Natarajapaddhati of Ramanathasiva - A First Critical Edition of the Earliest Saivapaddhati composed in the Tamil Country: Volume 1, Nityavidhi - Edition anglais-sanskrit-tamil - Couverture souple

Ganesan, T.; Sarma, S. A. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2855392934 ISBN 13 : 9782855392936

Editeur : Coédition EFEO/IFP, 2024

Synopsis

Composed in the middle of the eleventh century CE, the Natarajapaddhati is the earliest surviving Saiva ritual manual (paddhati) known to have been written in the Tamil country. This volume furnishes a critical edition of the first 340 verses of this hitherto unpublished work, which detail the daily obligatory rites of an initiate (diksita) in the Saivasiddhanta tradition. It provides precise instructions on the sequence of performing all rites, from waking up in the early morning until bedtime. The author, Ramanatha, a disciple of a certain Nataraja (also known as Natesa), to whom he pays homage and in whose honour the work is named, mentions that he resides in a monastery (matha) situated on the eastern side of the temple of Siva Puspavanesvara, in some unidentified town.

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À propos de l'auteur

T. Ganesan worked as a Senior Researcher at the French Institute of Pondicherry from 1985 until his retirement in 2017 and continues to be affiliated with the IFP. He has published a detailed monograph, Two Saiva Teachers of the 16th Century: Nigamajnana I and His Disciple Nigamajnana II. Among his significant publications are the first critical edition of the Varuapaddhati along with the unpublished commentary of Nigamajnana II, and Sivajnanabodha with the Laghuika. He is also the co-editor of the first three volumes of the Sukmagama and is currently working on the critical edition of its fourth and final volume. S. A. S. Sarma joined the Pondicherry Centre of the Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in 1989, where his profound interest in ritual literature led him to prepare critical editions of various Saiva ritual works. His notable publications include collaborative editions of the Pancavarataastava (IFP/EFEO, 2005), the Dhyanaratnavali (2012), and the first volume of Trilocanasiva’s commentary on the Somasambhupaddhati (in press). He is also known for his critical edition of the Kapilasrti (Torino, 2007), for his work with Jean-Luc Chevillard on the Digital-Tevaram (IFP/EFEO, 2007), and for articles on Kerala tantric rituals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Coédition EFEO/IFP
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2855392934
• ISBN 13: 9782855392936
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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