Sraddha-Sagara of Kullukabhatta: With a Critical Exposition and Introduction - Rilegato

Moghe, S.G.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 8124600163 ISBN 13: 9788124600160

Casa editrice: D.K. Print World Ltd, 1994

Riassunto

A religious institution with millennia of uninterrupted continuity, shraddha (broadly) is an individual's homage, through certain ritualistic offerings, to the sacred memory of his ancestors. Involved in the shraddha-ritual is also, perhaps, the Hindu belief in the doctrine of metempsychosis. Shraddha-Sagara, written sometime during 1520-1620, by a celebrated scholar: Kullukabhatta, offers an authoritative, manifold exposition of this ageless ritual. Yet, in treating the shraddha-theme from Dharmashastra, its author, Kulluka exhibits a striking originality by applying the Purva-Mimamsa logic to ancestral worship. Which makes his Shraddha-Sagara both unique and unrivalled in the literature of the genre. Here is the first ever critical edition of this rare, hitherto-unpublished work with Kulluka's original text (in Devanagari script) and a comprehensive introduction, footnotes and comments. Himself a reputed scholar of Dharmashastra literature, the editor: Professor Moghe, highlights the importance of Shraddha-Sagara and of its author, focussing specially on Kulluka's status vis-a-vis other writers on shraddha. AUTHOR DETAILS: Essentially in the nature of a 'digest', Kullukabhatta's work abounds with quotations. Which Prof. Moghe not only identifies, but also locates in their diverse sources : smritis, shrutis, puranas, astronomical/astrological texts, and even grammatical treatises. Also demonstrating how and where Kulluka's readings are corrupt, deficient or grammatically flawed, the book suggests correctives with variant readings in the footnotes. Supplementing this critical edition are seven appendices, listing/indexing the whole range of works, referred to in Shraddha Sagara.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: D.K. Print World Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 8124600163
• ISBN 13: 9788124600160
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 294
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