A Philosophy of Ritual Chants : How was the Earliest Upanisad born?

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  • 祭式歌詠と思想 --最初のウパニシャッドはどのように生まれたのか--
  • サイシキカエイ ト シソウ : サイショ ノ ウパニシャッド ワ ドノ ヨウ ニ ウマレタ ノ カ

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The Upanis. ads are philosophical texts produced in the Veda, a huge complex of ancient Indian ritual texts. The Jaiminīya-Upanis. ad-Brāhman. a [JUB] is the earliest of the texts which were produced as Upanis. ads in the history of Vedic literature. The JUB as a text belonging to the Jaiminīya school of the Sāmaveda, `the knowledge (veda) of sacred ritual chants (sāman)' has philosophical speculations about the ritual chants as its main contents. Unlike the preceding Brāhman. a texts, this text does not describe the details of the rituals and chants, but extends various philosophies including rebirth theories, in connection with, or apart from, the ritual and chants. It has a close relationship in texts and contents with the Chāndogya-Upanis. ad belonging to the Kauthuma-Rān. āyanīya school of the Sāmaveda. Though the JUB has been treated as an Upanis. ad inside the Jaiminīya school, it has not been acknowledged to be an Upanis. ad proper by the Vedāntins who, being outside the Vedic schools, worship the Upanis. ads as their highest authority, with the exception of the Kena-Upanis. ad portion (JUB 4.10.1–4 [4.18–21]). The purpose of this article is to elucidate the overall picture of the birth of the JUB as the first Upanis. ad in the history of Vedic texts. For this purpose, the following points will be discussed: 1. What is the main theme of the JUB? 2. Is the main theme of the JUB treated in its proceeding texts or not? 3. What is the background for the main theme of the JUB? 4. What kind of philosophies does the JUB develop from the main theme? 5. Why did the Jaiminīya school, not other schools, produce the JUB? 6. What are the gounds and criteria for judging the JUB as the first Upanis. ad?

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  • 人文學報

    人文學報 115 51-105, 2020-06-30

    THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY

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