Vedic Ritualism and Advaita Vedānta Monastic Institutions in Kerala
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Publication date: 30.11.2017
Studia Religiologica, 2017, Volume 50 Issue 2, pp. 163 - 171
https://doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.17.010.7341Authors
Vedic Ritualism and Advaita Vedānta Monastic Institutions in Kerala
According to Kerala legends, around the 9th century, direct disciples of the philosopher Śaṅkara established four Advaita Vedānta Maṭhas in Trichur in Kerala, thereafter appointing Nambudiri Saṃnyāsins as heads of these religious institutions. What is peculiar about these monasteries is the prescription according to which Trichur Maṭhas were, and still are, intended only for Nambudiri Brahmins, and moreover only for Nambudiris from specific families who keep the Vedic sacrificial tradition. However, the Advaita Vedānta doctrine was not a current concept among Nambudiri Brahmins. Presumably, in the medieval period it was the mīmāṃsā schools of Bhāṭṭa and Prābhākara which were favoured among Nambudiris. Nevertheless, the appropriation of the Śaṅkaric model of monasticism somehow seemed to be an alluring modus operandi for the aristocracy of the Nambudiri community to gain considerable power.
Vedic sacrificial tradition, śrauta ritual, agnicayana, Kerala, Nambudiri Brahmins, Vedic altars, fire ritual, Śaṅkara, Advaita Vedānta monastic institutions, Trichur ; wedyjski rytuał ofiarniczy, rytuał śrauta, agnićajana, bramini Nambudiri, ołtarze ofiarnicze, rytuał ogniowy, Śankara, monastycyzm paradygmatu Śankary, Adwaita Wedanta, instytucje monastyczne, Trichur
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Vedic Ritualism and Advaita Vedānta Monastic Institutions in Kerala
Vedic Ritualism and Advaita Vedānta Monastic Institutions in Kerala
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