Realism and idealism in Rāmānuja’s self-body metaphor
(2015) p.23-42- Abstract
- The ontology of Rāmānuja, as expressed in his Gītābhāṣya and other works, centres on the doctrine of coordinate predication (sāmānādhikaraṇya), expressed through the metaphor of the self-body relationship (ātma-śarīra-bhāva). This metaphor, employed to define the ontological status of God (Nārāyaṇa), the individual selves and the world, also serves as a strategy for reconciling apparently conflicting passages in the Bhagavadgītā and other authoritative texts of Vedānta. The view emerging from a close reading of Rāmānuja’s writings is one of universal realism grounded in the reality and unity of divine consciousness.
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- author
- Gansten, Martin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Rāmānuja, Bhagavadgītā, Vedānta, ātma-śarīra-bhāva, idealist philosophy
- host publication
- Studies in the Ontology of the Bhagavad Gita : What is One’s View of God, the Universe, and the Soul? - What is One’s View of God, the Universe, and the Soul?
- editor
- Tsoukalas, Steven and Surya, Gerald
- pages
- 23 - 42
- publisher
- Edwin Mellen Press
- ISBN
- 978-1-4955-0274-3
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
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