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The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation
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The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195361377
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 02/13/1992
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Lexile: 1270L (what's this?)
File size: 577 KB

Table of Contents

Note on the Translation
INTRODUCTION
1. The Samnyasa Upanisads
2. Renunciation and Society: The Inner Conflict of Tradition
3. The Nature and Purpose of Renunciation
4. The Rite of Renunciation
5. The Classifications of Renouncers
6. The Behavior and Customs of Renouncers
TRANSLATIONS
1. Aruni Upanisad
2-3. Laghu-Samnyasa Upanisad and Kundika Upanisad
4. Kathasruti Upanisad
5. Paramahamsa Upanisad
6. Jabala Upanisad
7. Brahma Upanisad
8. Asrama Upanisad
9. Maitreya Upanisad
10. Naradaparivrajaka Upanisad
11. Nirvana Upanisad
12. Bhiksuka Upanisad
13. Turiyatitavadhuta Upanisad
14. Brhat-Samnyasa Upanisad
15. Paramahamsaparivrajaka Upanisad
16. Parabrahma Upanisad
17. Brhad-Avadhuta Upanisad
18. Yajnavalkya Upanisad
19. Satyayaniya Upanisad
20. Laghu-Avadhuta Upanisad
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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