Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism

by Patrick Olivelle

• ISBN13: 9780791422847
• ISBN10: 0791422844
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-10-28
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)

Summary

Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism is the critical edition and translation of a twelfth-century Sanskrit text written by Yadava Prakasa, whose life and activities are of historical interest because, according to tradition, he was the teacher of the great Vaisnava theologian Ramanuja.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Author: His Life and Works

Yatidharmasamuccaya and the Ascetic Literary Tradition

Structure and Contents

The Domestication of Asceticism

The Character of Ancient Indian Asceticism

The Asrama System as a Structure for Inclusion

The Domestication of Asceticism in Yadava

Translation

The Rule Sanctioning Itinerant Asceticism

Age of Eligibility of a Candidate for Itinerant Asceticism

Renunciation after Marriage

Renunciation Permitted at Any Time

Renunciation before Marriage Only for the Handicapped

Renunciation before Marriage for Detached People

Renunciation When Death Is Imminent

Examination of the Insignia

Bodily Insignia

External Insignia

Description of the External Insignia

The Procedure of Renunciation

Renunciation When Death Is Imminent

Principal Activities

Renouncers Who Abandon Vedic Rites

Mendicant Renouncers

Samkhya

Yoga

Daily Practices

Morning Duties

Midday Duties

Begging

Procedure of Eating

Rites Following the Meal

Evening Duties

Behavior toward Ascetics

Proper Conduct

Rules on Insignia and Related Penances

Wandering and Rain Residence

Rain Residence

Penances

The Procedure of an Ascetic's Funeral

Text

Introduction to the Critical Edition

Description of the Manuscripts

Genealogical Relation of the Manuscripts

Constitution of the Text

parivrajyavidhih

parivrajyadhikaridasanirupanam

lingnirupanam

samnyasaprayogah

mukhyakarmavidhih

ahoratrakriya

acarah

lingadharmaprayascittavidhih

gatisthitinirupanam

prayascittavidhih

yatisamskaravidhih

Long Variant Readings

Index of Authors Cited

Index of Citations

Abbreviations and Bibliography

Index

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