Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra

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

Hinduism Dharmashastra

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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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+ Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution

. Introduction (Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution)

. 1. Concept of Expiation and the Term Prāyaścitta

. 2. Mistakes in Ritual

. 3. The Concept of Pāpa and Puṇya

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

. 4.1. Prāyaścitta and Punarjanma

. 4.2. Diseases and Expiatory Rites

. 4.3. Punishment and Expiatory Rites

. 5.1. Expiatory Rites in Saṃhitā Literature

. 5.2. Expiatory Rites in Brāhmaṇas

. 6.1. Expiatory Rites in Dharmasūtras (Introduction)

. 6.1.1. Expiatory Rites in Āpastamba-dharmasūtra

. 6.1.2. Expiatory Rites in Gautama-dharmasūtra

. 6.1.3. Expiatory Rites in Baudhāyana-dharmasūtra

. 6.1.4. Expiatory Rites in Vasiṣṭha-dharmasūtra

. 6.2.1. Expiatory Rites in Manusmṛti

. 7. Expiatory Rites in Epics and Purāṇas

. 8. Expiatory Rites in Buddhism

. 9. Expiatory Rites in Jainism

. 10. Expiatory Rites in other Popular World Religions

+ Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature

. Introduction (Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature)

. 1. Expiatory Rites in Śaiva Texts (Introduction)

. 1.1. Expiatory Rites in Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā

. 1.2. Expiatory Rites in Brahmayāmalatantra

. 1.3. Expiatory Rites in Sārdhatriśatikālottara-āgama

. 1.4. Expiatory Rites In Mataṅgaparameśvara-āgama

. 1.5. Expiatory Rites In Rauravāgama

. 1.6. Expiatory Rites in Rauravottarāgama

. 1.7. Expiatory Rites in Ājitāgama and Dīptāgama

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

. 1.8 (b). Expiatory Rites in Prāyaścittasamuccaya

. 2. Expiatory Rites in Vaiṣṇava Tantras

. 3. Expiatory Rites in Śākta-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 Prayogamañjarī

. 1.2. Expiatory Rites in Śaivāgamanibandhana

. 1.3. Expiatory Rites in Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati

. Concept of Nirmālya (in Śaiva ritual manuals)

. 1.4. Expiatory Rites in Viṣṇusaṃhitā

. 1.5. Expiatory Rites in Mātṛsadbhāva

. 1.6. Expiatory Rites in Puṭayūrbhāṣa

. 2. Expiatory Rites in Tantrasamuccaya

. 3.1. Expiatory Rites in Śeṣasamuccaya

. 3.2. Expiatory Rites in Kalaśacandrikā

. 3.3. Expiatory Rites in Tantraprāyaścitta

. 3.4. Expiatory Rites in Kuḻikkāṭṭupacca

+ 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 Dharmaśāstras and Kerala Tantra

. 5.2. Causes of Impurity in Dharmaśāstras

. 5.3. Purificatory Rites in Dharmaśāstras and Kerala Tantra

. 6. Social Impacts of Impurity and Expiatory Rites

. 7. Impacts of Purāṇas 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 Muhūrtaprāyaścitta

. 9.2. Devapraśna 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 Tantraprāyaścitta

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