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Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:04:19 2023 No.22652728 [Reply] [Original]

What are the best books as a primer for non-buddhist Dharmic religions? Especially Hinduism and Sikhism

I sort-of asked this on /his/ but whatever
>inb4 Guenon
I actually started with Guenon and figured i need to go way back to basics first.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:06:54 2023 No.22652739 >>22652728 Anti-jew measure. Didn't realize Baskin-Robbins was so based.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:07:49 2023 No.22652743 >>22652728 I assume it‘s got something to do with those insane nutritional values for a milkshake

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:11:17 2023 No.22652761 >>22652739 kek

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:11:50 2023 No.22652763 File: 37 KB, 357x550, AdvaitaVedKanta.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22652728

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:15:10 2023 No.22652779 >>22652763 no i dont want to read about the goblin

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:17:41 2023 No.22652793 Coomaraswamy "Perception of the Vedas" is decent as an introduction to Vedic thought. You could add "The Dance of Shiva" for a survey of other Indian intellectuals & scholars of religion. Then you might want to start reading the primary texts.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:29:24 2023 No.22652830 File: 119 KB, 494x778, Screenshot_20231029_002810.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22652793 Also contains essays about Tantra and other stuff.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:32:39 2023 No.22652843 >>22652793 >>22652830 Damnit, it's 40 dollareedoos

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:42:05 2023 No.22652883 >>22652843 Yeah, the pdf is everywhere though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 22:50:09 2023 No.22652912 >>22652883 yeah true i just prefer physical media

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 28 23:36:15 2023 No.22653094 >>22652728 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN9tS6ehGx5_fiv3JmJwQdclR_DAR6Tvl&si=WoLtvMV1EwDrPpwc

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 06:05:41 2023 No.22654115 If there’s one thing the government should regulate, it’s food. If you willingly opt to consume a drink with 263 grams of sugar, you should be executed

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 06:19:16 2023 No.22654138 File: 1.95 MB, 3108x2840, C37BF430-270D-40E8-A8AF-01FBC2C59CDF.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22652728

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 10:08:11 2023 No.22654447 >>22654138 Isn't Advaita just a buddhism rip-off?

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 16:23:22 2023 No.22655304 >>22652728 pls suggst more, /lit/

Anonymous Sun Oct 29 20:26:08 2023 No.22656191

>>22654447
No, Advaita is based on the Upanishads, the ideas in Advaita and Buddhism that appear similar are only superficially similar but they are saying different philosophical/metaphysical positions if you actually read the primary sources, which the people who say that almost never do.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 20:30:58 2023 No.22656211 >>22652728 You ought to know that it is poor form to inb4 your own post, especially as op.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 20:33:17 2023 No.22656220 >>22656211 >You ought to know that it is poor form Feminine fingers typed this

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 20:35:58 2023 No.22656231 File: 3.60 MB, 300x220, baby elephant bubbles.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>22656211 You ought to know that i don't give a shit

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 21:24:29 2023 No.22656375 >>22656191 i gotta admit, i only know of Advaita Vedanta from the buddhism/anti-buddhism threads

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 29 21:24:35 2023 No.22656377 >>22652728 Just read the primary text.

Anonymous Sun Oct 29 21:31:42 2023 No.22656413

Here's the summary, if you understand this then you've understood it all, for it to actually be experienced is another matter.

>That (supreme Brahman) is infinite, and this (conditioned Brahman) is infinite. The infinite (conditioned Brahman) proceeds from the infinite (supreme Brahman). (Then through knowledge), realizing the infinitude of the infinite (conditioned Brahman), it remains as the infinite (unconditioned Brahman) alone.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 04:15:30 2023 No.22657535 >>22652763 >an alien view about a philosophical trap Nah

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 04:17:42 2023 No.22657538 >>22656211 Yeah, but that's when inb4 was used to spoil jokes. I think it's been almost fifteen years since that stopped being a thing

Anonymous Mon Oct 30 05:22:56 2023 No.22657664

>>22652728
Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy by R. Puligandla.

Solid book; excellent primer. It contains everything you need to understand fundamental differences between the major philosophical systems of India.

It's also a short read and highly accessible.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 16:44:35 2023 No.22659113 >>22656413 >Both Brahmans are infinite does not compute

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 17:00:49 2023 No.22659176 >>22652739 Baskin-Robbins is run by David Hoffmann. It's not an anti-jew measure. They are protecting fellow jews from the literal goyslop while they fatten up their gentile cattle.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 21:03:32 2023 No.22659894 >>22657664 damn, i wish that shipped to my country

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