Indian Thought Through the Ages: A Study of Some Dominant Concepts

A. K. Coomaraswamy action Akbar Altekar ancient India artha Arthashastra Aryans ashramas Asoka B. G. Gokhale becomes Bhagavadgita Brahmana Buddha Buddhism Buddhism and Jainism caste century B.C. classes concept of dharma concept of non-violence context created crisis cultural danda Dhammapada dharma Dharmashastras divine duties empire ethical existence force Ghoshal Gita gods Hindu human Ibid ideal ideas illusion imperial Indian history Indian Philosophy Indian thinking Indian thought indicated individual influence intellectual Islamic Jainism kama karma Kautilya king Krishna Kshattriya living Mahabharata Mahatma Gandhi Majumdar Manavadharmashastra Manu Maurya Maurya empire means metaphysical moksha moral Mughal Muslim perfection period pessimism political Puranas Pusalkar Radha Radhakrishnan reality religion religious renunciation Rig Veda ritual rulers rules sacerdotal sacrifice Samudra Gupta Sanskrit says Shatapatha Brahmana Shudra significant social and economic society spiritual theory tion tradition trend truth Upanishads Vaishya varna Vedic wealth world-view