The Reincarnation(s) of Jaya and Vijaya: A Journey through the Yugas
Among the earliest reincarnation narratives found in India's Puranic texts, we find the stories of Jaya and Vijaya, the two gatekeepers of the spiritual world. Though there is little in these stories to explain reincarnation in a philosophical sense, the teaching of transmigration is implicit i...
| Publicado no: | Religions |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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[2017]
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Religions
Ano: 2017, Volume: 8, Número: 9, Páginas: 1-7 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Jaya and Vijaya
B Krishna B Srī Chaitanya B Srīmad Bhāgavatam B Avatāra B Reincarnation B Rāma B Yuga B Narasimhadeva (Nṛsiṁha) |
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| Resumo: | Among the earliest reincarnation narratives found in India's Puranic texts, we find the stories of Jaya and Vijaya, the two gatekeepers of the spiritual world. Though there is little in these stories to explain reincarnation in a philosophical sense, the teaching of transmigration is implicit in the stories themselves, for we follow the two gatekeepers through three successive incarnations (along with the three incarnations of the divine who follow them through their various lifetimes). |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel8090178 |