Tradition
Svayam Bhagavan
Overview
Svayam Bhagavan (Sanskrit: स्वयं भगवान्, romanized: Svayaṁ-Bhagavān; roughly: "God Itself") is a Sanskrit concept in Hinduism, referring to the absolute representation of Bhagavan (the title "Lord" or "God") as the Supreme God in a monotheistic framework. The concept is most commonly (but not always) associated with a male deity, for instance in Hindu sub-movements like Krishnaism and Gaudiya Vaishnavism, in which Krishna is regarded as Svayam Bhagavan.
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The circle of sacred objects cannot be determined, then, once for all. Its extent varies infinitely, according to the different religions. That is how Buddhism is a religion: in default of gods, it admits the existence of sacred things, namely, the four noble truths and the practices derived from them.[65]
Émile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
States what Svayam Bhagavan is.
Add to this the logical consequence of admitting many attributes, viz., the existence of many eternal beings. There cannot be any belief in the unity of God except by admitting that He is one simple substance, without any composition or plurality of elements; one from whatever side you view it, and by whatever test you examine it; not divisible into two parts in any way and by any cause, nor capable of any form of…
Moses Maimonides, The guide for the perplexed
States what Svayam Bhagavan is.
From this usage it has also come to pass that God Himself is called pious,[369] in which sense the Greeks never use εὐσεβεῖν, though εὐσέβεια is applied to works of charity by their common people also.
of Hippo Augustine, The City of God, Volume I
States what Svayam Bhagavan is.
Related ideas
- Lakshmi
- Arjuna
- Avatar
- Bhagavata Purana
- Deva (Hinduism)
- Gaudiya Vaishnavism
- Ramanuja
- Madhvacharya
- Brahma Sutras
- Abhinavagupta
- Hinduism
- Hindus
- Jainism
- Bhagavata Sampradaya
- Bhagavan
- Saṃsāra
- Personal god
- Agama (Hinduism)
- Angel
- Monotheism
- Mahabharata
- Mantra
- Brahman
- Brahma
Place in the tradition
Part of Meaning of life.