ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1977, The Hindu Religious Tradition provides a detailed exploration into the different doctrines regarding the nature of Religious Reality and the many paths of search for this Reality within the Hindu religion.

The book discusses these differing doctrines from the point of view of their philosophical significance and their use in man’s search for the divine in consideration of the traditional teaching that the divine is already in man and can be realised in direct experience. It provides a comprehensive account of this tradition through considering all aspects that are integral to it, and highlights that the profundity of this tradition lies in that it cannot be limited to the requirements of any one form of conceiving the divine.

The Hindu Religious Tradition will appeal to those with an interest in Hinduism, religious philosophy, and theology.

chapter Chapter I|42 pages

What is the Hindu Religious Tradition?

chapter Chapter II|38 pages

Some Relevant Hindu Beliefs

chapter Chapter IV|34 pages

Polytheism

chapter Chapter V|44 pages

Non-dualism

Upanisadic Non-dualism

chapter Chapter VI|20 pages

Samkhya-Yoga Perfectionism

chapter Chapter VII|70 pages

Devotionalism and Qualified Monotheism

Devotionalism: A Distinctive Approach

chapter Chapter VIII|22 pages

Truth and the Hindu Religious Tradition

chapter Chapter IX|16 pages

Moral and Spiritual Values in the Hindu Tradition

chapter Chapter X|9 pages

Conclusion