INDIAN THEISM FROM HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Abstract
This article studies Indian philosophy and
the metaphysics of Indian religions in the light of the
categories theism, pantheism and panentheism.
The Indian concept īçvara-vāda (from īçvara -
personal deity and vāda - study) correlating with
the concept theism is considered in its historical and
philosophical aspects. Since the metaphysical basis of
Indian religiosity is essentially impersonal, pantheistic
and panentheistic in contrast to the absolute-theist basis
of monotheism, it has been concluded that the status,
place and role of īçvara-vāda is functional theistic and
not absolute theistic (the terms functional conception
of personality, absolute-substantial conception of
personality were suggested by A.F. Losev).
the metaphysics of Indian religions in the light of the
categories theism, pantheism and panentheism.
The Indian concept īçvara-vāda (from īçvara -
personal deity and vāda - study) correlating with
the concept theism is considered in its historical and
philosophical aspects. Since the metaphysical basis of
Indian religiosity is essentially impersonal, pantheistic
and panentheistic in contrast to the absolute-theist basis
of monotheism, it has been concluded that the status,
place and role of īçvara-vāda is functional theistic and
not absolute theistic (the terms functional conception
of personality, absolute-substantial conception of
personality were suggested by A.F. Losev).
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