The Vedic ritual of the dīkṣā allows the participant to take part in the execution of a type of sacrifice, namely, the “praise of Agni,” agniṣṭoma, the prototype of all the ceremonies dedicated to the squeezing of the stems of the soma. It includes a sort of symbolic gestation and cooking and involves a sort of rebirth of the consecrate, through a process of gestation

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Alberto Pelissero
2018-01-01

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The Vedic ritual of the dīkṣā allows the participant to take part in the execution of a type of sacrifice, namely, the “praise of Agni,” agniṣṭoma, the prototype of all the ceremonies dedicated to the squeezing of the stems of the soma. It includes a sort of symbolic gestation and cooking and involves a sort of rebirth of the consecrate, through a process of gestation
2018
Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions
Springer
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_276-1
sanscrito, hinduismo
Alberto Pelissero
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