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Spirituality by the numbers

By Georg Feuerstein

Book information

Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Year
1994
ISBN
9780874777659, 0874777658, 9780874777710, 0874777712
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3823987 bytes)
Pages
276\276
Topic
Religion
Library
archive.org/details/spiritualitybynu0000feue
Time added
2022-02-14 21:38:23
number symbolism

Description

Since ancient times, religious traditions have grouped vital aspects of their teachings into numbered sets: the Christian Trinity, the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Five Pillars of Islam, the Seven Chakras, the Eight Limbs of Yoga, the Ten Commandments, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the Six Hundred and Thirteen Commandments of Judaism, the One Thousand Names of the Divine in Hinduism. From the Void to the 144,000 Saved Souls in Christianity, Spirituality by the Numbers presents these numerically organized spiritual concepts in a colorful cross-section through a range of traditions, of both bygone ages and the present time. The book offers entertaining, informative, and revealing glimpses into wellknown and little-known wisdom from around the world. GEORG FEUERSTEIN, PH.D., is an internationally known yoga scholar and historian of religion. The author of more than twenty books, including The Mystery of Light, Holy Madness, and Sacred Sexuality, and a contributing editor of several national magazines, he lives in northern California.

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