Religions, Reasons and Gods

Religions, Reasons and Gods
Author: John Clayton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2006-11-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781139459266

Traditional theistic proofs are often understood as evidence intended to compel belief in a divinity. John Clayton explores the surprisingly varied applications of such proofs in the work of philosophers and theologians from several periods and traditions, thinkers as varied as Ramanuja, al-Ghazali, Anselm, and Jefferson. He shows how the gradual disembedding of theistic proofs from their diverse and local religious contexts is concurrent with the development of natural theologies and atheism as social and intellectual options in early modern Europe and America. Clayton offers a fresh reading of the early modern history of philosophy and theology, arguing that awareness of such history, and the local uses of theistic argument, offer important ways of managing religious and cultural difference in the public sphere. He argues for the importance of historically grounded philosophy of religion to the field of religious studies and public debate on religious pluralism and cultural diversity.

The Advaita Vedānta of Brahma-siddhi

The Advaita Vedānta of Brahma-siddhi
Author: Allen Wright Thrasher
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1993
Genre: Advaita
ISBN: 9788120809826

The Brahma-siddhi, 'The Demonstration of Brahman' is Mandana Misra's largest work, his most important and the sole one dedicated as a whole to Vedanta. The topics occurring in the doctrine of this work which the present author intends to study here in this book are inter-related; they all have to deal with the nature and functioning of error, whether every-day error or the transcendental error, avidya, which makes us see the multiplicity of phenomena where there is nothing but the utter oneness of brahman. Thet also demonstrate the number of different sources upon which Mandana depended in erecting his own system. In spite of the number and variety of these sources Mandana created a system, the closed coherence of whose parts is a cause of admiration, even if one does not always accept his conclusions.Two appendices are also added to give a glimpse of Mandana Misra's date and his order of works. An exhaustive bibliography has been provided to facilitate the curiosity of readers. An index of important words has also been given.

Siddhi

Siddhi
Author: Bhardwaj Umesh Nath
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Absolute, The
ISBN: 9789350180013

Siddhi means self-discovery in the highest sense of the term—the seeker's realization of oneness with God. This book attempts to deal with the practical aspects of Siddhi. Drawing heavily from the Vedic and Upanishadic texts, it presents an illuminating analysis of how one can realise the Absolute. It explains in detail the great five elements, sadhana, Mahakala, kama, Brahma Jnan, tantra, time, astrology, role of intoxicants in Siddhi, and Kundalini. It also offers some hints and clues that reveal the pathway to God-realisation.

Accessions List, South Asia

Accessions List, South Asia
Author: Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1020
Release: 1992
Genre: South Asia
ISBN:

Records publications acquired from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, by the U.S. Library of Congress Offices in New Delhi, India, and Karachi, Pakistan.