Philosophy of Yamuna and Its Subcultural Roots
R. Pskhu
December 1, 2017 DOI: 10.2991/icelaic-17.2017.170 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that Yāmuna, the first philosopher of Viśiṣṭādvaita, mounted philosophical arguments defending the Pañcarātra Āgama tradition against orthodox negation, addressing themes of emancipation and bhakti within a broad conception of tantra. |
Abstract
The main themes of tantric doctrines are connected with different means of the inner and outer worship of some deities, recitation of mantras, forms of yogic meditation, description of supernatural abilities (siddhi), structure of an individual psychophysical organization, cakra, and etc. Here we consider tantra in a wide sense (denoting all three sections of tantric literature), rather than in a narrow sense as a Sakti tantrism only. The paper deals with the philosophical argumentations of Yāmuna, the first philosopher of viSiX[Advaita who put against the Orthodox negation PAVcarAtrAgama tradition. Keywords—Tantra; viSiX[Advaita; PAVcarAtrAgama; Oberhammer; RAmAnuja; Indian Philosophy; Yāmuna; emancipation; bhakti