RT Article
T1 Freedom from the world and freedom in the worlds: some Vedic concepts of salvation
JF Religions of South Asia
VO 17
IS 2
SP 138
OP 163
A1 Killingley, Dermot 1935-
LA English
PB Equinox
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1858651751
AB 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.
K1 Death
K1 Embodiment
K1 Loka
K1 Upaniṣads
K1 Veda
K1 Mokṣa
DO 10.1558/rosa.24256