In this edition, illustrated with beautiful Sung Dynasty
paintings that reflect Confucian subjects and ideas, every
reader can profit from the timeless philosophy that remains at
the heart of Chinese civilisation and tradition. As well as
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list of Folio Religion and Faith books. The Bhagavad Gita is the
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while as a secular work it inspired Einstein, Yeats and Jung.
Our edition uses Juan Mascaró’s acclaimed translation, with
illustrations by Anna Bhushan. In 1947 a Bedouin shepherd made a
sensational discovery. In a cave