RT Article
T1 Vedic Ritualism and Advaita Vedānta Monastic Institutions in Kerala
JF Studia religiologica
VO 50
IS 2
SP 163
OP 171
A1 Nowicka, Olga
LA English
PB Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1761003305
AB 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 sacrifi-cial 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 mod-el of monasticism somehow seemed to be an alluring modus operandi for the aristocracy of the Nambudiri community to gain considerable power
K1 Adwaita Wedanta
K1 Kerala
K1 Trichur
K1 Śankara
K1 agnićajana
K1 bramini Nambudiri
K1 instytucje monastyczne
K1 monastycyzm paradygmatu Śankary
K1 ołtarze ofiarnicze
K1 rytuał śrauta
K1 rytuał ogniowy
K1 wedyjski rytuał ofiarniczy
DO 10.4467/20844077SR.17.010.7341