PDNRL No. 13 Patrick Olivelle: Renunciation in Hinduism. A Medieval Debate. Vol. I: The Debate and the Advaita Argument. Vienna 1986, 156p. EUR 26.-

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  • Contents

    Preface (9)

    Abbreviations and Bibliography (11)

     

    Part One: The Debate

    I.                    Introduction (17)

    II.                  Description of the Texts (19)

    A.      Advaita Texts (19)

    B.      Viśiṣṭādvaita Texts (22)

    III.                The History of the Controversy (26)

    A.      The Emblem of a Renouncer (26)

    B.      The Sacrificial Thread and Topknot (29)

    C.      The Staff (35)

    1.       The Symbolism of a Renouncer’s Staff (37)

    2.       The Single Staff and the Triple Staff: The Problem (42)

    3.       The Single Staff and the Triple Staff: The Controversy (52)

    D.      Dharma and Renunciation (54)

    IV.                Sacred Scriptures within a Debate (57)

    A.      Polemical Hermeneutics (57)

    B.      The Problem of Authenticity (66)

    1.       Vedic Authenticity (68)

    2.       The Authenticity of Smṛtis (74)

     

    Part Two: The Advaita Argument

    V.                  Śakara: Commentary on Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3.5.1 (79)

    Text (79)

    Annotated Translation (82)

    VI.                Ānandānubhava: Nyāyaratnadīpāvali (92)

    Text (92)

    Annotated Translation (99)

    VII.              Mādhava: Pārāśaramādhavīya (118)

    Text (118)

    Annotated Translation (126)

    VIII.            Pañcamāśramavidhāna (143)

    The Edition of the Pañcamāśramavidhāna (143)

    Critical Edition (146)

    Annotated Translation (151)

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