Hindu Religious Traditions
Hindu Religious Traditions

Author: Jai Krishna Ponnappan

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2023-04-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The Vedas include the foundational texts of theistic Hinduism, which are reflected in Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and other minor religious traditions. In the intractable pages of the Epics, Hindu beliefs started to really take root, and in the Puranas, their roots became more pronounced. With the works of the great early Hindu sages, they at last reached their apogee. The benefits of Hindu practice were developed on the foundation of this cumulative heritage. The most revered instructors of the tradition maintain that the truths contained in the "latter" texts are inherent in the earlier ones, and it is obvious why this is the case if one follows any of the traditional lineages. Nonetheless, the conclusions of scholarly research into Hinduism often disagree. This book briefly reviews the earlier books for the benefit of people not studying according to established traditions in order to understand what clues or predictions they provide on the Hinduism we know today.

Vaiṣṇavism
Vaiṣṇavism

Author: S. M. Srinivasa Chari

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9788120810983

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This is a scholarly book on one of the oldest living relgions of India. Tracing the basic tenets of Vaisnavism to the hymns of Rgveda the earliest religious literature of the world, the author has shown how an ancient cult has developed itself by successive stages into a well formulated monotheistic system in the hands of Ramanuja and his illustrious followers. In the second part of the book the fundamental philosophical theories of Visistadvaita Vedanta are presented to prove that Vaisnavism is not a mere religious cult, but has a credible philosophic foundation.

God
God

Author: John Bowker

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0198708955

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Who or what is God? In this Very Short Introduction John Bowker considers questions like these. Exploring how the major religions interpret the idea of God, and have established their own distinctive beliefs about his existence, Bowker shows how and why our understanding of God continues to evolve.