‘Ekam sad viprā bahudhā vadanti’ – Inclusivism – the Idea of a Reformed Hinduism in the Iconographic Program of the Birla Temples
‘Ekam sad viprā bahudhā vadanti’ – Inclusivism – the Idea of a Reformed Hinduism in the Iconographic Program of the Birla Temples
Author(s): Marta Kudelska, Agnieszka Staszczyk, Agata ŚwierzowskaSubject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Advaita-Vedānta; inclusivism; modern Hinduism; Upaniṣads;Śiva;
Summary/Abstract: The fundraising activity initiated by the Birla family in India resulted in the construction of more than 20 Hindu temples, commonly referred to as the Birla Mandirs. Although they vary in terms of architectural forms and iconographic programs it see
Journal: Studia Religiologica. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
- Issue Year: 54/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 109-129
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English