Pingal Devayan (Vol. 3): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 3)

The Vijnanavadins have always been understood to have the belief that there is an Absolute. Pingal Devayan (Vol. 3): Brahma Kalpa (Vol. 3) thomas Wood conducts an investigation to determine the accuracy of the characterisation to what degree it applies. Dr. Wood reveals that the philosophical ideas of the Vijnanavadins were in reality equivocal, and in some instances even inconsistent, by conducting an in-depth investigation of several of the Vijnanavadins’ most important literature. This monograph is targeted primarily toward scholars of Indian philosophy and religion who have an interest in the schools of Mahayana Buddhism and in its doctrinal relation to Vedanta. However, due to its treatment of philosophical topics of universal interest, such as idealism, solipsism, and the nature of the inference to other minds, it is also of interest to Western and comparative scholars.

Author

Dr. Hazari

About the Author(s)

Dr. Hazari was born in Khulna, now in Bangladesh, on 16 September 1917. Khulna is also the birthplace of Sri Aurobindo. At the age of eighteen, Dr. Hajari followed his Guru, Sri Aurobindo to his Ashram in Pondicherry. He dedicated his life to the ideals of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and lived there till he passed away on 23 December 1978. He served as a homeopathic doctor and gained fame by healing patients with incurable diseases. Sri Aurobindo’s magnum opus, Savitri, was completed just before the master passed away on 5 December 1950. Three months later, Dr. Hajari had a vision, in which Sri Aurobindo appeared to him. This is how Dr. Hajari became the medium to receive the epic Devayan, a compendium and interpretation of all Indian legends. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Amita Nathwani was born in Dehra Dun, India in 1944. Deeply influenced by Sri Aurobindo, she went to live at Pondicherry in 1963. She is married and since 1973, she is living in Europe. After working In India, Africa and Europe she has decided to dedicate her life to transcribing the twelve volumes of Devayan.