Caitanya Vaisnava Philosophy: Tradition, Reason and DevotionAlthough only a handful of poetry is attributed to Caitanya, his devotional theology was expounded and systematized by his followers in a vast array of poetical, philosophical, and ritual literature. This book provides a thematic study of Caitanya Vaishnava philosophy, introducing key thinkers and ideas in the early tradition, using Sanskrit and Bengali sources that have seldom been studied in English. The book addresses major areas of the tradition, including epistemology, ontology, aesthetics, ethics, and history, and every chapter includes relevant readings from primary sources. |
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acintya advaita attributes Baladeva Bengal Bhagavad Gītā Bhagavan Bhagavat-sandarbha Bhagavata Purana bhakti Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu Bhaktivedānta Bhaktivinoda bliss Brahman Brahmasūtra Caitanya Caritāmṛta Caitanya Vaiṣṇava Caitanya Vaiṣṇava tradition Caitanyaite Calcutta Caritamrta chapter commentary concept context Dasa Delhi devotional ethics devotional rasa differentiating capacity Dimock discussion divine dominant emotion energy eternal first followers Gaudiya gopīs hari inconceivable isKCon Jaipur Jīva Jiva Gosvami JTva Kavikarṇapūra knowledge Krishna Krsna Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Kṛṣṇa-bhakti Krsnadasa Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Laksmi līlās literary lord lord’s love for Krsna Madhva Mahābhārata maṇḍala manifest means nabadvip namely Narayana nature nimāi nondual o’Connell one’s person philosophy Prabhu practice Puri qualities Rādhā Rāmānuja rasa rasa theory relation relationship religious Rfipa Rūpa Rūpa’s s'akti sacred sādhanā śakti saṁkīrtana sanātana sandarbha Śaṅkara sanskrit sārvabhauma says scriptural specific Śrī Caitanya Sridhara Studies supreme sūtras swami teachings texts theology transcendental translation Upaniṣad Vaiśeṣika Vaisnava Vedānta Vedantic Vedas verse Viṣṇu Vraja Vrindavan Vṛndāvana words worship