The Relationship Between Krsna and Visnu Freda Matchett ... 193 kalpavatara 120 Kama117, 154, 158 Kamsa fear of Krsna 54, 132, 168 hatred of Krsna 170 Kalanemi reborn 34, 41, 46, 94 killed by Krsna 14, 41, 56-7 tries to kill Krsna 46, ...

Author: Freda Matchett

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This is a study of three Sanskrit texts, the Harivamsa, the Visnupurana, and the Bhagavatabelonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism. It treats them as integrated compositions and displays the theological motives and creative skill which have gone into the making of them. It shows how all three texts contain narratives which present Krishna as one of several subordinate manifestations (avataras) of Vishnu. All three use much the same traditional material, yet each, by arranging this material in its own way, presents a distinctive view of Krishna, and the most influential of them, the Bhagavata , builds up a world view in which Krishna, not Vishnu, is supreme.

This book examines three of the Sanskrit texts belonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism, displaying the theological motives and creative skill which have gone into the making of them.

Author: Freda Matchett

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 9780700712816

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This is a study of three Sanskrit texts, the Harivamsa, the Visnupurana, and the Bhagavatabelonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism. It treats them as integrated compositions and displays the theological motives and creative skill which have gone into the making of them. It shows how all three texts contain narratives which present Krishna as one of several subordinate manifestations (avataras) of Vishnu. All three use much the same traditional material, yet each, by arranging this material in its own way, presents a distinctive view of Krishna, and the most influential of them, the Bhagavata , builds up a world view in which Krishna, not Vishnu, is supreme.

This is a study of three Sanskrit texts, the Harivamsa, the Visnupurana, and the Bhagavatabelonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism.

Author: Freda Matchett

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ISBN: 9781136118340

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This is a study of three Sanskrit texts, the Harivamsa, the Visnupurana, and the Bhagavatabelonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism. It treats them as integrated compositions and displays the theological motives and creative skill which have gone into the making of them. It shows how all three texts contain narratives which present Krishna as one of several subordinate manifestations (avataras) of Vishnu. All three use much the same traditional material, yet each, by arranging this material in its own way, presents a distinctive view of Krishna, and the most influential of them, the Bhagavata , builds up a world view in which Krishna, not Vishnu, is supreme.

eighth avatara of Vishnu, Krishna, is the most important avatara of Hinduism. Krishna is denoted variously as purnavatara (full incarnation), lilavatara (incarnation in play), and finally as the Supreme God from whom Vishnu takes his ...

Author: Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D.

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781610692113

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Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, a religion that has been a fundamental force for thousands of years. This accessible encyclopedia covers texts, practices, scholarship, and arts related to Krishna from the earliest known sources on. • Overviews the importance of Krishna to world history • Offers topical and thematic entries illuminating classical texts and practice and modern developments inside and outside India • Covers philosophical traditions such as Advaita and vegetarianism as well as spiritual and yoga traditions and their contemporary adaptations • Includes extensive studies of followers and founders of Krishna in India and around the world • Shares geographical information regarding sacred places and places of pilgrimage

PROOFS OF THE AVATARAS PRECEDING LORD KRISHNA There are an enormous number of sources which can be consulted in a study of the recognized Avataras of Hinduism. The historical value and authenticity of these sources is the subject of ...

Author: Peter Terry

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Mat e , Freda (2001) Kṛṣṇa, Lord or Avatāra?: The Relationship between Kṛṣṇa and Viṣṇu in the context of the Avatāra myth as presented ... Mills, Heather (1988) “Hare Krishna Follower Decapitated Guru 'To Rid World of Evil'.

Author: Kenneth Russell Valpey

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134175451

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There is a steady and growing scholarly, as well as popular interest in Hindu religion – especially devotional (bhakti) traditions as forms of spiritual practice and expressions of divine embodiment. Associated with this is the attention to sacred images and their worship. Attending Krishna's Image extends the discussion on Indian images and their worship, bringing historical and comparative dimensions and considering Krishna worship in the context of modernity, both in India and the West. It focuses on one specific worship tradition, the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, as it develops and sustains itself in two specific locales. By applying the comparative category of ‘religious truth’, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of a living religious tradition. It successfully demonstrates the understanding of devotion as a process of participation with divine embodiment in which worship of Krishna’s image is integral.

When the Lord appears as an avatāra, Laksmī manifests another separate form, corresponding to the Lord's powers. ... ca vilāsamayam evambhūtaṁ jānāti svayaṁ paramavaisnavī bhakti-balād eva jānati | krsna evātmānaṁ sarvāṁś cānyān api ...

Author: HH Bhanu Swami

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Kṛṣṇa Bhajanāmṛta

The Golden Avatara His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. forms protecting the two Purīs known as ... Theseare different manifestations ofthe prakāśa and vilāsaforms ofLord Kṛṣṇa. LordCaitanya next informed Sanātana ...

Author: His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

ISBN: 9789171497307

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Taking the role of His own devotee, Lord Sri Krsna appeared as Lord Caitanya about five centuries ago in Bengal, India, and began a revolution in spiritual consciousness that has profoundly affected the lives of millions worldwide. His conversations with the great scholars, kings, and mystics of the day form the basis of Teachings of Lord Caitanya, which is a summary study of the dialogues recorded in His biography, Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. The extensive references in Teachings of Lord Caitanya make it an invaluable compendium of devotional Indian philosophy.

Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Tamal Krishna Goswami Graham M. Schweig ... interest is not waning; see Asha Goswami's The Krishna Legend: A New Perspective (2001), Freda Matchett's Krishna: Lord or Avatāra?

Author: Tamal Krishna Goswami

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780190207793

Category: Religion

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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhup?da (1896-1977), founder of the Hare Krishna Movement, traced his lineage to the fifteenth-century Indian saint Sri Chaitanya. He authored more than fifty volumes of English translation and commentaries on Sanskrit and Bengali texts, serving as a medium between these distant authorities and his modern Western readership and using his writings as blueprints for spiritual change and a revolution in consciousness. He had to speak the language of a people vastly disparate from the original recipients of his tradition's scriptures without compromising fidelity to the tradition. Tamal Krishna Goswami claims that the social scientific, philosophical, and 'insider' forms of investigation previously applied have failed to explain the presence of a powerful interpretative device-a mahavakya or 'great utterance'-that governs and pervades Prabhupada's 'living theology' of devotion on bhakti. For Prabhupada, the wide range of 'vedic' subject matter is governed by the axiomatic truth: Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Goswami's academic training at the University of Cambridge, his thirty years' experience as a practitioner and teacher, and his extensive interactions with Prabhupada as both personal secretary and managerial representative, afforded him a unique opportunity to understand and illuminate the theological contribution of Prabhupada. In this work, Goswami proves that the voice of the scholar-practitioner can be intimately connected with his tradition while sustaining a mature critical stance relative to his subject. A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti includes a critical introduction and conclusion by Graham M. Schweig.

Lord Śr Kṛṣṇa descends for the specific purpose of mitigating the anxieties of the pure devotees, who are very anxious to see Him in His original Vṛndāvana pastimes. Therefore, the prime purpose of the Kṛṣṇa avatāra is to satisfy His ...

Author: His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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