scholarly journals Razão (jñāna) e Devoção (bhakti) no Advaita Vedānta: Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (séc. XVI) e o Bhagavad Gītā

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (69) ◽  
pp. 1323-1371
Author(s):  
Dilip Loundo
Keyword(s):  
16Th Century ◽  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta ◽  
Bhagavad Gita ◽  
Traditional Epistemology ◽  
Devotional Practices ◽  
Rational Reflection ◽  
Bhagavad Gītā ◽  
Constitutive Principles ◽  
Madhusūdana Sarasvatī

Razão (jñāna) e Devoção (bhakti) no Advaita Vedānta: Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (séc. XVI) e o Bhagavad Gītā 1 Resumo: O artigo tem por objetivo empreender a análise dos princípios constitutivos da práxis devocional (bhakti) proposta pelo Bhagavad Gītā, segundo a interpretação do filósofo Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (séc. XVI). Excelso representante do Advaita Vedānta (“[Escola da] Não-Dualidade”), Madhusūdana Sarasvatī buscou incorporar as práticas devocionais à epistemologia tradicional da escola, centrada num exercício radical de reflexão racional (jñāna), em sintonia com os ensinamentos do filósofo fundador Śaṅkarācārya (séc. VIII). Devoto inarredável de Kṛṣṇa, Madhusūdana Sarasvatī cumpriu sua tarefa filosófica em meio a uma interlocução fascinante com a escola Acintyabhedābheda Vedānta (“[Escola da] Não-diferença e da Diferença Inconcebíveis”), fundada por Caitanya Mahāprabhu (séc. XVI), de orientação predominantemente devocionalista vaiṣṇava.Palavras-chave: Devoção. Bhakti. Madhusūdana Sarasvatī. Bhagavad Gītā. Vedānta. Reason (jñāna) and Devotion (bhakti) in Advaita Vedānta: Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (16th century) and the Bhagavad Gītā Abstract: The article aims to undertake the analysis of the constitutive principles of devotional praxis (bhakti) proposed by the Bhagavad Gītā, in accordance with philosopher Madhusūdana Sarasvatī’s (16th century) interpretation. A great representative of Advaita Vedānta (“[School of] Non-Duality”), Madhusūdana Sarasvatī sought to incorporate devotional practices into the school’s traditional epistemology, centered around a radical exercise of rational reflection (jñāna), in line with the teachings of philosopher and founder Śaṅkarācārya (8th century). A great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, Madhusūdana Sarasvatī fulfilled his philosophical task in the midst of a fascinating dialogue with the school Acintyabhedābheda Vedānta (“[School of] Non-difference and Inconceivable Difference”), founded by Caitanya Mahāprabhu (16th century), of a predominant vaiṣṇava devotionalist orientation. Key-words: Devotion. Bhakti. Madhusūdana Sarasvatī. Bhagavad Gītā. Vedānta. Raison (jñāna) et Dévotion (bhakti) dans Advaita Vedānta: Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (XVIe siècle) et la Bhagavad Gītā Résumé: L'article vise à entreprendre l'analyse des principes constitutifs de la praxis dévotionnelle (bhakti) proposée par le Bhagavad Gītā, selon l'interprétation du philosophe Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (XVIe siècle). Représentant notable d'Advaita Vedānta («[École de] non-dualité»), Madhusūdana Sarasvatī a cherché à incorporer les pratiques de dévotion dans l'épistémologie traditionnelle de son école, centrée sur un exercice radical de réflexion rationnelle (jñāna), conformément aux enseignements du philosophe fondateur Śaṅkarācārya (8ème siècle). Un ardent dévot de Kṛṣṇa, Madhusūdana Sarasvatī a accompli sa tâche philosophique au milieu d'un dialogue fascinant avec l'école Acintyabhedābheda Vedānta («[École de] la différence non-différence et inconcevable»), fondée par Caitanya Mahāprabhu (XVIe siècle), et dont l’ orientation est principalement dévotionnelle vaiṣṇava. Mots clés: Dévotion. Bhakti. Madhusūdana Sarasvatī. Bhagavad Gītā. Vedānta. Data de registro: 30/07/2020 Data de aceite: 21/10/2020 1 As palavras transliteradas do sânscrito seguem as normas do International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (I.A.S.T.).  Todas as traduções de originais em sânscritos foram feitas pelo autor

