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1	Mughal and Rajput patronage of the bhakti sect of the Maharajas, the Vallabha Sampradaya, 1640-1760 A. D. Richardson, Edwin Allen January 1979 (has links) No description available. Bhakti. Vallabha Sampradaya. Hinduism and state.
2	Swaminarayan and ethics : a religiohistorical study Kamal, Davraj 11 1900 (has links) As part of the Phenomenological Method used in this dissertation, the research work applied the hermeneutical concepts of bhakti, karma and moksha. Focus was on the role played by the guru, the sadhus and devotees of the Swaminarayan Movement and how they related t~ their religious, ethical and social obligations. Their responses to ethical scriptures were evaluated, especially with a view to determining the extent to which ethical injunctions permeates, enhances, uplifts and shapes the adherents spiritually ,morally and socially. Swaminarayan ethics was also placed within the context of Classical Hindu Texts and in particular, the work of Ramanuja and his Vishistadvaita philosophy. Further, it has been observed that the quest for the Ultimate Reality (Purushottam) is through their relationship with Akshar, Guru Pramukh Swami, the model of ethical excellence whose charisma binds the fibre of the Movement and his role serves both the ethical and transcendental plane of the Movement. / Religious Studies and Arabic / MA (Religious Studies) Sampradaya Akshar Purushottam Dharma Bhakti Moksha Karma Sadhu Jnan Vairagya Visishthadvaita Atman-Brahman Varnashrama Ashrama 294.55 Swami-Narayanis Gurus Dharma (Buddhism) Bhakti Karma
3	Swaminarayan and ethics : a religiohistorical study Kamal, Davraj 11 1900 (has links) As part of the Phenomenological Method used in this dissertation, the research work applied the hermeneutical concepts of bhakti, karma and moksha. Focus was on the role played by the guru, the sadhus and devotees of the Swaminarayan Movement and how they related t~ their religious, ethical and social obligations. Their responses to ethical scriptures were evaluated, especially with a view to determining the extent to which ethical injunctions permeates, enhances, uplifts and shapes the adherents spiritually ,morally and socially. Swaminarayan ethics was also placed within the context of Classical Hindu Texts and in particular, the work of Ramanuja and his Vishistadvaita philosophy. Further, it has been observed that the quest for the Ultimate Reality (Purushottam) is through their relationship with Akshar, Guru Pramukh Swami, the model of ethical excellence whose charisma binds the fibre of the Movement and his role serves both the ethical and transcendental plane of the Movement. / Religious Studies and Arabic / MA (Religious Studies) Sampradaya Akshar Purushottam Dharma Bhakti Moksha Karma Sadhu Jnan Vairagya Visishthadvaita Atman-Brahman Varnashrama Ashrama 294.55 Swami-Narayanis Gurus Dharma (Buddhism) Bhakti Karma

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