
The Samnyasa Upanisads
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- Intro
- Contents
- Note on the Translations
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. The Samnyasa Upanisads
- 1.1 Editions, Translations, and Studies
- 1.2 Dates
- 1.3 Context: Brahmanical Literature on Renunciation
- 2. Renunciation and Society: The Inner Conflict of Tradition
- 2.1 Vedic Theology: Sacrifice and Marriage
- 2.2 Socioeconomic Changes in Sixth-Century India
- 2.3 Rival Views of Religious Life
- 2.4 The Emergence of a New World
- 2.5 The Householder and the Celibate
- 2.6 When Two Worlds Meet: Conflict and Compromise
- 3. The Nature and Purpose of Renunciation
- 3.1 Renunciation as a Non-ritual State
- 3.2 Renunciation as the Perfection of the Ritual
- 3.3 The Ritual Effects of Renunciation
- 3.4 Renunciation and Detachment
- 3.5 Renunciation and Liberation
- 4. The Rite of Renunciation
- 4.1 The Qualification for Renunciation
- 4.2 The Renunciation of Fire
- 4.3 Ritual Death and the Abandonment of Ritual Implements
- 4.4 The Ritual Formula of Renunciation
- 4.5 The Symbols of the Renunciatory State
- 5. The Classifications of Renouncers
- 6. The Behavior and Customs of Renouncers
- 6.1 Wandering Alone and Homeless
- 6.2 Mendicancy
- 6.3 Possessions and Emblems
- 6.4 Courting Dishonor: Madness and Acting Like Animals
- TRANSLATIONS
- Aruni Upanisad
- Laghu-Samnyasa Upanisad and Kundika Upanisad
- Kathasruti Upanisad
- Paramahamsa Upanisad
- Jabala Upanisad
- Brahma Upanisad
- Asrama Upanisad
- Maitreya Upanisad
- Naradaparivrajaka Upanisad
- Nirvana Upanisad
- Bhiksuka Upanisad
- Turiyatitavadhuta Upanisad
- Brhat-Samnyasa Upanisad
- Paramahamsaparivrajaka Upanisad
- Parabrahma Upanisad
- Brhad-Avadhuta Upanisad
- Yajñavalkya Upanisad
- Satyayaniya Upanisad
- Laghu-Avadhuta Upanisad
- Abbreviations and Bibliography
- Index to the Introduction
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- Index to the Translations
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