Divine Procreation

منو

" Divine Procreation "
Minoru Hara

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1068632
Doc. No	:	LA112261
Call No	:	‭10.1163/001972409X12562030836697‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Minoru Hara
Title & Author	:	Divine Procreation [Article]\ Minoru Hara
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Indo-Iranian Journal
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	52/2-3
Page No	:	217–249
Abstract	:	This article discusses the procreation of gods and sages in ancient India, which is contrasted to the ordinary way of procreation among human beings. It is sporadically mentioned in the classical Sanskrit literature, but more systematically in the commentary literature. The divine beings could dispense with sexual contact for bringing about their offspring and produce offspring by such acts as touching (śparsa), thinking (samkalpa), addressing (ullapana), smiling (upahasana), etc., some of which are also found in a list of the so-called dohadas of plants and trees for bringing about flowers (puspa).
Descriptor	:	Asian Studies
Descriptor	:	BUDDHA
Descriptor	:	DOHADA
Descriptor	:	Iran Persian Studies
Descriptor	:	KARNA
Descriptor	:	Languages and Linguistics
Descriptor	:	Languages of Continental South-East Asia
Descriptor	:	Middle East and Islamic Studies
Descriptor	:	PUSPA
Descriptor	:	RTU
Descriptor	:	SAMA
Descriptor	:	South Asia
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/001972409X12562030836697‬