Introduction to the civilization of India : Aryan texts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

University of Chicago. College. Syllabus Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vedas--Rites and ceremonies.

Vedas.

Sacred thread ceremony.

Hindu mythology.

Buddhism--Rituals.

Buddhism.

Aśvaghoṣa. Buddhacarita--Translations into English.

Aśvaghoṣa.

Physical Description:

143 pages ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

[Chicago, Ill.?] : [Syllabus Division, University of Chicago?], [between 1960 and 1969?]

Contents:

1. Selections from the Brahmanas and older Upanisads

2. The Pravargya ritual

3. The ceremony of drawing near (Upanayana)

4. Admission and ordination ceremonies

5. Buddhacarita (tr. Conze) : Legend of the Buddha Shakyamuni

6. Buddharcita (tr. Johnston) : life of the Buddha

7. Psalms of the early Buddhists : psalms of the brethren ; psalms of the sisters.

OCLC:

40381327