Abstract

Introduction, Frederique Apffel Marglin Concerning the Categories subha and suddha in Hindu Culture: an Exploratory Essay, T. N. Madan Kings and Omens, Ronald Inden Purity and Auspiciousness in the Sankrit Epics, Alf Hiltebeitel The Two Levels of Auspiciousness in Srivaisnava Ritual and Literature, Vasudha Narayanan Types of oppositions in Hindu Culture, Frederique Apffel Marglin The Pure and the Auspicious in the Jaina Tradition, Padmanabh S. Jaini Purity and Auspiciousness at the Edge of the Hindu Context - in Theravada Buddhist Societies, Stanley J. Tambiah Conclusion: Axes of Sacred Value in hindu Society, John B. Carman Contributors Index

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