaphors in a prominent Hindu scripture named Bhagavadgītā. Although Hindu scriptures have been analyzed for centuries, the focus is rarely on metaphors. Bhagavad-gītā has 700 verses in 18 chapters and it records a historical conversation between Lord Krishna and...

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Main Author:	Kumaran Rajandran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11633/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11633/1/14706-52951-2-PB.pdf

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