Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism is the critical edition and translation of a twelfth-century Sanskrit text written by Yadava Prakasaa, whose life and activities are of historical interest because, according to tradition, he was the teacher of the great Vais’n’ava theologian Ramanuja.
This text is the oldest and most comprehensive example of medieval Sanskrit literature devoted to examining the duties of ascetics. Yadava Prakasaa is the only one who explicitly examines the thorny question of whether asceticism is a legitimate way of life for Brahmins. His topics include the people qualified to become ascetics; the rite for becoming an ascetic; the clothes and belongings of an ascetic; techniques of meditation; daily routines such as bathing, divine worship, and begging; proper conduct and etiquette; the manner of wandering; residence during the rains; expiatory penances; and the funeral.
In his introduction, Patrick Olivelle examines the place of Yadava’s text within the literary and institutional history of Brahman’ical asceticism. He discusses the origins of asceticism in India; its incorporation into the Brahman’ical mainstream; and its variations within Hindu sects, as well as in Buddhist and Jain traditions.
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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
1
The Rule Sanctioning Itinerant Asceticism
2
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
3
Examination of the Insignia
Bodily Insignia
External Insignia
Description of the External Insignia
4
The Procedure of Renunciation
Renunciation When Death Is Imminent
5
Principal Activities
Renouncers Who Abandon Vedic Rites
Mendicant Renouncers
Samkhya
Yoga
6
Daily Practices
Morning Duties
Midday Duties
Begging
Procedure of Eating
Rites Following the Meal
Evening Duties
Behavior toward Ascetics
7
Proper Conduct
8
Rules on Insignia and Related Penances
9
Wandering and Rain Residence
Rain Residence
10
Penances
11
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
1
parivrajyavidhih
2
parivrajyadhikaridasanirupanam
3
lingnirupanam
4
samnyasaprayogah
5
mukhyakarmavidhih
6
ahoratrakriya
7
acarah
8
lingadharmaprayascittavidhih
9
gatisthitinirupanam
10
prayascittavidhih
11
yatisamskaravidhih
Appendix 1: Long Variant Readings
Appendix 2: Index of Authors Cited
Appendix 3: Index of Citations
Abbreviations and Bibliography
Index
Mengenai Pengarang
Patrick Olivelle is Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religions at the University of Texas, Austin.
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