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What did Emerson, Thoreau and others read to learn about Hinduism?

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What did Emerson, Thoreau and others read to learn about Hinduism?
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What did Emerson, Thoreau and others read to learn about Hinduism?
October 29, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Did they read an English translation or Sanskrit? Can I find an English translation of the sacred texts that I could read? Has anyone here read ancient Indian scriptures?
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RE: What did Emerson, Thoreau and others read to learn about Hinduism?
October 29, 2014 at 1:16 pm (This post was last modified: October 29, 2014 at 1:20 pm by Zack.)
Start with the Bhagavad Gita?
Doubt they read Sanskrit.
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What did Emerson, Thoreau and others read to learn about Hinduism?

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