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
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.
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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Walter O. Kaelber, “Tapta Mārga: Asceticism and Initiation in Vedic India,” Humanities Hub, accessed May 17, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1055.