The ocean of Inquiry: a neglected classic of late Advaita Vedanta
The Ocean of Inquiry (Vicar-sagar) is a vernacular compendium of Advaita Vedanta, one of the most influential traditions of South Asian religion and philosophy, especially in modern times. Its author, Niscaldas (ca. 1791 - 1863), was a classically trained pandit and a sadhu of the Dadu Panth. His wo...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Ann Arbor, MI
UMI
2013
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Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2013 |
Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | UMI dissertation services
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Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Ινδουιστική λογοτεχνία
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Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | BK Ινδουισμός, Τζαϊνισμός, Σικχισμός |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Διατριβή
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Σύνοψη: | The Ocean of Inquiry (Vicar-sagar) is a vernacular compendium of Advaita Vedanta, one of the most influential traditions of South Asian religion and philosophy, especially in modern times. Its author, Niscaldas (ca. 1791 - 1863), was a classically trained pandit and a sadhu of the Dadu Panth. His work was widely read in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, both in its Hindi original and in regional translations: Vivekananda once referred to it as the most influential book in India. Surprisingly, however, The Ocean of Inquiry remains virtually unknown to Western scholars; even specialists in Hinduism have rarely heard of it. This dissertation aims to draw attention both to Niscaldas's work and to the broader genre of vernacular Vedanta; it also calls into question the notion that late Advaita Vedanta represents a period of intellectual decline |
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