Dharma: Its early history in law, religion, and narrative/
Dharma: Its early history in law, religion, and narrative/
Hiltebeitel, Alf
- New York: OUP, 2014.
- 747 p.
1. Introduction,
A. Classical Dharma Texts and Their Relative Dating,
B. Three Critical Editions,
C. Paradigm Shifts on Dharma: The Case of the
Mahabharata,
D. Chapter by Chapter,
2. Asoka Maurya,
A. A^oka's Inscriptions,
B. A Comprehensive Dhamma,
3. A Vedic History of Dharma,
A. Dhdrman in Early and Later Rgvedic Usages,
B. Dhdrman as Enigma,
C. Dhdrman and Rgvedic Kingship,
D. Mantra Period and Later Samhitd Usages,
E. The Brahmanas,
F. The Upanisads,
4. Early Buddhism; Three Baskets of Dharma,
A. Sutra Basket Dharma,
B. Abhidharma Basket Dharma,
C. Vinaya Basket Dharma,
5. Post-Vedic Brahmanical Dharma,
A. Vedic Schools and the Dharmasutras,
B. Toward Consensus in Brahmanical Dharma Texts,
C. What's New with Manu,
D. Brahma in Manu's Frame Narrative,
E. Varna (Caste), Asrama (Life Pattern), the King, Sudras,
and Women,
F. Rdjadharma: Establishing a King's Dharma,
G. A Day in a King's Life,
6. Dharma over Time, I: Big Time Dharma,
A. Kalpas and Yugas,
B. Buddhist and Hindu Kalpas,
C. Originary Dharma in the Mahdbhdrata,
D. Kalpas, Manvantaras, and Yugas in Manu and
the Mahdbhdrata,
7. Dharma over Time, II: Prophesies of Disaster,
A. The Yuga Purdria,
B. Variations on the Debacle at KausambT,
C. The Yuga Purdna and the KausambT Myth,
8. Women's Dharma: Sastric Norms and Epic Narratives,
A. Stndharma
B. The Law of the Mother,
C.' ^Mother Gariga,
D. Mother KalT Satyavatl,
E. The Transitional "Three Mothers,"
F. Mothers KuntT and Gandharl,
G. KuntT, MadrT, and Pandu among the Hundred Peak
Mountain Rsis,
H. Settling Mother KuntT and Her Sons Back at
Hastinapura,
I. Conclusions,
9. Two Dharma Biographies? Rama and Yudhisthira,
A. The Royal Life as Adventure,
B. Frames and Frontmatter on Rama, Yudhisthira,
and Dharma,
C. Sidestories and Subtales, Foregrounding and
Legal Precedent,
D. Monstrous Encounters,
E. Questionable Killings: Valin and Drona,
E. Rama and Yudhisthira: Some Comparative Points,
10. DraupadT and STta: Dharmapatnis of Two DifTerent Kinds,
A. Family Background, Birth, and Childhood,
B. Marriage, Divine Plan, Early Signs of Trouble,,
C. STta and DraupadT on Their Svadharma,
D. Captivity and Exile,
11. Dharma and the Bhagavad Gita,
A. Svadharma and Svakarma: Qualities, Merits, and Virtues,
B. Who Has Svadharma?,
C. Manu and the Bhagavad Gita: Two Kinds of Karmayoga,
D. Where Krsna Is There Is Dharma,
E. Dharma Rings in the Bhagavad Gita Proper,
12. Dharma and Bhakti,
A. Mapping the Divine Plans,
B. The Placer and the Ordainer,
C. "Avatara,"
D. Friendship, Hospitality, and Separation,
E. Rsidharma,
F. Rama and Krsna as Guests, Hosts, and Friends,
13. Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita: A Buddhist Reading of the Sanskrit
Epics and Their Treatments of Dharma,
A. Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita,
B. The Centrality of Dharma in Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita,
C. Asvaghosa the Brahmin, Buddhist Convert, and Scholar,
D. Asvaghosa and Epic Precedents,
E. The Buddhacarita and the Rdmdyana,
