Tapta Mārga: Asceticism and Initiation in Vedic India

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Title

Tapta Mārga: Asceticism and Initiation in Vedic India

Subject

Asceticism -- Hinduism
Tapas Religion
Hinduismus
Askese
Tapas (Asceticism) -- Hinduism
Asceticism -- Hinduism

Creator

Walter O. Kaelber

Publisher

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The Vedic inter-entities : an overview -- Observations on method.
Tapas, rainfall, and fertility -- Tapas, birth, and spiritual rebirth -- Tapas and purification -- Tapas, knowledge, and spiritual rebirth -- A Vedic watershed : karma/jn̄āna -- Tapas, knowledge, and liberation -- The emergence and development of Brāhmanic asceticism -- The "dramatic" element in Vedic initiation -- Conclusions.

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Citation

Walter O. Kaelber, “Tapta Mārga: Asceticism and Initiation in Vedic India,” Humanities Hub, accessed December 22, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1055.