The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism

A. L. Basham Agni ancient Indian Āryans Ascetic Traditions Aśoka aśvamedha avatāras Beginnings of Religion Bhagavad Bhagavad-gītā bhakti Brahmā Brahman brāhmaṇic brāhmaṇs Bṛhadāraṇyaka Buddhism Calcutta century B.C.E. Chapter Charles Craig classical Hinduism collector common era composed cosmos cult culture death Delhi demons developed Dharma Dharma Literature divinities doctrine of transmigration earth edited Epic Tradition evidence Ganges gītā gods heaven heterodox Hindu hymns impersonal important India Indra Indus Jain Jainism karman king Kṛṣṇa later Vedic Lord Mahābhārata modern Motilal Banarsidass Mystical and Ascetic numerous original Orthodoxy Pāṇḍavas passage pūjā Purāṇa Purāņas Rāma Rāmāyaṇa rebirth referred Religion in South religious Ṛg-veda rites Ritual and Dharma sacred sacrifice sages Śaiva Sāmkhya Sanskrit Santucci sects sense Sītā Śiva smṛti soma soul South Asia Śrauta Śrī story Studies śūdra Sūtras Tamil temple Theism theistic tion trans translated Upanisads Vedas Vedic Vedic literature verses Vişņu vols worship Yajnavalkya Yoga