Review (PDF) The Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta Of Jiva Gosvami: When Knowledge Meets Devotion (Routledge Hindu Studies Series)
The Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition is famous for its depth of devotion to Krishna, the blue-hued Deity. Chaitanya Vaishnavas are known for having refined the practice and aesthetics of devotion into a sophisticated science. This imposing devotional edifice was constructed upon a solid foundation of philosophical argument and understanding. In this book, Ravi Gupta sheds new light on the contribution of Chaitanya Vaishnavism to the realm of Indian philosophy. He explores the hermeneutical tools employed, the historical resources harnessed, the structure of the arguments made, and the relative success of the endeavor. For most schools of Vaishnavism, the supporting foundation consists of the philosophical resources provided by Vedanta. The Chaitanya tradition is remarkable in its ability to engage in Vedantic discourse and at the same time practice an ecstatic form of devotion to Krishna. The prime architect of this balance was the scholar-devotee Jiva Gosvami (ca. 1517 - 1608). This book analyses Jiva Gosvami's writing concerning the philosophy of the Vedanta tradition. It concludes that Jiva's writing crosses 'disciplinary boundaries', for he brought into dialogue four powerful streams of classical Hinduism: the various systems of Vedanta, the ecstatic bhakti movements, the Puranic commentarial tradition, and the aesthetic rasa theory of Sanskrit poetics. With training in and commitments to all of these traditions, Jiva Gosvami produced a distinctly Chaitanya Vaishnava system of theology.
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Publisher: Routledge (August 7, 2007)
Publication Date: August 7, 2007
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...belongs to all the world and all knowledge from him and about him should be distributed freely and at no charge, or the most minimal charge possible. How is charging $108 for a Kindle book even considered? Please, if the scholarship is worthy, reduce the price so that people will BUY it!
I find that sometimes going in too much detail may be not too helpful, but in this case it was really well done. I skipped the bits where author goes in almost mathematical comparison of different versions of the key manuscript. But the start of the book is certainly well researched and is representative of advanced Vaisnava scholarship.
Excellent scholarship
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