Rules And Regulations Of Brahmanical Asceticism

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438414994
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism written by Patrick Olivelle and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1994-10-28 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism is the critical edition and translation of a twelfth-century Sanskrit text written by Yadava Prakasaa, whose life and activities are of historical interest because, according to tradition, he was the teacher of the great Vais'n'ava theologian Ramanuja. This text is the oldest and most comprehensive example of medieval Sanskrit literature devoted to examining the duties of ascetics. Yadava Prakasaa is the only one who explicitly examines the thorny question of whether asceticism is a legitimate way of life for Brahmins. His topics include the people qualified to become ascetics; the rite for becoming an ascetic; the clothes and belongings of an ascetic; techniques of meditation; daily routines such as bathing, divine worship, and begging; proper conduct and etiquette; the manner of wandering; residence during the rains; expiatory penances; and the funeral. In his introduction, Patrick Olivelle examines the place of Yadava's text within the literary and institutional history of Brahman'ical asceticism. He discusses the origins of asceticism in India; its incorporation into the Brahman'ical mainstream; and its variations within Hindu sects, as well as in Buddhist and Jain traditions.

Author : Yadava Prakasa
Publisher : Suny Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791422830
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism written by Yadava Prakasa and published by Suny Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This translation of a twelfth-century Sanskrit text is the most comprehensive presentation of Hindu ascetic practices available in English. It is also the clearest.

Author : Haripada Chakraborti
Publisher : Calcutta : Punthi Pustak
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asceticism in Ancient India in Brahmanical, Buddhist, Jaina, and Ajivika Societies, from the Earliest Times to the Period of Śaṅkarāchārya written by Haripada Chakraborti and published by Calcutta : Punthi Pustak. This book was released on 1973 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1843318024
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ascetics and Brahmins written by Patrick Olivelle and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together papers on Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies published by Patrick Olivelle over a span of about thirty years. Asceticism represents a major strand in the religious and cultural history of India, providing some of the most creative elements within Indian religions and philosophies. Most of the major religions, such as Buddhism and Jainism, and religious philosophies both within these new religions and in the Brahmanical tradition, were created by world-renouncing ascetics. Yet ascetical institutions and ideologies developed in a creative tension with other religious institutions that stressed the centrality of family, procreation and society. It is this tension that has articulated many of the central features of Indian religion and culture. The papers collected in this volume seek to locate Indian ascetical traditions within their historical, political and ideological contexts.

Author : Ratanalāla Miśra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788190821292
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asceticism in Ancient India written by Ratanalāla Miśra and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly on Hinduism.

Author : Ryokai Shiraishi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asceticism in Buddhism and Brahmanism written by Ryokai Shiraishi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William M. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136787151
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Monasticism written by William M. Johnston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume Encyclopedia of Monasticism describes the monastic traditions of both Christianity and Buddhism with more than 600 entries on important monastic figures of all periods and places, surveys of countries and localities, and topical essays covering a wide range of issues (e.g., art, behavior, economics, liturgy, politics, theology, and scholarship). Coverage encompasses not only geography and history worldwide but also the contemporary dilemmas of monastic life. Recent upheavals in certain countries are highlighted (Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, etc.). Topical essays subtitled Christian Perspectives and Buddhist Perspectives explore in imaginative fashion comparisons and contrasts between Christian and Buddhist monasticism. Encyclopedia of Monasticism also includes more than 500 color and black and white illustrations covering all aspects of monastic life, art, and architecture.

Author : Michael D. A. Freeman
Publisher : Academic
ISBN 13 : 019958091X
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Anthropology written by Michael D. A. Freeman and published by Academic. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law and Anthropology, the latest volume in the Current Legal Issues series, offers an insight into the state of law and anthropology scholarship today. Focussing on the inter-connections between the two disciplines it also includes case studies from around the world.

Author : William M. Johnston
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9781579580902
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L written by William M. Johnston and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004201408
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.