PDNRL No. 19 Yoshitsugu Sawai: The Faith of Ascetics and Lay Smārtas. A Study of the Śaṃkaran Tradition of Śṛṅgeri. Vienna 1992, 199p. EUR 26.-
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Contents
Foreword by Daniel H. H. Ingalls (9)
Preface (11)
Acknowledgement (12)
Abbreviations (13)
Part One: Introduction (15)
Chapter I: The Smārta Tradition of Śṛṅgeri (17)
1. The Date of Mādhava’s Śaṅkaradigvijaya (18)
2. The Development of Śṛṅgeri Maṭha (22)
Chapter II: The Concept of Faith (37)
1. Śraddhā (39)
2. Bhakti – Its Relation with Karman and Yoga (46)
3. Smārta Faith of the Śṛṅgeri Tradition (55)
Part Two: The Religious Commitments of House-Holders (61)
Chapter III: Expressions of Lay Smārtas’ Faith (63)
1. The Importance of Brahmacārins of Śṛṅgeri (63)
2. Rituals of Smārta Householders (66)
3. Pilgrimage to Śṛṅgeri (71)
4. Devotion to Śrī Śāradā (72)
Chapter IV: Faith in Śaṅkara and the Jagadguru – The Picture of Śaṅkara in the Śaṅkaradigvijaya (83)
1. Śaṅkara as an Avatāra of Śiva (83)
a) Birth of Śaṅkara (83)
b) Incarnations of Gods (88)
c) Śaṅkara’s Return to Heaven (90)
2. Supernatural Phenomena Ascribed to Śaṅkara (91)
a) Supernatural Phenomena Ascribed to Śaṅkara as a Brahmacārin (92)
b) Supernatural Phenomena Ascribed to Śaṅkara as a Saṃnyāsin (95)
3. Śaṅkara as a Guide to Human Salvation (99)
a) Śaṅkara as a Bringer of Peace of Mind (100)
b) Śaṅkara’s Lotus-feet as Objects of Worship (101)
c) Śaṅkara as a Guide to Āryāmbā’s Salvation (103)
4. Śaṅkara’s Anniversary Festival (105)
5. An Incarnation of Śaṅkara – The Jagadguru (107)
a) The Jagadguru as an Incarnation of Śaṅkara (107)
b) Religious Significance of Jagadgurus for Ordinary Adherents (111)
Part Three: The Religious Commitments of World Renouncers (117)
Chapter V: Śaṅkara’s View of Saṃnyāsa (119)
1. Karman, Bhakti and Jñāna (120)
2. Saṃnyāsa (World Renunciation) (124)
3. Conditions of Attaining Mokṣa (128)
Chapter VI: Saṃnyāsa in the Śṛṅgeri Tradition – Śaṅkara as a Model in the Śaṅkaradigvijaya (135)
1. Śaṅkara as a Saṃnyāsin (135)
2. Expressions of Saṃnyāsins’ Faith (147)
Chapter VII: Modern Saṃnyāsa and the Jagadguru (155)
1. The Infrequency of Saṃnyāsa in Śṛṅgeri (155)
2. The Induction of a Junior Jagadguru (158)
3. The Daily Life of Saṃnyāsins (163)
4. The Jagadguru as Ruler of Śṛṅgeri Maṭha (169)
Part Four: Conclusion (173)
Chapter VIII: Two Kinds of Faith (175)
1. Religious Ideal and Practice (175)
a) The Śraddhā of Saṃnyāsins: The Relation of Ideal to Practice (178)
b) The Bhakti of Lay Smārtas: The Relation of Ideal to Practice (180)
c) The Meeting of the Paths at Śṛṅgeri (181)
2. The Dynamic and Complex Structure of Smārta Faith (184)
Bibliography (187)
Indices (193)