The Concept of <i>Avatāra</i> in the <i>Eknāthī-Bhāgvat</i>

• IDA Katsuyuki

  金沢大学

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 『エークナーティー・バーグヴァト』における神の化身について
• 『 エークナーティー ・ バーグヴァト 』 ニ オケル カミ ノ ケシン ニ ツイテ

Abstract

The Sanskrit word avatāra means the appearance or incarnation of a deity (especially Viṣṇu) on earth. In this paper, I discuss the development of the concept of avatāra in the Vārkarī sect, according to the Eknāthī-Bhāgvat, written in the Marāthī language by the sant (poetic saint) Eknāth in the 16th century. In the Sanskritic Vaiṣṇava tradition, it is believed that Lord Viṣṇu descends to the earth as avatāras for the salvation of his devotees. After that, Eknāth expanded this concept of avatāra. He insisted that his guru Janārdana is an avatāra of God and emphasized the importance of guru-bhakti (devotion to the guru). This modification of the concept of avatāra made sant-worship possible for later Vārkarīs.

Journal

• Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu)

  Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu) 65 (1), 254-249, 2016

  Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies

Keywords

• バクティ
• ワールカリー派
• エークナート
• 『エークナーティー・バーグヴァト』

Details

• CRID: 1390001205380988800
• NII Article ID: 130006172010
• NII Book ID: AN00018579
• DOI: 10.4259/ibk.65.1_254
• ISSN: 18840051
• ISSN: 00194344
• NDL BIB ID: 027805750
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I027805750
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ibk/65/1/65_254/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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