Download or read book Brahman a Study on the History of Indian Philosophy (Classic Reprint) written by Hervey Dewitt Griswold and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Brahman a Study on the History of Indian Philosophy Brahman will constantly be illustrated by the parallel develop ment in Judaism and Christianity while the philosophical aspects of the doctrine will, at least in their main features, be set Side by side with the corresponding ideas in the ancient and modern phi losophy of the West. The importance of the conception of Brahman in the history of Indian thought is indicated by the fact that the word Brahman has supplied the name to (i) a class of priests, the Brahmans; (2) a department Of ancient Sanskrit literature, the Brd/zmazzas; (3) the Ultimate Reality of the Vedanta, Brahma; (4) the first person of the later Hindu Trinity, Brahma (5) In dian religion before the Buddhist disruption, Brahmanism, and (6) the modern theistic movement known as the Brahma Samaj. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.