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Approaching the Study of the Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās Approaching the Study of the Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās
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Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Appropriations of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Appropriations of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism
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Sādhana Is a Journey: Conceptual Metaphors and Cognitive Domains Sādhana Is a Journey: Conceptual Metaphors and Cognitive Domains
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Categories of Metaphors Categories of Metaphors
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Ponds and Rivers: Container and Conduit Metaphors Ponds and Rivers: Container and Conduit Metaphors
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Crooked Rivers and Forest Groves: Primary and Complex Metaphors Crooked Rivers and Forest Groves: Primary and Complex Metaphors
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Sahaja and Emergent Structure: Conceptual Blending Theory Sahaja and Emergent Structure: Conceptual Blending Theory
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The Dynamics of “Vital Relations” in Conceptual Blending The Dynamics of “Vital Relations” in Conceptual Blending
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Types of Conceptual Integration Networks Types of Conceptual Integration Networks
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Tantra and Bhakti as Cognitive Frames for Conceptual Blending Tantra and Bhakti as Cognitive Frames for Conceptual Blending
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Concluding Thoughts Concluding Thoughts
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Notes Notes
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References References
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30 Exploring Metaphors and Conceptual Blending in Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Texts
Get accessGlen A. Hayes, Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
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Published:18 July 2023
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Abstract
This chapter will explore an important seventeenth-century Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā text on transgressive ritual practices and visualization involving the divine body (deva-deha): the Amṛtaratnāvalī (Necklace of Immortality) of Mukunda-dāsa. Because the Bengali language used in this text is largely uninflected and enigmatic, and there are no extant written commentaries to guide its study, the chapter will demonstrate how approaching the translation based on the underlying metaphors can give us a richer understanding of this problematic, yet fascinating, text. As the Sahajiyās were influenced by traditions from both Tantra as well as bhakti, the chapter will use conceptual metaphor theory and conceptual blending theory to better understand this complex language. This approach utilizes insights from the study of conceptual metaphors first developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, as well as the process of conceptual blending first presented by Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner.
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