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Divine self, human self : the philosophy of being in two Gita commentaries / Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

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Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi
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New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
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Contents
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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9781441176813 (electronic bk.)
1441176810 (electronic bk.)
9781441140425
1441140425
9781441182654
1441182659
9781441154644
1441154647
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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