The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most
authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the
ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for
the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical
changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more.
Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise
to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle
moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation-the central
institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions-and the function
and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite
of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled
source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and
Indian asceticism, mysticism, and holiness.
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