Neo-Vedanta

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Neo-Vedanta or New Vedanta is the collective term for a Hindu reform movement originating from various personalities in India . Representatives of Neo-Vedanta include Swami Dayanand , Annie Besant , Swami Vivekananda , Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , Rabindranath Tagore , Sri Aurobindo and S. Radhakrishnan .

The Neo-Vedanta " tries to prove that the 'innovations' of Hinduism do not require innovations of Western elements, but that these are already present in Hinduism and especially in Vedanta ".

An important role in the revival of Hinduism and spread of Advaita Vedanta in the West about the Ramakrishna - Mission played in the 19th century Hindu monk and scholar Vivekananda . His interpretation of Advaita Vedanta was called "Neo- Vedanta ". In a lecture given in London in 1896 on "The absolute and manifestation" Swami Vivekananda said:

"I may make bold to say that the only religion which agrees with, and even goes a little further than modern researchers, both on physical and moral lines is the advaita, and that is why it appeals to modern scientists so much. They find that the old dualistic theories are not enough for them, do not satisfy their necessities. A man must have not only faith, but intellectual faith too. "

literature

  • Saher, PJ: Wisdom and creative mysticism. Religious historical source studies for the universal show Vivekanandas Neo-Vedanta. An attempt at introspective peace research. Remagen, Otto Reichl 1974
  • Ram Nath Sharma: Neo Vedanta Education . Shubhi Publications 2002. ISBN 9788187226666
  • Aleaz, Kalarikkal Poulose: Jesus in Neo-Vedānta: a meeting of Hinduism and Christianity. Delhi: Kant Publ., 1995 (World religions relationship series 2)
  • Mukerji, Mādhava Bithika: Neo-Vedanta and Modernity, Ashutosh Prakashan Sansthan . 1983 ( online edition )
  • Christopher Isherwood : Vedanta for Modern Man . 1972

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ On the concept of Neo-Vedanta, cf. Lidia Guzy: Baba-s and Alekh-s - asceticism and ecstasy of a religion in the making: comparative study of the ascetic tradition. Weißensee-Verlag 2002, p. 69, note 99 ( online excerpt )
  2. ↑ cf. Hindu reform movements
  3. ↑ Bookstore link to Neo Vedanta Education by Ram Nath Sharma
  4. ↑ Lidia Guzy, p. 69, note 99
  5. ↑ Mukerji (1983)
  6. ↑ The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda / Volume 2 / Jnana-Yoga / The Absolute and Manifestation - Wikisource

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