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The philosophical conflict between Swami Vivekananda and Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in the light of the history of the vedanta tradition.
Jayant G. Desai
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Abstract
Bh~gavata, which concern themselves with the religion of God.On the side of monistic idealism, Vivekananda's monism depends on a great deal on that of 'Sankara.'Sankara'and .R~~nuja.were the first great Ved~ntic system-builders.Therefore a presentation of their systems is crucial to any understanding of Vivekananda and Prabhupada; in fact it is crucial to the whole of the medieval and modern Ved;ntic movement.VEDANTA AND OTHER SYSTEMS Vedanta developed alongside other philosophical systems.Buddhism, Jainsim, Carvaka and Lokayata materialism, Saffikhya-Yoga, Nyaya-Va ise~ika and the Mim~ms~were all rivals of Ved~nta.Of these Buddhism has
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