Essay name: Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra
Author:
Shanta Srinivasan
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
This English essay studies Diksha in Pancharatra with reference to important texts. Diksha refers to initiation ceremonies into a particular esoteric tradition which is given, for example, by the teacher (Guru) to the student (Shishya). Pancharatra refers to an ancient school of Vaishnavism based on ancient Tantra-like texts called Agamas which were commonly written in Sanskrit verse.
Preface
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS Page No. i vi CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1-57 1.2 P 1.3 Vedas and 膧gamas Classification of 膧gamas The Name Pa帽car膩tr膩 +00 4 8 11 1.4
Home of Pa帽car膩tr膩
13 1.5
The period of Pa帽car膩tr膩
14 1.6
Inscriptions on Vasudeva's
15 1.7
Validity of image Pa帽car膩tr膩
18 1.8
Vaikanasa and Pa帽car膩tr膩
31 1.9
On Reality
34 1.10
Vy奴ha and Vy奴h膩ntara
35 1.11
Vibhava
41 1.12
Antary膩min and Arca
44 1.13
碍谤颈测腻
46 1.14
Mantras
48 CHAPTER 2
ASPECTS OF D陌K峁⒛�
58-98
2.1
Some more definitions of
顿墨办峁Ｄ� of non-vaisnava texts
60 2.2
顿墨办峁Ｄ�
61 2.3
Types of Dik峁Ｄ�
61 2.4
厂补苍办峁辫迟补
62 2.5
惭补诲丑测补尘腻
62 2.6
Qualification of a preceptor
68 2.7
础肠腻谤测补
72 2.8
General characteristics of a disciple
76 278
2.9
艢i峁膩s are classified under
different categories
83 2.10
The eligibility of an aspirant
80 96
CHAPTER 3
THE PRELIMINARY RITES OF DIK峁⒛�
3.1
3.2 Adhiv膩sa Dik峁Ｄ�
Nrsimha Dik峁Ｄ�
100 102
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