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Aśoka’s Disparagement Of Domestic Ritual and Its Validation By the Brahmins |
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Lubin, Timothy (著)
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Journal of Indian Philosophy
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| Volume | v.41 n.1 |
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| Date | 2013.02 |
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| Pages | 29 - 41 |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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http://www.springer.com/gp/
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| Location | Berlin, Germany [柏林, 德國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliations: Department of Religion, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USA |
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| Keyword | Aśoka; Gṛhyasūtra; Brahmin; Brahmanical; Vedic; Hindu; Domestic; Custom; Ritual; Ceremony; Folk religion; Inscription; Edict; Women; Authority; Liturgical code |
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| Abstract | In his edicts, the emperor Aśoka Maurya extols brāhmaṇas, usually alongside ascetics (śramaṇas), as deserving honor and generosity, though he never alludes to their connection with ritual, the central theme of early Brahmanical literature. On the other hand, in Rock Edicts I and IX, he disparages sacrifices, and ceremonies performed by women, advocating instead the practice of ethical virtues. Close attention to the wording of Rock Edict IX shows that Aśoka and the Brahmanical Gṛhyasūtras talk about domestic rites in very similar terms, even describing them with the same adjective (uccāvaca). Both of them note the special role of women as a source of knowledge of such ceremonies, and differ only in how they evalute the value of such ceremonial: Aśoka disparages women's rites, while some Gṛhyasūtras explicitly validate women as authorities in such matters. A comparison of these sources highlights the distinctive role of the term dhamma in Aśoka's usage (in contrast to maṅgala (auspicious folk rites), and may provide some guidance for dating the Gṛhyasūtras. The fact that Aśoka does not explicitly connect such rites with the brāhmaṇas suggests that in his experience at least (i.e., in Magadha) Brahmins' religious authority had nothing to do with domestic ritual. We may conclude that the Vedic canonization of Gṛhya ritual norms was not yet recognized outside of priestly circles, if it had developed yet at all. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 29
Keywords 29
What was a “Brahmin” in the Maurya-Era Magadha? 30
Did Aśoka Know Vedic Ritual? What Did He Think of It? 35
Conclusion 39
Acknowledgments 40
References 40
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| ISSN | 00221791 (P); 15730395 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10781-013-9173-8 |
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| Created date | 2019.10.12 |
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| Modified date | 2023.10.18 |
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