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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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FC; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Ground of Being/Non-Being, and the Divine Self: Śankara on brahman and Krsna; 2 Being and the God Other than Being: Rāmānuja on brahman and Krsna; 3 A Comparative Study of Śankara and Rāmānuja on Self and Person, Gnosis and Loving Devotion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Gita is a central text in Hindu traditions, and commentaries on it express a range of philosophical-theological positions. Two of the most significant commentaries are by Sankara, the founder of the Advaita or Non-Dualist system of Vedic thought and by Ramanuja, the founder of the Visistadvaita or Qualified Non-Dualist system. Their commentaries offer rich resources for the conceptualization and understanding of divine reality, the human self, being, the relationship between God and human, and the moral psychology of action and devotion. This book approaches their commentaries through a st. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Śaṅkarācārya.
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Śaṅkarācārya. |
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Rāmānuja, 1017-1137.
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Rāmānuja, 1017-1137. |
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Hindu philosophy.
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Hindu philosophy. |
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Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Comparative studies.
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Hinduism -- Doctrines. |
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Comparative studies.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi. Divine self, human self. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 9781441182654 (DLC) 2013002700 (OCoLC)835596443 |
| ISBN |
9781441176813 (electronic book) |
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1441176810 (electronic book) |
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9781441140425 |
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1441140425 |
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9781441182654 |
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1441182659 |
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9781441154644 |
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1441154647 |
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