What books should one read to get a deep

understanding of Hinduism?
I mean all the books & Scriptures.
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3 upvotes by Vivek Jayabalan, Aneesh M Gangadhar, and Avinash Kumar Agrawal.

Theoretical knowledge
All About Hinduism by Swami Sivananda...
This book was written by a great Yogi. This explains all the parts of Hinduism
Other books on Hinduism by the same author
Page on dlshq.org
Hindu Dharma by Chandrashekarendra Saraswati(Kanchi Paramacharya) , previous
Shankaracharya of Kamakoti Peetha ... this covers the scriptural part of Hinduism
well...
Hindu Dharma: : kamakoti.org
Practical Knowledge

Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda... philosophy, history, culture, comparion of

various religions/paths reconciliation ... probably the most authoritative knowledge
you can get on Hinduism...
Complete Works - Index - Volumes
Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa... essence
www.belurmath.org
The right order, considering all things, would be ...
Ramakrishna
Vivekananda
Sivananda
Paramacharya ...
The 3 most important Hindu Scriptures are
Upanishads
Bhagavad-Gita
Brahma-Sutras
You need to read the above books first, to even attempt to study these ...
There are too many scriptures to read, so first, one has to know where they fit...
Gita is the essence of the scriptures...This also may be overwhelming to read right
away... the commentaries are written by great yogis ... those written by people who
have not realized god will be misleading , so one has to avoid those...
What is a good book to learn about the Bhagavad Gita?
Trust me, I know...
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The book that worked for me its by German thinker Albert Schweitzer, the books
name is Indian Thought and Its Development. Concise and direct, leaves behind
unnecessary sideways to focus on the main issue. The most valuable aspect is the
systematization of the multiple traditions of thought in a reader friendly way.
Another beautiful must read is by Heinrich Zimmer called Myths and Symbols in
Indian Art and Civilization.
And by Helmut von Glassenapp The Philosophy of the Hindus.
And of course the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita
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Ramana Patibandla, Amateur Philosopher

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There were two aspects. 1. Dharma 2. Philosophy. You can know this hindu dharma
by reading the books described by Dr. Pradip Gangopadhayay (below). But if you
want to read the basic philosophies, their origin and their expansion surrounding
hinduism, I would recommend: A History of Indian Philosophy -- Surendranath
Dasguptha. It provides a great logical insight.
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Pradip Gangopadhyay, Ph.D, atomic and space Physics

2 upvotes by Vikal Mahalwal and Naman Attri.

Hinduism has a whole library of scriptures. It is not possible to recommend all books
and scriptures.
You need to read a low level introductory book that nevertheless gives a decent
overview of Hinduism. Books like 'The Hindu mind' by Bansi Pandit, 'The complete
Idiot's guide to Hinduism' by Linda Johnsen and 'A Primer of Hinduism' by D. S.
Sarma would help.
You can then read some of the seminal texts of Hinduism like the Gita, the
Upanishads and if you are really interested in the Brahma Sutra. If you want to go
really deep into it then commentaries of Sankara on the Gita, the Upanishads and
the Brahma Sutra are a must.
You can then read the 9 volume Vivekananda's complete works if you have the time
for it. If not, then I recommend 'What religion is in the words of Swami
Vivekananda' edited by Swami Vidyatmananda.
If you have the time for it then go through the entire Mahabharata which is full of
gems.
Till now you have gained theoretical knowledge. If you have the time then go
through the Ramakrishna Kathamrita (translated as the 'The Gospel of Sri
Ramakrishna) to read about an exemplar of the Hindu tradition.