History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c86: Brief Synopsis of the Contents of Volume V
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c86
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Brief Synopsis of the Contents of Volume V
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| *Section I. Vratas (religious vows) and Utsavas (religious festivals)* | 1–462 |
| Chapter I. Vrata in the Ṛgveda. | 1–21 |
| Chapter II. Vrata in the Vedic Literature, Sūtras, Smṛtis, definition and importance of Vratas. | 22–50 |
| Chapter III. Persons entitled to engage in Vratas, objects desired by means of Vratas, classifications of Vratas, Literature on Vratas, times for Vratas. | 51–80 |
| Chapter IV. Individual vratas, Caitra Pratipad, Rāmanavamī, Akṣayya-tṛtīyā, Paraśurāmajayantī, Daśaharā, Sāvitrīvrata. | 81–94 |
| Chapter V. Ekādaśī. | 95–121 |
| Chapter VI. Cāturmāsya. | 122–123 |
| Chapter VII. Vratas called Nāgapañcamī, Manasāpūjā, Rakṣābandhana, Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī | 124–143 |
| Chapter VIII. Vratas of Haritālikā, Gaṇeśacaturthī, Ṛṣipañcamī, Anantacaturdaśī. | 144–153 |
| Chapter IX. Navarātra or Durgotsava. | 154–187 |
| Chapter X. Vijayādaśamī and Divālī. | 188–210 |
| Chapter XI. Makarasaṅkrānti and Mahāśivarātri. | 211–236 |
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Chapter XII. Holikā and Grahaṇa (Eclipses) 237-250
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Chapter XIII. List of other Vratas and Utsavas. 251-462
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*Section II. Kāla, Muhūrta, the influence of Astrology on Dharmaśāstra and Calendar* 463-718
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Chapter XIV. Conception of Kāla (Time) 463-485
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Chapter XV. Units of Kāla. 486-536
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Chapter XVI. Muhūrta. 537-603
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Chapter XVII. Muhūrtas for religious rites 604-640
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Chapter XVIII. Calendar, eras, various reckonings about years, months etc. 641-685
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Chapter XIX. Kalpa, Manvantara, Mahāyuga, Yuga. 686-718
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*Section III. Śānti (propitiatory rite for averting the deity's wrath, a calamity or an unlucky event.* 719-814
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Chapter XX. Vedic meaning and procedure of Śāntis. 719-747
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Chapter XXI. Individual Śāntis. 748-814
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*Section IV. Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstra.* 815-912
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Chapter XXII. Origin and development of Purāṇa literature. 815-886
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Chapter XXIII. Brief notes on individual Purāṇas and Upapurāṇas. 887-912
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*Section V. Purāṇas and disappearance of Buddhism.* 913-1030
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Chapter XXIV. Influence of Purāṇas on Dharmaśāstra. 913-1002
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Chapter XXV. Causes of the disappearance of Buddhism from India. 1003–1030
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*Section VI. Tāntrik doctrines and Dharmaśāstra, Nyāsa, Mudrā, Yantra, Cakra, Maṇḍala.* 1031–1151
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Chapter XXVI. Tāntrik doctrines and Dharmaśāstra 1031–1119
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Chapter XXVII. Nyāsas, Mudrās, Yantra, Cakra, Maṇḍala and Appendix on Works on Tantra. 1120–1151
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*Section VII. Pūrvamīmāṁsā and Dharmaśāstra.* 1152–1351
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Chapter XXVIII. Mīmāṁsā and Dharmaśāstra. 1152–1201
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Chapter XXIX. Some fundamental doctrines of Pūrva-mīmāṁsā. 1202–1282
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Chapter XXX. On Mīmāṁsā principles and rules of interpretation in relation to Dharmaśāstra; appendix on Nyāyas. 1283–1351
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*Section VIII. Relation of Sāṅkhya, Yoga and Tarka to Dharmaśāstra.* 1352–1482
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Chapter XXXI. Dharmaśāstra and Sāṅkhya. 1352–1384
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Chapter XXXII. Yoga and Dharmaśāstra. 1385–1467
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Chapter XXXIII. Tarka and Dharmaśāstra. 1468–1482
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*Section IX. Cosmology and the doctrine of Karma and Punarjanma.* 1483–1612
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Chapter XXXIV. Cosmology. 1483–1529
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Chapter XXXV. The doctrine of Karma and Punarjanma. 1530–1612
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*Section X. The fundamental conceptions and characteristics of Hindu (Bhāratīya) Culture and civilization from Vedic Times to about 1800 A.D., and future trends* 1613–1711
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Chapter XXXVI. Fundamental and leading characteristics and conceptions of Hindu culture and civilization. 1613–1657
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Chapter XXXVII. Future trends. 1658–1711
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Epilogue; Acknowledgments and Thanks. I–XXII