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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra

by T. S. Syamkumar | 2017 | 59,416 words

Hinduism Dharmashastra

Summary: This essay studies Expiatory Rites in Sanskrit literature (with special reference to Keralite Tantra) and its role in ancient Indian religion and society. A wide range of texts are explored such as the Agamas of Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism as well as Dharmashastra (incorporating political and legal literature). This study also investigates temple records and inscriptions of Kerala in order to demonstrate the connection between social life and expiatory rites and its evolution.

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The full text of the Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book鈥檚 content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution

. Introduction (Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution)

. 1. Concept of Expiation and the Term Pr膩ya艣citta

. 2. Mistakes in Ritual

. 3. The Concept of P膩pa and Pu峁噛a

. 4. The Karma Concept and Expiatory Rites (Introduction)

. 4.1. Pr膩ya艣citta and Punarjanma

. 4.2. Diseases and Expiatory Rites

. 4.3. Punishment and Expiatory Rites

. 5.1. Expiatory Rites in Sa峁僪it膩 Literature

. 5.2. Expiatory Rites in Br膩hma峁嘺s

. 6.1. Expiatory Rites in Dharmas奴tras (Introduction)

. 6.1.1. Expiatory Rites in 膧pastamba-dharmas奴tra

. 6.1.2. Expiatory Rites in Gautama-dharmas奴tra

. 6.1.3. Expiatory Rites in Baudh膩yana-dharmas奴tra

. 6.1.4. Expiatory Rites in Vasi峁ａ弓ha-dharmas奴tra

. 6.2.1. Expiatory Rites in Manusm峁泃i

. 7. Expiatory Rites in Epics and Pur膩峁嘺s

. 8. Expiatory Rites in Buddhism

. 9. Expiatory Rites in Jainism

. 10. Expiatory Rites in other Popular World Religions

+ Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in 膧gamic Literature

. Introduction (Expiatory Rites in 膧gamic Literature)

. 1. Expiatory Rites in 艢aiva Texts (Introduction)

. 1.1. Expiatory Rites in Ni艣v膩satattvasa峁僪it膩

. 1.2. Expiatory Rites in Brahmay膩malatantra

. 1.3. Expiatory Rites in S膩rdhatri艣atik膩lottara-膩gama

. 1.4. Expiatory Rites In Mata峁単aparame艣vara-膩gama

. 1.5. Expiatory Rites In Raurav膩gama

. 1.6. Expiatory Rites in Rauravottar膩gama

. 1.7. Expiatory Rites in 膧jit膩gama and D墨pt膩gama

. 1.8 (a). Expiatory Rites in other Saiva Treatises

. 1.8 (b). Expiatory Rites in Pr膩ya艣cittasamuccaya

. 2. Expiatory Rites in Vai峁ａ箛ava Tantras

. 3. Expiatory Rites in 艢膩kta-Tantras

+ Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals

. Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals (Introduction)

. 1. Expiatory Rites in Pre-Tantrasamuccaya Period (Introduction)

. 1.1. Expiatory Rites in Prayogama帽jar墨

. 1.2. Expiatory Rites in 艢aiv膩gamanibandhana

. 1.3. Expiatory Rites in 莫艣膩na艣ivagurudevapaddhati

. Concept of Nirm膩lya (in 艢aiva ritual manuals)

. 1.4. Expiatory Rites in Vi峁ａ箛usa峁僪it膩

. 1.5. Expiatory Rites in M膩t峁泂adbh膩va

. 1.6. Expiatory Rites in Pu峁璦y奴rbh膩峁

. 2. Expiatory Rites in Tantrasamuccaya

. 3.1. Expiatory Rites in 艢e峁samuccaya

. 3.2. Expiatory Rites in Kala艣acandrik膩

. 3.3. Expiatory Rites in Tantrapr膩ya艣citta

. 3.4. Expiatory Rites in Ku岣籭kk膩峁弓upacca

+ Chapter 4 - Socio-Cultural aspects of Expiatory Rites

. 1. Tantra and Kerala Brahmins

. 2. Temple Culture and Kerala Tantrism

. 3. Dynamics of Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra

. 4. Ritual Gift as a Mode of Expiation

. 5.1. Concept of Impurity in Dharma艣膩stras and Kerala Tantra

. 5.2. Causes of Impurity in Dharma艣膩stras

. 5.3. Purificatory Rites in Dharma艣膩stras and Kerala Tantra

. 6. Social Impacts of Impurity and Expiatory Rites

. 7. Impacts of Pur膩峁嘺s in Temple Expiatory Rites

. 8 (a). Historical Milieu of Expiatory Rites

. 8 (b). Temple Records on Expiatory Rites

. 9. Socio-Cultural Aspects of Expiatory Rites in Later Period

. 9.1. Concept of Muh奴rtapr膩ya艣citta

. 9.2. Devapra艣na and Impact of Astrology in Tantric Expiatory Rites

. 10. Woman and Tantric Expiatory Rites

. 11 (a). Recent Trends of Expiatory Rites

. 11 (b). The New Tantrapr膩ya艣citta

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