International Conference on Vaishnava Vedanta

By Jyotisvara Dasa

Institute of Science and Spirituality (ISS)- the Indian Knowledge Systems Centre of ISKCON Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Central Sanskrit University (CSU) Delhi are organizing a two-day international conference on “Philosophy of Vaiṣṇava Vedānta: Culture, Legacy and Traditions” on 26th-27th of August 2023.

Vaiṣṇava Vedānta is the largest Hindu philosophical school, known for its devotion to Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, and as such, was a key to the spread of the Bhakti movement in the Indian subcontinent.  It has four main sub-schools and several sub-branches. The Viśiṣṭādvaita school of Rāmānuja, the Dvaita school (Tattvavāda) of Madhvācārya, the Dvaitādvaita school of Nimbārkācārya, the Puṣtimārga of Vallabhācārya and Acintya-Bhedābheda philosophy of Caitanya Vaiṣnava Vedānta are some of the prominent ones. All these traditions of Vaiṣṇava Vedānta are still living Indian knowledge systems since very old times. The main texts in Vaishnava Vedānta include the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Pāncarātra (Āgama) texts, Nālayira Divya Prabhandham, and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. Various matters related to the literature, philosophy, history, practices in various sampradāyas of Vaiṣṇava Vedānta, and related subjects will be discussed at this conference.

We expect more than 300 students, eminent scholars, and Acharyas from various Vaishnava sampradayas to participate in this two-day event. This is going to be a historic event on Vaishnava Vedanta and will be organized on the premises of JNU, one of the foremost Universities in India.

Conference webpage: https://issdelhi.org/conf/jnu
Conference Date: 26th-27th August 2023
Venue: Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Mode: Virtual and In-person (Free Registration)