F. The Buddhacarita and the Mahdbhdrata,
G. Postscript on Asoka,
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1. Introduction,
A. Classical Dharma Texts and Their Relative Dating,
B. Three Critical Editions,
C. Paradigm Shifts on Dharma: The Case of the
Mahabharata,
D. Chapter by Chapter,
2. Asoka Maurya,
A. A^oka's Inscriptions,
B. A Comprehensive Dhamma,
3. A Vedic History of Dharma,
A. Dhdrman in Early and Later Rgvedic Usages,
B. Dhdrman as Enigma,
C. Dhdrman and Rgvedic Kingship,
D. Mantra Period and Later Samhitd Usages,
E. The Brahmanas,
F. The Upanisads,
4. Early Buddhism; Three Baskets of Dharma,
A. Sutra Basket Dharma,
B. Abhidharma Basket Dharma,
C. Vinaya Basket Dharma,
5. Post-Vedic Brahmanical Dharma,
A. Vedic Schools and the Dharmasutras,
B. Toward Consensus in Brahmanical Dharma Texts,
C. What's New with Manu,
D. Brahma in Manu's Frame Narrative,
E. Varna (Caste), Asrama (Life Pattern), the King, Sudras,
and Women,
F. Rdjadharma: Establishing a King's Dharma,
G. A Day in a King's Life,
6. Dharma over Time, I: Big Time Dharma,
A. Kalpas and Yugas,
B. Buddhist and Hindu Kalpas,
C. Originary Dharma in the Mahdbhdrata,
D. Kalpas, Manvantaras, and Yugas in Manu and
the Mahdbhdrata,
7. Dharma over Time, II: Prophesies of Disaster,
A. The Yuga Purdria,
B. Variations on the Debacle at KausambT,
C. The Yuga Purdna and the KausambT Myth,
8. Women's Dharma: Sastric Norms and Epic Narratives,
A. Stndharma
B. The Law of the Mother,
C.' ^Mother Gariga,
D. Mother KalT Satyavatl,
E. The Transitional "Three Mothers,"
F. Mothers KuntT and Gandharl,
G. KuntT, MadrT, and Pandu among the Hundred Peak
Mountain Rsis,
H. Settling Mother KuntT and Her Sons Back at
Hastinapura,
I. Conclusions,
9. Two Dharma Biographies? Rama and Yudhisthira,
A. The Royal Life as Adventure,
B. Frames and Frontmatter on Rama, Yudhisthira,
and Dharma,
C. Sidestories and Subtales, Foregrounding and
Legal Precedent,
D. Monstrous Encounters,
E. Questionable Killings: Valin and Drona,
E. Rama and Yudhisthira: Some Comparative Points,
10. DraupadT and STta: Dharmapatnis of Two DifTerent Kinds,
A. Family Background, Birth, and Childhood,
B. Marriage, Divine Plan, Early Signs of Trouble,,
C. STta and DraupadT on Their Svadharma,
D. Captivity and Exile,
11. Dharma and the Bhagavad Gita,
A. Svadharma and Svakarma: Qualities, Merits, and Virtues,
B. Who Has Svadharma?,
C. Manu and the Bhagavad Gita: Two Kinds of Karmayoga,
D. Where Krsna Is There Is Dharma,
E. Dharma Rings in the Bhagavad Gita Proper,
12. Dharma and Bhakti,
A. Mapping the Divine Plans,
B. The Placer and the Ordainer,
C. "Avatara,"
D. Friendship, Hospitality, and Separation,
E. Rsidharma,
F. Rama and Krsna as Guests, Hosts, and Friends,
13. Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita: A Buddhist Reading of the Sanskrit
Epics and Their Treatments of Dharma,
A. Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita,
B. The Centrality of Dharma in Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita,
C. Asvaghosa the Brahmin, Buddhist Convert, and Scholar,
D. Asvaghosa and Epic Precedents,
E. The Buddhacarita and the Rdmdyana,
F. The Buddhacarita and the Mahdbhdrata,
G. Postscript on Asoka,
0198096259
294.52 / HIL/D