A Study on the View of Death and Life Manifested in the construal of Vedic Rituals

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370053
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Oshima Chisei 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 研究員 (60626878)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ヴェーダ / 婆羅門 / ヴェーダ祭式

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Investigating Vedic texts on the interpretation of the consecration in the Soma sacrifice, a portion of the concept of the symbolic death and life manifested there has been elucidated. Furthermore, I surveyed the modern Vedic priest family having a traditional life in the urban area, Pune. I obtained an interview with the householder and his sons and heard about their circumstances like an operational situation of Vedic rituals, family tree, and so on. Through this survey, the change and continuity found between Brahmanical culture seen in the ancient texts and that of the modern present city were considered.

Free Research Field

インド学