Fires of Love--waters of Peace: Passion and Renunciation in Indian Culture |
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Advaita Vedanta aesthetic aestheticians Amaru and Sankara angry ascetic asceticism ātman beauty become beloved body Brahmā brahmacarin brahman breasts burning charm chaste death deity delight demon depicted desire devotion disciples divine embrace erotic eternal experience expresses eyes face faithless feel feet female fires of love flames flesh friends Ganges goddess gods guru hagiographer heart holy hymn Ibid ideal illusion impulse Indian journey Kāma Kamasutra kissed knot lady lady's legend liberation literally lord lotus lovemaking lover Mandana Miśra manifestation māyā mother nectar nondual once Padmapada passion philosopher pleasure poems poet poetic poetry pretends rain rasa rasika reality realization religious renounce renunciation river sacred sake samadhi Sankara explained sannyasi Sanskrit Saundaryalahari seduction sensual separation sexual union sighs silence Siva sorrow superimposition tears tion turn universe unreal Vātsyāyana Veda Vedanta Vedic Vişņu Vyasa wear the loincloth woman women words young girl