Joël André-Michel Dubois is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.
Illustrations
Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introducing Brahman: The Hidden Lives of Säkara's Vedanta Teaching
Part 1: Envisioning Brahman
2. Attending to Brahman: Upasana Practice Past and Present
3. Learning Brahman: The Daily Life of the Brahmacarin
4. Envisioning Veda: First-Person Declarations in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries
Part 2: Imagining Brahman
5. Conditioning the Mind for Brahman: Säsk¿ta Training Past and Present
6. Perfecting the Life of Brahman: The Training of Säsk¿ta Pä¿ita
7. Perfecting the Vedic Imagination: Imagery and Rhetoric in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries
Part 3: Perceiving Brahman
8. Thinking Deeply About Brahman: The Two Mimäsas, the Lost Art of Yajña, and the Hidden Structure of Brahman
9. Giving Up the Inconstant Brahman: Contemporary Sänyasins and Aspiring Renouncers
10. Discerning the Paradox of Veda: Ritual Activity and Insight in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries
Conclusion: Brahman as Center and Periphery
Appendix: Diagrams of Key Concepts
Notes
Bibliography
Index