The Obligation to Worship God and Theistic Vedānta Philosophy

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ID7146172
AuthorsGyan Prakash (0000-0002-1028-2764, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume38
Issue2025
Pages221-235
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Asiatica Varsoviensia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0860-6102 • E-ISSN: 2449-8653
PublisherDepartment of AAV and Hemispheres, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, PAS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.60018/acasva.ivpp6847
OpenAlexW7120244202
LanguageEN
References cited11

Worship is one of the paths used to accomplish the highest levels of knowledge in Vedānta theism. These levels refer to knowledge of ultimate reality, where the worshipper realises oneness with God. In worship, we regard Him with admiration and as a maximally excellent being. However, in contemporary debate many philosophers examined the grounds for worshiping the God and argued that none of them are compelling enough to be accepted. This paper explores the philosophy of the Indian theist Rāmānuja with respect to the contemporary debate on what justifies the obligation to worship God. This paper contends that the arguments against worshipping God used by contemporary thinkers do not undermine Rāmānuja’s arguments for worshipping God

Admiration · Obligation · Philosophy of religion · Theism · Worship · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil

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