Vaishnavism in India and Abroad
Book Specification
Item Code: | UAI242 |
Author: | C. Upender Rao |
Publisher: | Eastern Book Linkers |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2016 |
ISBN: | 9788178542881 |
Pages: | 142 |
Cover: | HARDCOVER |
Other Details | 9.00 X 6.00 inch |
Weight | 310 gm |
Book Description
Papers published in this book focus on these aspects of 1Vaisrjavism'. These presentations do not discuss the details of `Vaisnavism' in a stereotyped way, but explain various socio political issues related to it especially in the countries other than India. This anthology will help the intellectual devotees for their spiritual development and for intellectual contribution. We believe that scholars and devotees will appreciate our efforts in bringing out this book for the spread of spirituality in the world.
I felt it was the need of the hour to convene such workshops as People in India have neglected other difficult paths and started getting initiated into 'Vaisnavism'. As a consequence number of teachers came into existence in India.
They have opposed the mayavada (falsehood of the world) and 'nirvisesa-Brahma-vada' propounded by Sankara and spread the Bhakti siddhanta in the world.
Though there are three principle traditions in Vedanta, the Vaisnava philosophy became more successful and living throughout the world today. 'Vaisnavism' is an important branch of Indian philosophy. When other traditions direct us to follow other difficult paths, 'Vaisnavism' shows the simple but most effective path. This philosophy is based on system of Bhakti (devotion). "Vaisnavism" believes and describes lord Krsna as God. More importantly it teaches about the eternal relationship of individuals and All- Pervading Supreme Lord Sri Krsna.
Dr. Anastasia Domanskaya, who is a lecturer in the department of Philosophy in Minsk, Belarus in her paper has discussed the family life of the Belarusian Gaudiya Vaisnavites living in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine who first time had the opportunity to learn about the life of the devotees' family in Donetsk of Ukraine where she had an opportunity to stay at the house of the devotees who had two daughters. This family lived in ashrams for a long time, including those in India. The experiences of the mother of those girls tell us how devoted these devotees are. She stayed at the temple for the japa meditation and only after that she used to return to home. Thus the paper of Dr. Anastasia gives us the vivid picture of various feelings of devotes. I think this is the best paper based on the survey of vaisnava-devotes in abroad.
Prof. Dr. Shabanova Julia Alexandrina who is working as a Head of the dept. of Philosophy at State HEI "National Mining University", at Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine has elaborated the Theory and Practice of Bengal Vaisnavism in the Cultural integration of East and West. This article represents the thorough analysis of fundamental concepts of Caudiya-Vaisnavism. It also presents a comparative analysis of Caudiya-Vaisnavism and Western philosophical studies. A practical realization of Caudiya- Vaisnavism in contemporary socio-cultural area is represented as an analysis of ISKCON activity in Ukraine. A systematic and successful development of the studies by followers of Caitanya namely, "Vrndavana Gosvami" and Rupa, Sanitaria, Jiva are discussed. The causes of successful dissemination of ISKCON in Ukraine and some shortcomings of its activity are represented in this paper.
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