Sir Edwin Arnold (10 Jue 1832 – 24 Mar 1904) was an English poet and journalist, who devoted a lot of his work to Asian culture, most know of which is The Light of Asia. He was one of the fouding fathers of the Mahabodhi Society of India. He saw the interpretation in English philosophy of the East as him primary task as a literator. Arnold's other notable works were Indian Song of Pearls of the Faith, The Song Celestial, With Sadi in the Garden and more.
The Bhagavad Gita an Indian epic saga, one of the literature foundations of Hinduism. IT is a kind of dialog between the God Krishna and the hero Arjuna. It is placed in moment out of time, right before the ultimate conflict between forces of good and evil. This work had a great impact on Hinduism culture and its waves went far beyond and even reached western world.
