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The Instability of Non-dual Knowing: Post-gnosis sādhana in Vidyāraṇya’s Advaita Vedānta
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SYSNO ASEP 0499470 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title The Instability of Non-dual Knowing: Post-gnosis sādhana in Vidyāraṇya’s Advaita Vedānta Author(s) Madaio, James (OU-W) SAI, ORCID Source Title Journal of Dharma Studies. - : Springer - ISSN 2522-0926
Roč. 1, č. 1 (2018), s. 11-30Number of pages 20 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords Advaita Vedānta ; Vidyāraṇya ; Jīvanmukti ; Sādhana ; Saṃnyāsa ; Yoga ; Non-duality Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion OECD category Religious studies Institutional support OU-W - RVO:68378009 Annotation The Advaita Vedāntic path to liberation is often characterized as being constituted by, and as culminating in, gnosis or advaitic awakening. In his fourteenth century work, the Jīvanmuktiviveka, Vidyāraṇya, however, argues for a broader conception of Advaita Vedāntic sādhana, which revolves around the problem of post-gnosis obscurations. In this paper, I examine Vidyāraṇya’s understanding of the causes of post-gnosis hindrances and how they inform his articulation of two stages of renunciation and their corresponding disciplinary schemes and liberative results. I also explore the way in which Vidyāraṇya situates the JMV’s yogic approach in relation to his Śaṃkarite sampradāya Workplace Oriental Institute Contact Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950 Year of Publishing 2019
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