DharmaUniversity of Hawaii Press, 15 июн. 2010 г. - Всего страниц: 208 This introductory work proposes a fresh take on the ancient Indian concept dharma. By unfolding how, even in its developments as "law" and custom, dharma participates in nuanced and multifarious understandings of the term that play out in India’s great spiritual traditions, the book offers insights into the innovative character of both Hindu and Buddhist usages of the concept. Alf Hiltebeitel, in an original approach to early Buddhist usages, explores how the Buddhist canon brought out different meanings of dharma. This is followed by an exposition of the hypothesis that most, if not all, of the Hindu law books flowered after the third-century BC emperor Asoka, a Buddhist, made dharma the guiding principle of an entire realm and culture. A discussion built around the author’s expertise on the Sanskrit epics shows how their narratives amplified the new Brahmanical norms and brought out the ethical dilemmas and spiritual teachings that arose from inquiry into dharma. |
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2 King Asokas Dhamma | 12 |
3 Vedic Dhárman and Dharma | 19 |
4 Early Buddhism | 34 |
5 Classical Brahmanical Dharma | 60 |
6 Two Dharma Biographies? | 74 |
7 Two Dharma Biographies? | 89 |
8 Dharma in the Bhagavad Gıta | 109 |
9 Dharma and Bhakti | 124 |
10 Reimagining the Dharma Hero | 142 |
11 Dharma for the Twentyfirst Century | 164 |
Glossary | 173 |
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