History of the Chaitanya Faith in Orissa

Prabhat Mukherjee (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

2023
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
9789394262386 (ISBN)

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This book is highly recommended to those, who are interested in researching the history of Vaishnavism in medieval times, the history of Eastern India, and the study of Hinduism, in general.

Vishambhar Misra, famously known as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (c.1486-1534), led one of the most pioneering movements within the Vaishnava tradition in medieval India, which influenced many of the famous modern Hindu mystics, including Ramakrishna Paramahansa, and certain modern-day world famous Hindu mystical organizations like ISCKON. This book deals with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s life and his version of Vaishnavaite mysticism in Orissa (presently Odisha). The author in the first part deals with the sources attributed to the Vaishnava saint written in Bengali, Odia, and Sanskrit during medieval and early modern periods. These include his biographies and mystical compositions dedicated to Lord Krishna composed by his followers. The second part deals with the religiosity and asceticism of the said saint, and how it is different from the traditional Vaishnavism practiced in medieval Orissa. The final part of this book deals with the impact of Mahaprabhu on the history of medieval Orissa and his movement prevalent in modern times.

Prabhat Mukherjee was a retired Reader at the Department of History, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar. He wrote books primarily on the history of the Orissan region, notably History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa (1940).

Preface vii
I Important literary sources on Chaitanya in Sanskrit and Bengali 1
II. Chaitanya in Oriya literature 11
III. Chaitanya in Orissa 19
IV. The Passing Away of Chaitanya
V. Chaitanya and Jagannath Appendix—Chaitanya as the Embodiment of Buddha-Jagannath
VI. Religious Outlook of Chaitanya 56
VII. Chaitanya's association with Five Comrades 62 Appendix—Differences between the Chaitanya faith and Orissan Vaishnavism 69
VIII. Other Oriya Followers of Chaitanya 73
IX. Chaitanya's Influence on History of Orissa Section 1—Political condition 80 Section 2—Society 83 Section 3—Religion 84
X. History of Vaishnavism in Orissa in the 16th century 95
XI. The Post-Chaitanya Oriya Vaishnava literature 98
XII. The Spread of the Chaitanya Movement in Orissa 102
XIII. Chaitanya Worship Today 113
Bibliography 117
Glossary 120
Index 122

Erscheinungsdatum	10.10.2023
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 250 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-13	9789394262386 / 9789394262386
Zustand	Neuware