Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Advaita Vedanta

sarvepalli radhakrishnan, first professor @ oxford university , later president of india, further popularized advaita vedanta, presenting essence of hinduism. according michael hawley, professor of religious studies, radhakrishnan saw other religions, radhakrishnan understands lower forms of hinduism, interpretations of advaita vedanta, thereby in sense hindusizing religions . him, world faces religious problem, there unreflective dogmatism , exclusivism, creating need experiential religion , inclusivism . advaita vedanta, claimed radhakrishnan, best exemplifies hindu philosophical, theological, , literary tradition fulfills need. radhakrishnan did not emphasize differences between buddhism, jainism, sikhism versus hinduism defined in terms of advaita vedanta, rather tended minimize differences. apparent, example, in discussions of buddhist madhyamika , yogacara traditions versus advaita vedanta tradition.

radhakrishnan metaphysics grounded in advaita vedanta, reinterpreted advaita vedanta contemporary needs , context. acknowledged reality , diversity of world of experience, saw grounded in , supported transcendent metaphysical absolute concept (nirguna brahman). radhakrishnan reinterpreted shankara s notion of maya. according radhakrishnan, maya not strict absolute idealism, subjective misperception of world real.

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