Maitrayani Aranyaka
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Maitrayani Aranyaka is a Vedic prose text of the Maitrayani school that provides ritualistic and speculative interpretations of sacrificial practices and related spiritual concepts.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aranyaka
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Hindu scripture ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Maitrayani Samhita
NERFINISHED
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Maitrayani shakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Vedic corpus ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContent | relations between sacrifice and cosmos ⓘ |
| focus |
interpretation of yajna
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transition from ritual to knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | prose ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | guidance for forest-dwelling ritualists ⓘ |
| partOf | Krishna Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalContent |
early Vedantic ideas
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nature of Atman and Brahman ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
Brahmana
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Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Maitrayaniya Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| subject |
Brahmanical ritualism
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Vedic ritual ⓘ sacrificial practices ⓘ speculative theology ⓘ spiritual concepts ⓘ symbolism of sacrifice ⓘ |
| textType |
ritual exegesis
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speculative discourse ⓘ |
| tradition | Yajurveda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.