The ocean of Inquiry: a neglected classic of late Advaita Vedanta
The Ocean of Inquiry (Vicar-sagar) is a vernacular compendium of Advaita Vedanta, one of the most influential traditions of South Asian religion and philosophy, especially in modern times. Its author, Niscaldas (ca. 1791 - 1863), was a classically trained pandit and a sadhu of the Dadu Panth. His wo...
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2013
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Hinduistische Literatur
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus |
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Hochschulschrift
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Ocean of Inquiry (Vicar-sagar) is a vernacular compendium of Advaita Vedanta, one of the most influential traditions of South Asian religion and philosophy, especially in modern times. Its author, Niscaldas (ca. 1791 - 1863), was a classically trained pandit and a sadhu of the Dadu Panth. His work was widely read in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, both in its Hindi original and in regional translations: Vivekananda once referred to it as the most influential book in India. Surprisingly, however, The Ocean of Inquiry remains virtually unknown to Western scholars; even specialists in Hinduism have rarely heard of it. This dissertation aims to draw attention both to Niscaldas's work and to the broader genre of vernacular Vedanta; it also calls into question the notion that late Advaita Vedanta represents a period of intellectual decline |
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