Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads : Hindu scriptures on asceticism and renunciation /

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 institution and of the historical changes they underwent during a...

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Tác giả khác: Olivelle, Patrick
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Tiếng Phạn
Được phát hành: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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  • Note on the Translation
  • Introduction. 1. The Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads ; 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. Āruni Upaniṣad ; 2-3. Laghu-Samnyāsa Upaniṣad and Kundikā Upaniṣad ; 4. Kathaśruti Upaniṣad ; 5. Paramaḥaṁsa Upaniṣad ; 6. Jābāla Upaniṣad ; 7. Brahma Upaniṣad ; 8. Āśrama Upaniṣad ; 9. Maitreya Upaniṣad ; 10. Nāradaparivrājaka Upaniṣad ; 11. Nirvāṇa Upaniṣad ; 12. Bhikṣuka Upaniṣad ; 13. Turīyātītāvadhūta Upaniṣad ; 14. Bṛhat-Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣad ; 15. Paramahaṃsaparivrājaka Upaniṣad ; 16. Parabrahma Upaniṣad ; 17. Bṛhad-Avadhūta Upaniṣad ; 18. Yājn̄avalkya Upaniṣad ; 19. Śāṭyāyanīya Upaniṣad ; 20. Laghu-Avadhūta Upaniṣad.