The purpose of this book is to throw some light on the originality of the Concept of Samskãra in which ritual, psychological, and philosophical aspects are intermingled. Keeping in mind the various implications of the word in the Hindu Darianas as well as in Buddhist thought, some relevant comparisons are drawn with Western Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. A review of texts and contexts shows that in domains as different as Rituals, Anthropology, Logic, ...
