The Samnyasa Upanisads
Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation
OUP eBook (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. February 1992
337 pages
978-0-19-536137-7 (ISBN)
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The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation--the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions--and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian eticism, mysticism, and holiness.
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Content
- 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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