Bijak
Title | Bijak PDF eBook |
Author | Kabir |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Hindi literature |
ISBN |
The Bijak of Kabir
Title | The Bijak of Kabir PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2002-04-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199882029 |
Kabir was an extraordinary oral poet whose works have been sung and recited by millions throughout North India for half a millennium. He may have been illiterate and he preached an abrasive, sometimes shocking, always uncompromising message that exhorted his audience to shed their delusions, pretentions, and empty orthodoxies in favor of an intense, direct, and personal confrontation with the truth. Thousands of poems are popularly attributed to Kabir, but only a few written collections have survived over the centuries. The Bijak is one of the most important, and is the sacred book of those who follow Kabir.
The Bijak (or the Complete Works) of Kabir
Title | The Bijak (or the Complete Works) of Kabir PDF eBook |
Author | Kabir |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Bijak or, The complete works of Kabir [Bijaka, engl.]
Title | The Bijak or, The complete works of Kabir [Bijaka, engl.] PDF eBook |
Author | Kabir |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Bijak of Kabir
Title | Bijak of Kabir PDF eBook |
Author | Ahmad Shah |
Publisher | South Asia Books |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9788185557991 |
The Bijak
Title | The Bijak PDF eBook |
Author | Kabir |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
The Bijak of Kabir
Title | The Bijak of Kabir PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Hess |
Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 8120802160 |
Kabir was an extraordinary poet whose works have been sung and recited by millions throughout North India for half a millennium. He was perhaps illiterate (I don't touch ink or paper, this hand never grasped a pen), and he preached an abrasive, sometimes shocking, always uncompromising message exhorting his audience to shed their delusions, pretensions and empty orthodoxies in favour of an intense, direct personal confrontation with the truth. Thousands of poems are popularly attributed to Kabir, but only a few written collections have survived over the centuries. The Bijak is one of the most important anthologies, being the sacred book of the Kabir Panth and the main representative of the Eastern tradition of KabirÍs verses. All versions of the Bijak include three main sections called Ramani, Sabda, and Sakhi, plus a fourth section containing several miscellaneous folk-song forms. Most of the Kabir material has been popularized through the song-form known as sabda or pada, and through the aphoristic Sakhi that serves throughout North India as a vehicle for popular wisdom. These two forms, universally linked with Kabir, have been emphasized in this translation. Sukhdev Singh and Linda Hess have accomplished a translation of real grace and remarkable accuracy. The introduction and notes explore KabirÍs work, place it in its initial context, and explore its meaning for modern time. The Bijak is one of the most important anthologies, being the sacred book of the Kabir Panth and the main representative of the Eastern tradition of Kabir's verses. Sukhdev Singh and Linda Hess have accomplished a translation of real grace and remarkable accuracy. The introduction and notes explore Kabir's work, place it in its initial context, and explore its meaning for modern time.