The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Book
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lii, 434 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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0199754411, 9780199754410 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Originally published: New Delhi : Allen Lane ; New York : Penguin Group (USA), 2009.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-328) and index.
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Das, G. (2010). The difficulty of being good: on the subtle art of dharma. New York, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Das, Gurcharan. 2010. The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. New York, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Das, Gurcharan, The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. New York, Oxford University Press, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Das, Gurcharan. The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. New York, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Prelude: I take an academic holiday -- Duryodhana's envy: "what man of mettle will stand to see his rivals prosper and himself decline" -- Draupadi's courage: "who did you lose first, yourself or me?" -- Yudhisthira's duty: "I act because I must" -- Arjuna's despair: "there are no victors in war" -- Bhishma's selflessness: "be intent on the act, not its fruits" -- Karna's status anxiety: "how could a doe give birth to this tiger?" -- Krishna's guile: "that is the way it is!" -- Aswatthama's revenge: "now I feel the whirligig of time" -- Yudhisthira's remorse: "this victory looks more like defeat to me" -- Mahabharata's dharma: "great king, you weep with all creatures" -- Conclusion: the difficulty of being good -- Appendix: dharma, the story of a word -- A short bibliographic essay. | |
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