Freedom from the world and freedom in the worlds-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Freedom from the world and freedom in the worlds

Published:2023-09-03 Issue:2 Volume:17 Page:
ISSN:1751-2697
Container-title:Religions of South Asia
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Author:

Killingley Dermot

Abstract

Interpretation of the UpaniSads has occupied scholars from ancient times to the present, and ancient interpretations have influenced modern scholars even if they are not committed to any Vedantic school. This article looks at the history of interpretation of Katha Upanisad 6.4, which speaks of embodiment in worlds after death. Because such embodiment seems contrary to received ideas, this verse has been subject to conjectural emendations, or to interpretations which are difficult to reconcile with the text. The article looks at earlier Vedic ideas about existence after death, and some later ideas, and attempts to show that the apparent meaning of the verse is consistent with such ideas.

Publisher

Equinox Publishing

Subject

Religious studies

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