The Hindu monastery in South India : social, religious, and artistic traditions / Nalini Rao

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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, 2020

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Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Rao, Nalini *1951-*: The Hindu monastery in South India. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2020. - xiii, 217 Seiten

978-1-7936-2238-9

Weitere Ausgaben: 9781793622372$phbk (Druckausgabe)

*Indien Süd / Hinduismus / Kloster / Guru / Reliquie / Geschichte 1300-1700

*Electronic books ; South India

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 294.5/65709548

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: BE 8035: B Theologie und Religionswissenschaften / BE Religionswissenschaft / Kult, Riten

This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.

Cover -- The Hindu Monasteryin South India -- The Hindu Monasteryin South IndiaSocial, Religious, andTraditions -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sanskrit Diacritics -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Historiography -- Historical Sources -- Scope -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Beginnings and Growth of Śaiva Monasteries in South India -- Origins of Hindu Monastic System -- Buddhist and Hindu Monastic Education Systems -- EARLY SAIVITE MONASTERIES -- Important Maṭhas in Karnataka -- Historical Context of Maṭhas in South India -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Vedānta Monasteries -- Dvaita MAṬHAS -- Identity of Vedānta MAṬHAS -- Guru and King -- MAṬHA and Temple -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- The Icon and Relic of the Guru -- Origins of the Vṛndāvana -- Burial Practices and Mortuary Rituals -- Relic Worship in Buddhism and Hinduism -- Archaeological Evidences -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Multivalent Symbolism of the Vṛndāvana -- Vṛndāvana and the Garden of Kṛṣṇa -- VṚNDĀVANA IN THE PURĀṆAS -- Vṛndāvana as Ānanda -- Relic to PORTRAIT -- Vṛndāvana and the Bhakti Movement -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- Guru and God -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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