The other Vedāntas
Ṣaṭ Sandarbha
The Bengali Vaiṣṇava resolution: difference and identity both hold, and the relation is beyond conception.
c. 16th century · Jīva Gosvāmī
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- c. 16th century
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- Jīva Gosvāmī
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- The other Vedāntas
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- Acintya Bheda Abheda — inconceivable difference and non-difference
The lineage Ramakrishna's own devotional life drew on most naturally.
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- Bhakti Sandarbha — Jīva Gosvāmī Acintya-bhedābheda: the relation between God and self is real and beyond thought.
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