2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Three early Pancaratra Texts from Nepal
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23820023
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 国際研究者交流・国際情報交換・Vaisnavism / Tantricism / Tantricism / Manuscripts |
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| Research Abstract |
A critical edition of three early Vaisnava Pancaratra texts with a detailed introduction and a summary has been prepared. Some light is shed on the history of Pancaratra Vaisnavism in early mediaeval period,and its affinity with both Saivism and Vedism in its formation process is explained. A remnant of the archaic Vaisnava ritual system in the form of the worship of Vrsni heroes has been traced in one of the texts.
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