[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c10.28 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c10.28 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c10.28 - **Language:** English ### [c10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10.28) At this point, it may be useful to summarize briefly the nature and development of Vedic sacrifice by taking as an example a particular sacrificial ritual. This example is the \*agnihotra\*, which is both the simplest and the most widespread Vedic ritual.³¹ It has, moreover, the advantage that it came to epitomize Vedic sacrifice and thus offered a starting point for ritualistic speculations that found their way into the Upaniṣads. In many respects, the agnihotra is the hub of Vedic ritualism. - [Previous: c10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10.27) - [Next: c10.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10.29) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c10.28) · Pramāṇa