[INDOLOGY] burning substance

[Joanna Jurewicz]

Dear James,

I am almost sure that this term is not used in the early Veda (up to
Brahmanas and early Upanisads). However the concept of "burning substance"
which, to some extent, coulc be seen as on of the roots of the later yogic
experience can be found. It is the influence of Soma which - as it seems
from the Rgvedic material - gave the strong experience of heat to its
drinker. And Soma itself was conceived as "burning substance", or rather
"burning fluid". If you need more references, you are most welcomed to
write to me directly.

Regards,

Joanna

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Prof. dr hab. Joanna Jurewicz
Katedra Azji Południowej /Chair of South Asia
Wydział Orientalistyczny / Faculty of Oriental Studies
Uniwersytet Warszawski /University of Warsaw
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
00-927 Warszawa
https://uw.academia.edu/JoannaJurewicz


niedz., 16 wrz 2018 o 18:56 James Hartzell via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> napisał(a):

> Hi there
>
> Could anyone point me to use of the term *dahyamāna vastu* in the Vedic
> literature?  It shows up in tantric material discussing the use of mantras
> in the internal fire of the yogi (with some Vedic ritual comparisons) and
> it's not perfectly clear to me whether the term is intended to refer to the
> mantras or the fire itself.
>
> Cheers
> James
>
> --
> James Hartzell, PhD
> Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Donostia, Spain
> Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), The University of Trento, Italy
> Center for Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, USA
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