Viewpoint: Vaishnavism : Monotheistic or Not?
While traditional Hinduism is commonly held to be polytheistic, and in most strains of the tradition this would be absolutely correct, there is also a monotheistic component that is often overlooked, even among historians of religion and Hindu theologians. Indeed, panchopasana, "the worship of...
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Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Pages: 1-6 |
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| 520 | |a While traditional Hinduism is commonly held to be polytheistic, and in most strains of the tradition this would be absolutely correct, there is also a monotheistic component that is often overlooked, even among historians of religion and Hindu theologians. Indeed, panchopasana, "the worship of five gods" (Durga, Surya, Ganesh, Shiva, and Vishnu) - often considered the very epitome of polytheistic understanding - can be seen in a monotheistic light as well, that is, as an exposition on universal categories of religion as opposed to the literal worship of five individual deities. In this article I draw upon the work of Bengali theologian Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914) to show how this is so. | ||
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