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Swami Sahajananda (1781-1830), the founder of the Swaminarayan Movement, considered by his followers as an embodiment of Krishna, let Swami Shatananda write the Satsangijivanam in order to vouchsafe that his presence and teaching live on among his followers in and through this text. The extensive work is composed in Sanskrit and is here presented in an English summary. The text describes the biography of Swami Sahajananda and is an important document for the religious situation in the Gujarat of its time; it testifies to the religious practices (festivals, norms and values for private and public life) by which Swaminarayan wanted to replace practices (like animal sacrifice) that were considered as abuses. The content of the text is made accessible through a detailed index.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9783946742241
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 612
  • Udgivet:
  • 7. februar 2017
  • Størrelse:
  • 193x47x260 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 1627 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. januar 2025
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Swami Sahajananda (1781-1830), the founder of the Swaminarayan Movement,
considered by his followers as an embodiment of Krishna, let Swami Shatananda write
the Satsangijivanam in order to vouchsafe that his presence and teaching live on
among his followers in and through this text. The extensive work is composed in
Sanskrit and is here presented in an English summary. The text describes the
biography of Swami Sahajananda and is an important document for the religious
situation in the Gujarat of its time; it testifies to the religious practices
(festivals, norms and values for private and public life) by which Swaminarayan
wanted to replace practices (like animal sacrifice) that were considered as abuses.
The content of the text is made accessible through a detailed index.

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