Religious Syncretism and Literary Innovation

2018 ◽  
pp. 174-195
Author(s):  
Stefania Cavaliere
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Theory ◽  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta ◽  
Bhagavad Gita ◽  
Sanskrit Drama ◽  
Religious Syncretism ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Bhagavad Gītā ◽  
Literary Innovation

Stefania Cavaliere shows that the Vijñānagītā of Keshavdas is much more than a translation of an allegorical Sanskrit drama, the Prabodhacandrodaya of Krishnamishra. The allegorical battle between aspects of the mind in Krishnamishra’s text becomes in Keshavdas’s hands a platform for a much broader discussion of metaphysics, theology and religious aesthetics, incorporating such diverse influences as the Yogavāsiṣṭha, the Purāṇas, the Dharmaśāstras, and the Bhagavad Gītā. In this way the Vijñānagītā reads more like a scientific treatise (śāstra) than a work of allegorical poetry, and reflects Keshavdas’s erudition and innovation in weaving together strands of bhakti, Advaita Vedānta and rasa aesthetic theory.

La découverte par l'Europe de la Bhagavad Gîtâ en 1785

XVII-XVIII ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Florence D'Souza Deleury
Keyword(s):  
Bhagavad Gita ◽  
Bhagavad Gītā

Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta

1982 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
Albert Adams ◽  
William M. Indich
Keyword(s):  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta

Christ as Yogi: The Jesus of Vivekananda and Modern Hinduism

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-140
Author(s):  
David J. Neumann
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta ◽  
The West ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Modern Hinduism ◽  
Swami Vivekananda

AbstractSwami Vivekananda was the most influential pioneer of a Yogi Christ, illustrating well over a century ago how the life and teachings of Jesus might be incorporated within a larger Hindu worldview—and then presented back to Western audiences. Appropriation of Jesus, one of the central symbols of the West, might be viewed as the ultimate act of counter-Orientalism. This article begins by providing a brief biography of Vivekananda and the modern Hinduism that nurtured him and that he propagated. He articulated an inclusivist vision of Advaita Vedanta as the most compelling vision of universal religion. Next, the article turns to Vivekananda's views of Christianity, for which he had little affection, and the Bible, which he knew extraordinarily well. The article then systematically explores Vivekananda's engagement with the New Testament, revealing a clear hermeneutical preference for the Gospels, particularly John. Following the lead of biblical scholars, Vivekananda made a distinction between the Christ of the Gospels and the Jesus of history, offering sometimes contradictory conclusions about the historicity of elements associated with Jesus's life. Finally, the article provides a detailed articulation of Vivekananda's Jesus—a figure at once familiar to Christians but, in significant ways, uniquely accommodated to Hindu metaphysics. Vivekananda demonstrated a robust understanding and discriminating use of the Christian Bible that has not been properly recognized. He deployed this knowledge to launch an important and long-lived pattern: an attractive, fleshed out depiction of Jesus of Nazareth, transformed from the Christian savior into a Yogi model of self-realization. Through his efforts, Jesus became an indisputably Indian religious figure, no longer just a Christian one. The Yogi Christ remains a prominent global religious figure familiar to Hindus, Christians, and those of other faiths alike.

scholarly journals Nothing but Gold: Complexities in terms of Non-difference and Identity. Part 2. Contrasting Equivalence, Equality, Identity, and Non-difference

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Anrò
Keyword(s):  
Formal Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Main Issue ◽  
Advaita Vedānta ◽  
Advaita Vedanta

AbstractThe present paper is a continuation of a previous one by the same title, the content of which faced the issue concerning the relations of coreference and qualification in compliance with the Navya-Nyāya theoretical framework, although prompted by the Advaita-Vedānta enquiry regarding non-difference. In a complementary manner, by means of a formal analysis of equivalence, equality, and identity, this section closes the loop by assessing the extent to which non-difference, the main issue here, cannot be reduced to any of the former. The following sections of this study will focus on the assessment of the eventual possibility of causation and transformation in non-difference.

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