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Arjuna's Choice

Date Submitted: 11/23/2004 20:07:00
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“Does Arjuna Have A Free Choice?" Arjuna is one of the two main characters in the classic Hindu religious text, the Bhagavadgita, (or just Gita). The text takes the form of a dialogue between Arjuna, a warrior prince and Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu who is an aspect of the Supreme Being or God. Throughout it, Krishna tries to persuade Arjuna into fighting a battle against his cousins, who overthrew the rightful rulers. Arjuna does …

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…practitioner of yoga or not. Bibliography 1) “An Indian Sourcebook in Philosophy” ed. Radhakrishnan and Moore 1989 - i - 3.5 Gita , iii - P101, iv - 18.61 Gita, v - 18.63 Gita, vi - 18.57, vii - P49 Upanisads, xiii and ix - P425, x - 9.30 Gita, xi - 9.29 Gita. 2) “Fate and Freewill in the Bhagavadgita” Arvind Sharma, Religious Studies 1979 - ii. 3) “Indian Philosophy”- Richard King 1999 4) “Free Will” - Ilham Dilman 1999 5) “The Oxford Companion to Philosophy” ed. Ted Honderich 1995

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