Vaikhānasa Mantra Praśna V-VIII (Daivikacatuṣṭayam)

by Howard Resnick

The Vaikhanasas are mentioned in many Vedic texts, and they maintain a close affiliation with the Taittiriya school of the Ka Yajur Veda . Yet they are Vaiavas, monotheistic worshipers of Viu. Generally, Vainavism is held to be a post-Vedic development. Thus, the Vaikhanasas bridge two key ages in the history of South Asian religion. This text contains many quotations from ancient Vedic literature, and probably some other older original material,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674245121
• ISBN13: 9780674245129
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 1136 Pages