Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c3: Contents

Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c3

Language: English

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1.1 Editions, Translations, and Studies, 6 1.2 Dates, 8 1.3 Context: Brāhmaṇical Literature on Renunciation, 11

*The Inner Conflict of Tradition*, 19 2.1 Vedic Theology: Sacrifice and Marriage, 23 2.2 Socioeconomic Changes in Sixth-Century India, 29 2.3 Rival Views of Religious Life, 33 2.4 The Emergence of a New World, 39 2.5 The Householder and the Celibate, 42 2.6 When Two Worlds Meet: Conflict and Compromise, 46 3.1 Renunciation as a Non-ritual State, 60 3.2 Renunciation as the Perfection of the Ritual, 68 3.3 The Ritual Effects of Renunciation, 71 3.4 Renunciation and Detachment, 75 3.5 Renunciation and Liberation, 78

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4. *The Rite of Renunciation*, 82 4.1 The Qualification for Renunciation, 83 4.2 The Renunciation of Fire, 86 4.3 Ritual Death and the Abandonment of Ritual Implements, 89 4.4 The Ritual Formula of Renunciation, 94 4.5 The Symbols of the Renunciatory State, 96

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5. *The Classifications of Renouncers*, 98

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6. *The Behavior and Customs of Renouncers*, 101 6.1 Wandering Alone and Homeless, 101 6.2 Mendicancy, 103 6.3 Possessions and Emblems, 105 6.4 Courting Dishonor: Madness and Acting Like Animals, 107