In Hinduism, yajna has been at the centre of Vedic thought and practice, epic and Puranic literature. The Upanisads and the Bhagavad Gita add new dimensions to it through their spiritualization and interiorization and raising tapas and bhakti into sacrifice. The concept of sacrifice has been transformed into an ethical, spiritual and political value by Tilak and Gandhi in modern Hinduism. Christianity's interpretation of the mission of Jesus as a true, non-ritual ...
