Greater Magadha: studies in the culture of early India

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Introduction : the separate culture of Greater Magadha -- pt. I. Cultural features of Greater Magadha -- Ch. I.1. The fundamental spiritual ideology -- Ch. I.2. Other features -- pt. II. Brahmanism vis-a-vis rebirth and karmic retribution -- IIA. Rebirth and karmic retribution hesitantly accepted -- Ch. IIA. 1. A dharma sutra -- Ch. IIA. 2. A portion from the Mahabharata -- Ch. IIA. 3. The early upanisads -- IIB. Rebirth and karmic retribution ignored or rejected -- Ch. IIB. 1. Rebirth and karmic retribution ignored -- Ch. IIB. 2. Rebirth and karmic retribution rejected -- IIC. Urban Brahmins -- pt. III. Chronology -- Ch. III.0. Introduction -- Ch. III. 1. Linguistic considerations -- Ch. III. 2. The Vedic texts known to the early Sanskrit grammarians -- Ch. III. 3. The Vedic texts known to the early Buddhists -- Ch. III. 4. Some indications in late-Vedic literature -- Ch. III. 5. Urban versus rural culture -- Ch. III. 6. Conclusions to part III -- pt. IV. Conclusion -- Discworld meets roundworld -- pt. V. Appendices -- App. I. The antiquity of the Vedanta philosophy -- App. II. Carvaka in the Mahabharata -- App. III. Vedic texts known to Panini -- App. IV. The form of the Rgveda known to Panini -- App. V. Vedic texts known to Patanjali -- App. VI. Brahmins in the Buddhist canon -- App. VII. Brahmanism in Gandhara and surrounding areas -- App. VIII. Carvakas and the Sabarabhasya.