The Asvamedha: The Rite and Its Logic
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The Asvamedha: The Rite and Its Logic
Author: Subhash Kak
Brand: Exotic India
Edition: First Edition
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 86
Release Date: 01-12-2002
Details: This book describes the Asvamedha rite and its symbolism to explain distinctive aspects of the vedic sacrifice system. Several questions related to the Asvamedha are posed and answered in the context of vedic epistemology. This rite has three important functions: It presents and equivalence of the naksatra year to the heaven, implying that it is rite that celebrates the rebirth of the sun, it is symbolic of the conquest of time by the king, in whose name the rite is performed and, it is celebration of social harmony achieved by the transcendence of the fundamental conflicts between various sources of power. Numbers from another Vedic rite, the Agnicayana, help in the understanding of several of its details.
EAN: 9788120818774
Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
Languages: English
