Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015066137715
Indologica Taurinensia
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Indologica Taurinensia
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Pain and Its Ending
Carol Anderson
Author : Carol Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136813252
Pain and Its Ending by Carol Anderson Pdf
Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon.
Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism
Teun Goudriaan
Author : Teun Goudriaan
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791408981
Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism by Teun Goudriaan Pdf
This book illustrates the extent to which we can understand the writings of the leading tantricas whose views regarding the universe and enlightenment developed from ritual practice and yoga. Contributors to this anthology include Helene Brunner, Gudrun Buhnemann, Richard H. Davis, Vrajavallabha Dviveda, Sanjukta Gupta, Minoru Hara, Paul Muller-Ortega, Navjivan Rastogi, Alexis Sanderson, Jan A. Schoterman, Raffaele Torella, and Teun Goudriaan.
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism
James Egge
Author : James Egge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136859229
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism by James Egge Pdf
Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.
An Introduction to Hinduism
Gavin D. Flood
Author : Gavin D. Flood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521438780
An Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin D. Flood Pdf
This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from their ancient origins, through the major deities of Visnu, Siva and the Goddess, to the modern world. Hinduism is discussed as both a global religion and a form of nationalism. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, which is more fundamental to the life of the religion than are specific beliefs or doctrines; and to Dravidian influences from south India. An Introduction to Hinduism examines the ideas of dharma, particularly in relation to the ideology of kingship, caste and world renunciation. Dr Flood also introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship about the nature of Hinduism. It is suitable both for the student and for the general reader.
A History of Indian Buddhism
Akira Hirakawa
Author : Akira Hirakawa
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 8120809556
A History of Indian Buddhism by Akira Hirakawa Pdf
This comprehensive and detailed survey of the first six centuries of Indian Buddhism sums up the results of a lifetime of research and reflection by one of Japan's most renowned scholars of Buddhism.
Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia
Federico Squarcini
Author : Federico Squarcini
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781843313977
Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia by Federico Squarcini Pdf
‘Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia’ explores the dynamic constructions and applications of the concept of ‘tradition’ that occurred within the South Asian context during the ancient and pre-colonial periods. This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped classical South Asian intellectual history, and the aim of this volume is to offer a stimulating anthology of papers on the different and complex processes employed during the ‘invention’, construction, preservation and renewal of a given tradition.
Textualization of Oral Epics
Lauri Honko
Author : Lauri Honko
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110825848
Textualization of Oral Epics by Lauri Honko Pdf
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Collected Papers on Jaina Studies
Padmanabh S. Jaini
Author : Padmanabh S. Jaini
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120816919
Collected Papers on Jaina Studies by Padmanabh S. Jaini Pdf
"Throughout his long academic career, P.S. Jaini has focused his research on the religious, philosophical and literary achievements of the Buddhists and the Jains. His papers on Jaina Studies, scattered in many learned publications, are brought together here for the first time. They cover a wide range of topics including the Jaina view of the nature of reality, the doctrine of karma, the problem of rebirth, the idea of omniscience, the aptitude for salvation, and the assimilation of Hindu myths and rituals."--Publisher description.
Middle Indo-Aryan and Jaina Studies
Colette Caillat,J. G. de Casparis
Author : Colette Caillat,J. G. de Casparis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004094261
Middle Indo-Aryan and Jaina Studies by Colette Caillat,J. G. de Casparis Pdf
The VIIth World Sanskrit Conference was held in August 1987, at the Kern Institute in Leiden. Panels constituted one of its special features. More than half of these panels will be published in the present series. The titles of the first ten volumes are: "The Sanskrit Tradition and Tantrism", "Earliest Buddhism and Madhyamaka", "The History of Sacred Places in India as Reflected in Traditional Literature", "Sense and Syntax in Vedic", "Pāṇini and the Veda", "Middle Indo-Aryan and Jaina Studies", "Sanskrit Outside India", "Medical Literature from India, Sri Lanka and Tibet", "Indian Art and Archaeology", "Rules and Remedies in Classical Indian Law". Each volume contains contributions by several specialists, and has one or more editors of international reputation in the field concerned.
Managing Monks
Jonathan A. Silk
Author : Jonathan A. Silk
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195326840
Managing Monks by Jonathan A. Silk Pdf
Looked at in one light, monastic administrators are at the top of the monastic hierarchy. From another perspective, however they are divorced from the main purpose of monastic life. In this book, Jonathan Silk examines the way in which this question was debated in the formative years of Indian Buddhism.
The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India
Ludwig Alsdorf
Author : Ludwig Alsdorf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135166403
The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India by Ludwig Alsdorf Pdf
For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant to this day. With reference to significant brahminical texts, such as key chapters of the Book of Manu, the book centres on the author’s analysis of the role of Jinism in the history of vegetarianism. The author explores the history of meat-eating in India and its relationship to religious thought and custom, and searches for solutions to the problem of cattle veneration. Besides a comprehensive translation of the original German manuscript "Beiträge zur Geschichte von Vegetarismus und Rinderverehrung in Indien", four important articles directly related to Alsdorf’s work by Kapadia, Heesterman and Schmidt are made available in this new edition. These additional contributions and careful notes by the editor Willem Bollée add a modern perspective to a study that remains a key reference for students and scholars of Religious Studies, Asian Studies and History.
Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India
Kenneth G. Zysk
Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8120815289
Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India by Kenneth G. Zysk Pdf
The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.
Imagining Karma
Gananath Obeyesekere
Author : Gananath Obeyesekere
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520232433
Imagining Karma by Gananath Obeyesekere Pdf
With 'Imagining Karma', Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. The book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of 'family resemblances' and differences across great cultural divides.
Tradition and Reflection
Wilhelm Halbfass
Author : Wilhelm Halbfass
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791403629
Tradition and Reflection by Wilhelm Halbfass Pdf
This book examines, above all, the relationship between reason and Vedic revelation, and the philosophical responses to the idea of the Veda. It deals with such topics as dharma, karma and rebirth, the role of man in the universe, the motivation and justification of human actions, the relationship between ritual norms and universal ethics, and reflections on the goals and sources of human knowledge. Halbfass presents previously unknown materials concerning the history of sectarian movements, including the notorious Thags (thaka), and relations between Indian and Iranian thought. The approach is partly philosophical and partly historical and philological; to a certain extent, it is also comparative. The author explores indigenous Indian reflections on the sources, the structure and the meaning of the Hindu tradition, and traditional philosophical responses to social and historical realities. He does not deal with social and historical realities per se; rather, basing his work on the premise that to understand these realities the reflections and constructions of traditional Indian theorists are no less significant than the observations and paradigms of modern Western historians and social scientists, he explores the self-understanding of such leading thinkers as Sankara, Kumarila, Bhartrhari and Udayana.