The Advaitic Theism of the Bhāgavata PurāṇaMotilal Banarsidass, 1986 - 170 pages Within a compass of eight chapters of this volume the author makes a close examination of the fundamental tenets of Bhagavata Purana. By penetrating analysis he shows how as a unified scripture Bhagavata Purana combines Vedantic non-dualism and Vaisnava devotionalism; and how the Bhagavata non-dualism accommodates the reality of the universe and of the individual selves in it within the all-encompassing reality of Brahman. According to the author, this wonderful beldning the devotionalism and non-dualism in the Bhagavata Purana finds its expression in the worship of Krsna as transcendent and supreme deity by all Vaisnavas.Discussion and delineation throughout the chapters single out 'each of the major forces' determining 'the religious structure of the Bhagavata which has a significance and meaning for the study of religion beyond that of situating a scriptural text within a religious history.'The present scholarly work will be of speical appeal to the students of Indian religion and philosophy. It will also find place in the bookselves of the general reader interested in Indian history and culture. |
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CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NONDUALISM OF THE BHAGAVATA | 17 |
THE SAMKHYA OF THE BHAGAVATA | 42 |
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action Āļvārs avatāra beatitude Bhagavad Gitā Bhagavan Bhagavan Kṛṣṇa Bhāgavata Purāṇa Bhakti Bhaṭṭācārya bliss bondage Brahma Sutras Brahman Caitanya canto canto eleven canto three cause cosmic cowherd girls cowherd women creation creative energy māyā death and rebirth Delhi described devotion to Kṛṣṇa dharma difference-in-identity discipline of devotion divine doctrine dualism dvaita ecstatic play evolution existence goal grace Hari Highest Hindu human identity individual inherited destiny interpretation Kali age kāma Kapila Kṛṣṇa liberation Lord Madhva Mahābhārata manifestations avatāra māyā means meditation mind Nārada non-dualism non-dualist Pañcaratras passages path of knowledge phenomenal presiding manifestations primal nature prakṛti Purāņa Purușa Rāmānuja redaction criticism redactor religious structure sages Samkara Samkhya samsāra Sanskrit sattva Scripture sense stories Supreme Deity Sūta Sūtras teaching three qualities tion tradition transcendent Uddhava unity universe unmanifest Upanisads Vaishnava Vaiṣṇava Vallabha Vasudeva Vedanta Vedas Viṣņu Vṛndāvana worship yathā Yoga yogic energy