Its early history in law, religion, and narrative, south asia research series, ed. Dharma dimensions of asian spirituality alf hiltebeitel on. Hiltebeitel s book draws on a large body of recent work, and many of its ideas are more fully developed elsewhere, by hiltebeitel andor. This is followed by an exposition of the hypothesis that most, if not all, of the hindu law books flowered after the thirdcentury bc emperor asoka, a buddhist, made dharma the guiding principle of an. Featuring the renowned seventhcentury giltbronze sakyamuni shaka triad at the horyuji,constructing the dharma king reveals how the impression of a buddhist image evolved in yamato, japan, from the indistinct sense of divine otherness at the early stage of the transmission to more concrete ideals and values concerning families, authority. There is very little scholarship in religious studies.
Primary among these are the 10 dharma texts themselves, 6 of which are available in recent translations by patrick olivelle, who has also written or edited several other volumes on the theme of dharma. Dharma dimensions of asian spirituality kindle edition. Alf hiltebeitel dharma its early history in law, religion. Here, hiltebeitel ties together a thread that runs through the entire story, which is the buddhas tendency to present dharma as a kind of civil discourse. This introductory work proposes a fresh take on the ancient indian concept dharma. Treats the relation between legal texts on dharma and the treatment of dharma in the literary including but not limited to epic traditions as never before. And your son, free from affection, will be a supreme soul by the grace of mahesvara. By unfolding how, even in its developments as law and custom, dharma participates in nuanced and multifarious understandings of the term that play out in indias great spiritual traditions, the book offers insights into the innovative character of both hindu and buddhist usages of the concept. Between 300 and 200 bce, the concept and practice of dharma attained prominence across india. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The classical termdharmaalso has a precursor in older vedic sanskrit, where you will find the formdharman. Dharma dimensions of asian spirituality kindle edition by hiltebeitel, alf. Alf hiltebeitel is columbian professor of religion, history, and human sciences at george washington university in washington dc, usa. In bala vihar, an educational activity for children, chinmaya mission uses this message to supplement the concept of karma.
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