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Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra (attributed) · Hinduism · c. 5th century BCE (attributed)
Translated by John Richards (1994, public domain)
20 chapters
A dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka on non-dual Advaita Vedanta — considered by many to be the most concentrated expression of Advaita teaching in Hindu literature.
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Contents
- 1Chapter 1: Instruction on Self-Knowledge
- 2Chapter 2: Joy of Self-Realization
- 3Chapter 3: Wisdom of the Self
- 4Chapter 4: Glory of the Realized
- 5Chapter 5: Four Ways of Dissolution
- 6Chapter 6: Higher Knowledge
- 7Chapter 7: Nature of Tranquil Wisdom
- 8Chapter 8: Bondage and Liberation
- 9Chapter 9: Detachment
- 10Chapter 10: Dispassion
- 11Chapter 11: Wisdom
- 12Chapter 12: Abiding in the Self
- 13Chapter 13: Happiness
- 14Chapter 14: Serenity
- 15Chapter 15: Knowledge of Truth
- 16Chapter 16: Special Instruction
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