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The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

By Patrick Olivelle

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1992
ISBN
0195070453, 9780195070453, 9781423764540
LCC
BL1124.54 .E5 1992
Open Library ID
OL1533614M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13166478 bytes)
Pages
336\337
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

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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