Universal Śaivism: the appeasement of all gods and powers in the Śāntyadhyāya of the Śivadharmaśāstra

Preliminary Material /Peter C. Bisschop -- Introduction /Peter C. Bisschop -- The Śāntyadhyāya: Edition /Peter C. Bisschop -- The Chapter on Appeasement: Translation /Peter C. Bisschop -- Appendix /Peter C. Bisschop -- Bibliography /Peter C. Bisschop -- Index /Peter C. Bisschop.

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Published in:Gonda indological studies
Main Author: Bisschop, Peter Christiaan 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In: Gonda indological studies (Volume 18)
Series/Journal:Gonda indological studies Volume 18
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Śaivism
Further subjects:B Saivism
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Summary:Preliminary Material /Peter C. Bisschop -- Introduction /Peter C. Bisschop -- The Śāntyadhyāya: Edition /Peter C. Bisschop -- The Chapter on Appeasement: Translation /Peter C. Bisschop -- Appendix /Peter C. Bisschop -- Bibliography /Peter C. Bisschop -- Index /Peter C. Bisschop.
In Universal Śaivism Peter Bisschop provides a critical edition and annotated translation of the sixth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra `Treatise on the Religion of Śiva’, the so-called Śāntyadhyāya 'Chapter on Appeasement’. The Sanskrit text is preceded by an extensive introduction on its composition, transmission and edition. The Śivadharmaśāstra has arguably played a crucial role in the formation, development and institutionalisation of Śaivism. Through a detailed study of its extensive śānti mantra, Peter Bisschop shows how the text advocates a system in which all worldly and cosmic power is ultimately dependent upon Śiva. The mantra itself is a mine of information on the evolving pantheon of early Brahmanical Hinduism. Thanks to generous support of the J. Gonda Fund Foundation, the e-book version of this volume is available in Open Access
ISBN:9004384367
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004384361