The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya
author: O.B.L Kapoor
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 258
ISBN-10: 8121502756
ISBN-13: 9788121502757
Topic: Vaishnavism
The Phenomenal World
This chapter describes The Phenomenal World of the tenth chapter in the book The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya written by O.B.L Kapoor. This work is a comprehensive, critical and comparative study of all aspects of the philosophy and religion of Shri-Caitanya (Sri Chaitanya). Importance is given to the concept of Bhakti—the highest means of attaining God, Prema—divine love and Rasa—The doctrine of transcendental relish. The first three chapters deal with the history of the Vaishnava religion dating from the earliest Vedic period and Vaishnavism in ancient Bengal. The rest of the chapters discuss the philosophy and religion the Chaitanya movement.
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Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika [by V. Sujata Raju]
Anticipating the following objection, Gaudapada has highlighted an important point in karika 17: Can the Turiya the non-dual Reality co-exist with the phenomenal world which is said to be an appearance? Does the simultaneous existence of the phenomenal world contradict the teaching, Turiya being always non-dual (advaita)? According to Gaudapada, if the phenomenal world were to really exist then the above doubt could be entertained....
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) [by Arpita Chakraborty]
On knowing the real character of that phenomenal world of the five fold character (made of the five elements), known as the creature of the Brahman, but really superimposed on the Brahman out of misconception, that very moment the seeker surrenders himself untoIshana, the Paramatman, and attains the exalted character of Ishana alone....
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
This however remains to be modified to this extent that the sages had not probably any conscious purpose of according a relative reality to the phenomenal world, but in spite of regarding Brahman as the highest reality they could not ignore the claims of the exterior world, and had to accord a reality to it....
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]