The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s4.40
The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s4.40
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³⁸ *KātyŚS* 16. 1. 33; *ŚB* 6. 2. 1. 37–39. *BaudhŚS* 22. 2: 119. 9 also mentions golden or clay heads. *Vādhūla* keeps the human head (obtained outside the ritual) but substitutes for the other victims animals made from flour (*piṣṭapaśu*) (Caland, *Acta Orientalia* 4 [1926]: 165).
Linked texts (6)
- Baudhāyanaśrautasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Āpastambaśrautasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Taittirīyasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Kāṭhakasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Mānavaśrautasūtra — Sanskrit