Analysis of water-related metaphors within the theme of religious harmony in Swami Vivekananda’s <i>Complete Works</i>

This article focuses on the metaphors employed by Swami Vivekananda. The aim was to explain otherwise abstruse philosophical principles within the Hindu school of thought, with especial emphasis on Swami Vivekananda’s version of Advaita Vedanta, which maintains that there is no duality of existence...

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Published in:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Main Author:	Suren Naicker
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2016-12-01
Subjects:	Water-related metaphors Swami Vivekananda Complete Works Advaita Vedanta
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3431

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