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Dharma (Paperback)
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Dharma (Paperback)
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This introductory work proposes a fresh take on the ancient Indian
concept dharma. By unfolding how, even in its developments as "law"
and custom, dharma participates in nuanced and multifarious
understandings of the term that play out in India's great spiritual
traditions, the book offers insights into the innovative character
of both Hindu and Buddhist usages of the concept. Alf Hiltebeitel,
in an original approach to early Buddhist usages, explores how the
Buddhist canon brought out different meanings of dharma. This is
followed by an exposition of the hypothesis that most, if not all,
of the Hindu law books flowered after the third-century BC emperor
Asoka, a Buddhist, made dharma the guiding principle of an entire
realm and culture. A discussion built around the author's expertise
on the Sanskrit epics shows how their narratives amplified the new
Brahmanical norms and brought out the ethical dilemmas and
spiritual teachings that arose from inquiry into dharma. A chapter
on the tale of the Life of the Buddha considers the relation
between dharma, moksa/nirvana (salvation), and bhakti (devotion).
Here, Hiltebeitel ties together a thread that runs through the
entire story, which is the Buddha's tendency to present dharma as a
kind of civil discourse. In this sense, dharma challenges people to
think critically or at least more creatively about their ethical
principles and the foundations of their own spiritual values. A
closing chapter on dharma in the twenty-first century explores its
new cachet in an era of globalization, its diasporic implications,
its openings into American popular culture, some implications for
women, and the questions it is still raising for modern India.
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