Dharmaskandhah and Brahmasamsthah: a study of Chandogya Upanisad 2.23.1.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

This paper undertakes a close reading and analysis of an important upanisadic text that has been viewed by both native exegetes and modern scholars as the vedic basis for the asrama system. Challenging the accepted understanding of this passage, the paper offers a new and contextual interpretation. The expression dharmaskandhah does not mean "branches of dharma" but "persons whose torso is dharma," that is, people who have made dharma the central focus of their lives. Such people, who are subject to rebirth, are contrasted with brahmasamsthah, that is, "a person steadfast in brahman," who ...

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