History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature

History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature

Author: B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 9788120815759

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This study offers a panoramic view of the creative, expository, interpretive, dialectic, polemical, didactic and devotional phases of Dvaita philosophy, and its literature with a clear chronological setting of literary, historical and epigraphic materials. Written in lucid style it presents a vigorous and sparkling historical exposition of the mighty currents of Realistic Theism, originating in the Vedic and post-Vedic sources of Madhva philosophy finding their culmination in the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacarya, and the long line of his great commentators and followers, over a period of seven centuries from the thirteenth century onwards.


Philosophers and Religious Leaders

Philosophers and Religious Leaders

Author: Christian von Dehsen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135951020

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Philosophers and Religious Leaders provides a synopsis of the lives and legacies of 200 men and women from the areas of religion and philosophy who have "changed the world." These individuals have developed, extended, or exemplified ideas fundamental to the way human beings perceive the meaning and purpose of their own lives and of their societies. Some have challenged prevailing convictions and worked for immediate change during their lifetimes; others have proposed new modes of thinking that have flourished only after their passing.


Translation and State

Translation and State

Author: Michael Willis

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 3110498375

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In 1587, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak – a favourite at the Mughal court and author of the Akbarnāmah – completed his Preface to the Persian translation of the Mahābhārata. This book is the first detailed study of Abū al-Faz̤l's Preface. It offers insights into manuscript practices at the Mughal court, the role a Persian version of the Mahābhārata was meant to play, and the religious interactions that characterised 16th-century India.


Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya

Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya

Author: B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9788120800687

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The volume is a good presentation of the philosophy of Sri Madhvacarya, complete in its architectonic unity. The author probes its ontological and epistemological foundations, and critcally examines the structure erected on them. The discussion focuses on crucial doctrines of theism, and brings to light for the first time the striking parallelisms of thought between Madhva and his Western contemporary St. Thomas Aquinas. Light is also thrown on how Madhva and his commentators anticipated the views of modern philosophers like Spencer, Russell and Hobhouse on the nature of time, space and memory. The latest researches on Madhvacarya's role in the Vedantic Bhakti movement and his attempt to harmonize the Upanisadic texts on monism and dualism are substantially drawn upon.


Brahman

Brahman

Author: Michael Myers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1136835725

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This book is a critique of western systematic theology. It borrows insights from India and other traditions; it is not a synthesis of religious traditions. The book includes two parts, method and systematics. It examines the traditional topics of systematic theology '- topics such as the existence and nature of God, revelation and reason, religious ethics and human practice, the relation of God to the world, Christology, and eschatology - and allows these topics to grow in conversation with India and to change according to dialogical insights. The book is prompted by a perceived need to cross the boundaries between western and Indian worldviews in a systematic and comprehensive way. The purpose of the book is to enable scholars worldwide to extend their theological resources and to look anew at the problems and prospects of a comparative, systematic theology.


The Hindu Monastery in South India

The Hindu Monastery in South India

Author: Nalini Rao

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-09-21

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1793622388

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Drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence, this study offers an integrated approach to scholarly debates on monasteries and guru relics in South India between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study analyzes the role of the guru in the development of Hindu monastic orders, from centers of education to institutions of traditional authority. Focusing on the complex socio-religious context of the whole-body icon, the author analyzes the relic as a nexus of contradictions surrounding sacredness and death.