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Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavadgita

textual humanities text scripture core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

  • Mahabharata and Hindu philosophical tradition, textual tradition

Canon Rationale

A compact and globally influential philosophical-religious text, included for duty, action, devotion, knowledge, the Mahabharata tradition, and modern comparative reception.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 12.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Bhagavad Gita'.
  • field survey: World History Encyclopedia, 'Bhagavad Gita,' by Joshua J. Mark.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency

Sensitivity Flags

living tradition

Completion unit: read the whole Bhagavad Gita in a chosen translation, with the Mahabharata context and living-tradition context visible.

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