Title In dialogue with classical Indian traditions : encounter, transformation, and interpretation / edited by Brian Black and Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) Series Dialogues in South Asian traditions Dialogues in south Asian traditions. Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction; Encounter; Transformation; Interpretation; Other themes: ethics, politics and religion; In dialogue with tradition; Part 1: Encounter; 1. Sources of Indian secularism?: Dialogues on politics and religion in Hindu and Buddhist traditions; Introduction; The dialogues; Separation; Plurality; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Notes; 2. Dialogues with solitary Buddhas; Introduction; Verbal dialogues; Teaching through signs; Teachers and teachings ConclusionNotes; 3. Refutation or dialogue?: Śaṃkara's treatment of the Bhāgavatas; Introduction; The socio-religious context; Transforming implied conversation partners; Conclusion; Notes; 4. We resort to reason: The argumentative structure in Veṅkaṭanātha's Seśvaramīmāṃsā; (Philosophical) dialogues; Is the argumentative style typical of Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta in general? Rāmānuja's and Yāmuna's dialogues; An inductive search for the principles of asound dialogue; Different dialogues with different discussants? Veṅkaṭanātha's way of approaching his interlocutors within the Seśvaramīmāṃsā Veṅkaṭanātha's other worksAppendix: the dialogical style in non-philosophical works; Conclusions; Notes; 5. 'Speakers of highest truth': Philosophical plurilogues about brahman in the early Upaniṣads; In search of Indian dialogism; Puzzles and plurilogues in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad; The philosophical value of dialogue; Knowledge as sovereignty in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad; The plurilogical community of 'highest-truth speakers'; Notes; Part 2: Transformation; 6. Transformative dialogue in the Yogavāsiṣṭha; Introduction; Situating the Yogavāsiṣṭha's non-dual philosophy and method of inquiry Rāma and the readerThe story of Śikhidhvaja and Cūḍālā; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Being human, dialogically; Notes; 8. Dialoguing the Vārkari tradition; Introduction; The santakaviyatrīs trio; The santakaviyatrīs and feminist scholarship in contemporary India; Creating adialogical space to engage with the santakaviyatrīs; The sants' relevance today; Concluding remarks; Notes; 9. Convincing the king: Jain ministers and religious persuasion through dialogue; Introduction; The account of Mahābala and Svayambuddha in the Vasudevahiṇḍi; The account of Mahābala and Svayambuddha in the Ādipurāṇa The account of Mahābala and Svayambuddha in the TriṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritaDiscussion; Notes; Part 3: Interpretation; 10. Careful attention and the voice of another; Features of Buddhavacana and the implications for reading practice; The Sāmaññaphala and Buddhaghosa's commentary; Conclusion; Notes; 11. Mahābhārata dialogues on dharma and devotion with Kṛṣṇa and Hanumān; Time and yuga; Conclusions; Notes; 12. Models of royal piety in the Mahābhārata: The case of Vidura, Sanatsujāta and Vidurā; Vidura instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra; The teachings of transcendental Sanatsujāta Summary Dialogue is a recurring and significant component of Indian religious and philosophical literature. Whether it be as a narrative account of a conversation between characters within a text, as an implied response or provocation towards an interlocutor outside the text, or as a hermeneutical lens through which commentators and modern audiences can engage with an ancient text, dialogue features prominently in many of the most foundational sources from classical India. Despite its ubiquity, there are very few studies that explore this important facet of Indian texts. This book redresses this imbalance by undertaking a close textual analysis of a range of religious and philosophical literature to highlight the many uses and functions of dialogue in the sources themselves and in subsequent interpretations. Using the themes of encounter, transformation and interpretation - all of which emerged from face-to-face discussions between the contributors of this volume - each chapter explores dialogue in its own context, thereby demonstrating the variety and pervasiveness of dialogue in different genres of the textual tradition. This is a rich and detailed study that offers a fresh and timely perspective on many of the most well-known and influential sources from classical India. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of religious studies, Asian studies, comparative literature and literary theory Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Brian Black is Lecturer in Religious Studies in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK. His research interests include Indian religions, comparative philosophy, the use of dialogue in Indian religious and philosophical texts, and Hindu and Buddhist ethics. He is author of the bookThe Character of the Self in Ancient India: Priests, Kings, and Women in the Early Upaniòsads. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad is Fellow of the British Academy, and Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Lancaster University, UK. He has published several books, including Advaita Metaphysics and Epistemology, Knowledge and Liberation in Classical Indian Thought, and Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gåitåa Commentaries. His most recent book is Human Being, Bodily Being: Phenomenology from Classical India Print version record Subject Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Hinduism -- Sacred books -- Hermeneutics Buddhism -- Sacred books -- Hermeneutics. Hindu literature, Sanskrit -- Criticism, Textual Buddhist literature, Sanskrit -- Criticism, Textual Hinduism -- India Buddhism -- India RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. RELIGION -- Eastern. Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Buddhism. Buddhism -- Sacred books -- Hermeneutics. Buddhist literature, Sanskrit. Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Hindu literature, Sanskrit. Hinduism. Hinduism -- Sacred books -- Hermeneutics. India. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Black, Brian, 1970- editor. Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi, editor. ISBN 9781351011112 1351011111 9781351011136 1351011138 9781351011105 1351011103 9781351011129 135101112X

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