Vaiṣṇava Concepts of God
Ricardo Sousa Silvestre, "Vaiṣṇava Concepts of God "
English | ISBN: 1032557559 | 2023 | 236 pages | EPUB | 626 KB
English | ISBN: 1032557559 | 2023 | 236 pages | EPUB | 626 KB
This book explores a number of concepts of God in Vaiṣṇavism, which is commonly referred to as one of the great Hindu monotheistic traditions. By addressing the question of what attributes God possesses according to particular Vaiṣṇava textual sources and traditions, the book locates these concepts within a global philosophical framework.
The book is divided into two parts. The first part, God in Vaiṣṇava Texts, deals with concepts of God found in some of the more prominent canonical Vaiṣṇava texts: the Bhagavad-Gītā, the Bhagavata-Purāṇa, the Jayākhya-Saṃhitā as representative of the Pāñcarātras, and the Mahābhārata. The second part, God in Vaiṣṇava Traditions, addresses concepts of God found in several Vaiṣṇava traditions and their respective key theologians. In addition to the Āḻvārs, the five traditional Vaiṣṇava schools―the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition, the Madhva tradition, the Nimbārka tradition, the Puṣṭimārga tradition, and the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava tradition―and two contemporary ones―those of Ramakrishna (who has Vaiṣṇava leanings) and Swami Bhaktivedanta―are considered.
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