Gaudiya Vaisnava Studies

Wong, Lucian

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“…95 Beatle George Harrison's later association with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) further popularized the Gaudiya Vaishnavite revival begun by Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī in Bengal and the vision of Krishnafocused bhakti yoga throughout India. 96 The contemporary yoga revival goes beyond groups identifying as Hindu, with recent scholarship also highlighting the revival of yoga within the Jain Shvetambara Terāpanth. 97 There are complex relationships between the international (often Anglophile) branches of the guru-led organizations and more local structures, which are often conducted in regional languages.…”

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The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India

Newcombe¹

2017

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion

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The word yoga refers to a multifaceted array of beliefs and practices. Yoga is twinned with sāṃkhya as one of the six orthodox darshanas (worldviews) of Hindu philosophy, with Patañjali’s Yogaśāstra having been codified by around the 5th century of the Common Era. A distinct body of texts known as the haṭhayoga corpus appears around the 11th century and emphasizes physical practices most likely used by ascetic communities. The ultimate aim of yoga is described by various words (e.g., kaivalya, samādhi, mokṣa, etc.); it is often described as an experience of an individual soul’s uniting with the divine, and/or becoming liberated from the material world. These historical precedents have continuities with contemporary yoga practices, and for many Indians today, yoga is understood as the essence of Indian spirituality. Yoga, however, took on new meanings in the late colonial period, becoming a mental, physical, and ethical discipline to aid in the struggle for an independent Indian nation state; a scientific, evidence-based practice to improve health and well-being; and a template for the evolution of an individual as well as humanity as a whole. At the same time, yoga kept an association with liberation and the realization of the ultimate nature of reality. In the early 21st century, all these meanings remain current in the Indian context, where yoga is continuing to experience a revival. In India, yoga is understood as a unique and valuable cultural resource that has the potential to revitalize both an individual’s health and the Indian nation-state, being an exemplar of the unique insights that Indian traditions can give to the rest of the world. Despite a notable shift in what is understood by yoga in the modern period, yoga continues to be a multivalent and increasingly popular practice in contemporary India.

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The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India

Newcombe¹

2017

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“…Az utóbbi évek legjelentősebb és legnagyobb tudományos igényességgel megírt tanulmányai pedig a The Oxford Centre of Hinduism tudósgárdájához köthetők. Közülük a legkiemelkedőbbek Valpey (2006), O' Connell (1973, Gupta (2005Gupta ( , 2004Gupta ( , 2014 és Wong (2015Wong ( , 2020. 200…”

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A manipuri szankírtana : India kulturális öröksége megkonstruálásának történeti értelmezése egy szellemi kulturális örökség elemen keresztül

Rátkai¹

2021

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“…In contrast to texts such as Rūpa Gosvāmin's Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu, the hbv or ritual texts like it in general have been little studied either by scholars or practising Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas (Wong 2015). That does not mean that the hbv has never been studied before.…”

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Haribhaktivilāsa of Sanātana Gosvāmin, Volume One

2023

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At Brill, I would like to thank my editor Patricia Radder for her faith in this enormous project and Noralyne Alabdullah-Maranus for her very careful work with the challenging typesetting of the text.At my alma mater, Åbo Akademi University, in Åbo, Finland, I have enjoyed the unstinting support of both the previous and present deans of the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology, Prof. Pekka Santtila and Prof. Peter Nynäs, and by the head of my own subject, Prof. Marcus Moberg, who have not only seen the value of my project but also actively supported it. I extend to you my heartfelt gratitude. I am also very thankful to Dr. Yrsa Neuman and the Åbo Akademi University Library for providing the funds for making this book open access and to the Waldemar von Frenckell Foundation for funding its proofreading.Most importantly, I offer my thanks to my wonderful family and especially to my wife, Saragrahi Broo, who has not only has made it possible for me to leave my ordinary duties for extended stays in Oxford and elsewhere, but who also drew the stemma codicum and Maṇḍalas in Appendix Three.Finally, I wish to thank my godfather, esteemed linguist Christer Hummelstedt, who since my early youth has always supported me in my academic pursuits. I dedicate this volume to him.

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Gaudiya Vaisnava Studies

Cited by 9 publications

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The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India

The Revival of Yoga in Contemporary India

A manipuri szankírtana : India kulturális öröksége megkonstruálásának történeti értelmezése egy szellemi kulturális örökség elemen keresztül

Haribhaktivilāsa of Sanātana Gosvāmin, Volume One

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