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Paths to Liberation in Hindu Traditions.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pecchia, Cristina.
Series:
Brill's Indological Library ; v.66
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hindu philosophy.
Hinduism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Boston : BRILL, 2026.
Summary:
This volume presents new studies on the descriptions and discussions of the path to liberation in different Hindu traditions.The first part examines path-related contents in the works of three philosophers, namely the Vaiśeṣika Praśastapāda, the Śaiva Utpaladeva, and the Viśiṣṭādvaita VeṠkaṭanātha.
Contents:
Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Tables
Chapter 1 Paths to Liberation in Hindu Traditions: Introduction
Chapter 2 The Vaiśeṣika Path to Liberation in Context
Chapter 3 Inventing a Śaiva Way to Liberation? Utpaladeva's "New Path"
Chapter 4 Amazing Grace: the Path to Liberation in Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta and Especially in the Work of Veṅkaṭanātha
Chapter 5 The Pāśupata Path of Liberational Death
Chapter 6 Is Ritual Initiation Sufficient to Achieve Salvation? Paths to Liberation in the Pāñcarātra Tradition
Chapter 7 "The Path is the Goal": Liberating Practices in the Viṣṇupurāṇa and the Narasiṃhapurāṇa
Index
Back Cover.
Notes:
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Other Format:
Print version: Pecchia, Cristina Paths to Liberation in Hindu Traditions
ISBN:
9789004769052
OCLC:
1613770018

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