A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Karmamarga
This page describes Karmamarga which is located on page 153 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Karmamarga” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) [by Lathika M. P.]
It is the Karma marga for the wise. Jnana marga, which emphasising on Brahman knowledge is the highest path for liberation. Karma marga is a round about approach towards this method. Jnana marga (path of knowledge) consist of listening (shravana) reflecton (manana) and mediatation (nididhyasana) on the part of Brahman seekers. Performance of one s duties without thinking about the result also make one eligible for the path of knowledge....
Read full contents: Means of liberation—Jnana marga and Marma marga
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
This karma marga which consists in properly offering the oblations, etc., is the road to the attainment of good worlds but it is not easy to do that properly and the impediments are many....
Read full contents: Verse 1.2.2
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Whatever might be said about these literary classifications the ancient philosophers of India looked upon the Upanishads as being of an entirely different type from the rest of the Vedic literature as dictating the path of knowledge (jnana-marga) as opposed to the path of works (karma-marga) which forms the content of the latter....
Read full contents: Part 1 - The place of the Upanishads in Vedic literature
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