HIDEKI TESHIMA
Ryukoku University, Kyoto \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a21016@mail.ryukoku.ac.jp<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE R\u0100J\u0100BHI\u1e62EKA RITE AS PRESCRIBED IN THE PUR\u0100\u1e46AS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em> (or r\u0101jy\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em>), royal unction, is one of the significant variations of kingship rituals mentioned in Pur\u0101\u1e47ic literature. Its origin can be traced back to the Vedic abhi\u1e63eka<\/em> rite, which was performed as part of certain rituals intended to enhance the leadership or kingship of the sacrificer, such as the agnicayana<\/em>, v\u0101japeya<\/em>, r\u0101jas\u016bya<\/em> and a\u015bvamedha<\/em>. However, the r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em> described in the Pur\u0101\u1e47as is more complicated, incorporating elements not found in the Vedic abhi\u1e63eka<\/em>. Interestingly, as pointed out by M. Witzel (1987: 425), the Pur\u0101\u1e47ic rite appears to lack continuity with the rite in the Vedic r\u0101jas\u016bya<\/em>, despite both rites having a similar purpose, namely the enthronement of a king. Regarding the Pur\u0101\u1e47ic r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em>, Hans Losch provided a detailed summary of the rite (1959: 18\u201337), alongside the Sanskrit manual texts from the Vi\u1e63\u1e47udharmottara-Pur\u0101\u1e47a<\/em> 2.18\u201322 and the Agni-Pur\u0101\u1e47a<\/em> 218\u2013219, comparing them side by side (1959: 283\u2013310). Although this work is useful for gaining an overview of the ritual procedure, it does not offer any reflection on the historical context of the Pur\u0101\u1e47ic r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em>. Consequently, the development of the Pur\u0101\u1e47ic rite from the ancient Vedic rite remains unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In my presentation, I will attempt to trace the transformation of the rite by comparing Vedic and post-Vedic texts, such as the Bodh\u0101yana-G\u1e5bhya\u015be\u1e63as\u016btra<\/em>, Atharvaveda-Pari\u015bi\u1e63\u1e6da<\/em> and Var\u0101hamihira\u2019s B\u1e5bhatsa\u1e43hit\u0101<\/em>, with those from the two Pur\u0101\u1e47as mentioned above. Through this comparison, we can gain an understanding of how the form of the Pur\u0101\u1e47ic r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em> developed, albeit in a general way. I would like to attest also that the post-Vedic and Pur\u0101\u1e47ic r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka<\/em>s have a continuity with the abhi\u1e63eka<\/em> of the agnicayana<\/em>, rather than that of the r\u0101jas\u016bya<\/em>, and they inherit the mantra set used in the sam\u0101vartana<\/em>, one of the g\u1e5bhya<\/em> rites of passage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n References<\/p>\n\n\n\n Losch, Hans. 1959. R\u0101jadharma: Einsetzung und Aufgabenkreis des K\u00f6nigs im Lichte des Pur\u0101\u1e47a’s<\/em> (Bonner orientalistische Studien<\/em>, neue Serie<\/em>; Bd. 8). Bonn: Selbstverlag des Orientalischen Seminars der Universit\u00e4t Bonn. Witzel, Michael. 1987. The Coronation Rituals of Nepal: With special reference to the coronation of King Birendra (1975). In: Gutschow, Niels and Axel Michaels (eds.) Heritage of the Kathmandu Valley. Proceedings of an International Conference in L\u00fcbeck, June 1985<\/em> (Nepalica<\/em> 4): 417\u2013467. Sankt Augustin: VGH-Wissenschaftsverlag. [Repr.: Witzel, Michael. Selected Articles on the History of Ancient India: Ausgew\u00e4hlte Kleine Schriften zur Geschichte des Alten Indien<\/em>. Halle an der Saale: Universit\u00e4tsverlag Halle-Wittenberg, 2023: 187\u2013239.].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HIDEKI TESHIMARyukoku University, Kyoto \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a21016@mail.ryukoku.ac.jp THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE R\u0100J\u0100BHI\u1e62EKA RITE AS PRESCRIBED IN THE PUR\u0100\u1e46AS The r\u0101j\u0101bhi\u1e63eka (or r\u0101jy\u0101bhi\u1e63eka), royal unction, is one of the significant variations of kingship rituals mentioned in Pur\u0101\u1e47ic literature. Its origin can be traced back to the Vedic abhi\u1e63eka rite, which was performed as part of certain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2319,"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2318\/revisions\/2319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dicsep.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}