Author: Gonda
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004645713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Language and Style of the Vedic Rsis
Author: Tat?i?a?na I?A?kovlevna Elizarenkova
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791416686
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Elizarenkova, perhaps the greatest living scholar of the Rgveda and certainly its greatest linguist, explains here the relationships between a very complicated grammatical system and the peculiarities of style of the archaic religious poetry. The laudatory hymn is treated as an act of verbal communication between the poet Rsi and the deity, with the hymn itself transmitting certain information from man to god. From this viewpoint, the hymn is used as a means to maintain a circular exchange of gifts between the Rsis and their gods. Many peculiarities of the functioning of the grammatical system of the Rgveda are interpreted in connection with the model of the universe of the Vedic Aryan. For example, the concept of time as a circular process bears closely on the use of the verbal grammatical categories of tense and mood; the personification of some abstract forces can explain some irregularities in the functioning of the nominal category of gender; and the idea of magical power attributed to the Sacred Speech in general, and to the name of a god in particular, underlies the magical grammar of this religious poetry.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791416686
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Elizarenkova, perhaps the greatest living scholar of the Rgveda and certainly its greatest linguist, explains here the relationships between a very complicated grammatical system and the peculiarities of style of the archaic religious poetry. The laudatory hymn is treated as an act of verbal communication between the poet Rsi and the deity, with the hymn itself transmitting certain information from man to god. From this viewpoint, the hymn is used as a means to maintain a circular exchange of gifts between the Rsis and their gods. Many peculiarities of the functioning of the grammatical system of the Rgveda are interpreted in connection with the model of the universe of the Vedic Aryan. For example, the concept of time as a circular process bears closely on the use of the verbal grammatical categories of tense and mood; the personification of some abstract forces can explain some irregularities in the functioning of the nominal category of gender; and the idea of magical power attributed to the Sacred Speech in general, and to the name of a god in particular, underlies the magical grammar of this religious poetry.
Prayer and Blessing
Author: Gonda
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004645713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004645713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Stylistic Repetition in the Veda
Author: Jan Gonda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780720483680
Category : Vedic language
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780720483680
Category : Vedic language
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Rice and Barley Offerings in the Veda
Author: Jan Gonda
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004645691
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004645691
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Epithets in the Rgveda
Author: J. Gonda
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110908913
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Epithets in the Rgveda".
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110908913
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Epithets in the Rgveda".
Rig-Veda Repetitions
Author: Maurice Bloomfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Shankara and Indian Philosophy
Author: Natalia Isayeva
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438407629
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
According to Advaita-Vedanta, God or Brahman is identical with the inner self (the Atman) of each person, while the rest of the world is nothing but objective illusion (maya). Shankara maintains that there are two primary levels of existence and knowledge: the higher knowledge that is Brahman itself, and the relative, limited knowledge, regarded as the very texture of the universe. Consequently, the task of a human being is to reach the absolute unity and the reality of Brahman—in other words, to reach the innermost self within his or her own being, discarding on the way all temporary characteristics and attributes.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438407629
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
According to Advaita-Vedanta, God or Brahman is identical with the inner self (the Atman) of each person, while the rest of the world is nothing but objective illusion (maya). Shankara maintains that there are two primary levels of existence and knowledge: the higher knowledge that is Brahman itself, and the relative, limited knowledge, regarded as the very texture of the universe. Consequently, the task of a human being is to reach the absolute unity and the reality of Brahman—in other words, to reach the innermost self within his or her own being, discarding on the way all temporary characteristics and attributes.
Poetry of Grammar and Grammar of Poetry
Author:
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110802120
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110802120
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Selected Studies of Jan Gonda, Volume 1 Indo-European Linguistics
Author: Gonda
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004658661
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004658661
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism
Author: Stephen C. Berkwitz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135102664X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Among one of the older subfields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Theravāda has been refined, and research has expanded beyond the analysis of canonical texts to examine contemporary cultural forms, social movements linked with meditation practices, material culture, and vernacular language texts. The Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism illustrates the growth and new directions of scholarship in the study of Theravāda Buddhism and is structured in four parts: Ideas/Ideals Practices/Persons Texts/Teachings Images/Imaginations Owing largely to the continued vitality of Theravāda Buddhist communities in countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as in diaspora communities across the globe, traditions associated with what is commonly (and fairly recently) called Theravāda attract considerable attention from scholars and practitioners around the world. An in-depth guide to the distinctive features of Theravāda, the Handbook will be an invaluable resource for providing structure and guidance for scholars and students of Asian Religion, Buddhism and, in particular, Theravāda Buddhism. The introduction and chapter 20 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135102664X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Among one of the older subfields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new subject matter. The term Theravāda has been refined, and research has expanded beyond the analysis of canonical texts to examine contemporary cultural forms, social movements linked with meditation practices, material culture, and vernacular language texts. The Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism illustrates the growth and new directions of scholarship in the study of Theravāda Buddhism and is structured in four parts: Ideas/Ideals Practices/Persons Texts/Teachings Images/Imaginations Owing largely to the continued vitality of Theravāda Buddhist communities in countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, as well as in diaspora communities across the globe, traditions associated with what is commonly (and fairly recently) called Theravāda attract considerable attention from scholars and practitioners around the world. An in-depth guide to the distinctive features of Theravāda, the Handbook will be an invaluable resource for providing structure and guidance for scholars and students of Asian Religion, Buddhism and, in particular, Theravāda Buddhism. The introduction and chapter 20 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.