Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra

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

Hinduism Dharmashastra

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This page relates ‘Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution’ of the study on Expiatory Rites in Sanskrit literature and ancient Indian religion and society, with special reference to Keralite Tantra. Further references to texts include those found in Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism as well as Dharmashastra 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.

Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution

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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

Last Updated: 11 January, 2023

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