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 Dear Bhagavatas,

 As a part of the project "Venkatanatha´s significance for the school
 of Ramanuja"  (See the project description below), Prof. Marion
 Rastelli plans to translate the Pancaratraraksa.  At this time, a
 publication date for the translation has not been determined.  The
 translation will be in German.   Prof. Marion Rastelli has done
 extensive research on the Pancaratra Agama.

 Regards,

 granthapustaka


  http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/abstracts/abstract.asp?L=E&PROJ=P15409


 Project number   Stand-alone Projects P15409
 Title   Venkatanatha´s significance for the school of Ramanuja
 Principal investigator   Gerhard OBERHAMMER
 Approval date   26.11.2001
 University / Research institution   Institut für Kultur- und
 Geistesgeschichte Asiens, Österreichische Akademie der
 Wissenschaften
 Scientific field(s)
 Keywords   VISISTADVAITA-VEDANTA; INDISCHE RELIGIONSGESCHICHTE;
 PANCARATRA; VENKATANATHA; INTERRELIGIÖSE KOMMUNIKATION


 Venkatanatha or Vedantadesika, traditionally dated 1268-1369, is one
 of the most important representatives of the South-Indian school of
 Ramanuja. He systematized the tradition's teachings and laid down
 the doctrines which are authoritative for the Vatakalai, the
 tradition's northern, Sanskrit orientated sub-sect, whose
 development he effected. He wrote more than a hundred works in the
 three languages Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala including theology,
 philosophy, dramas, and poetry.
 Despite Venkatanatha's great significance, only a few of his works
 have been translated or examined. The project's aim is to translate
 and investigate texts of Venkatanatha that deal with his theological
 teachings on the one hand, and with his view of the religious ritual
 on the other, and thus to contribute to the history of the school of
 Ramanuja.
 The research into Venkatanatha's theology will start with the third
 chapter of the Nyaya-siddhanjana, which deals with the nature of God
 and discusses the relevant teachings in contrast to those of his
 opponents who belong to other Vedanta traditions. The expositions of
 the Nyaya-siddhanjana will be supplemented with the corresponding
 chapters of the Sarvarthasiddhi and the Satadusani, which also
 include teachings about the Absolute and its nature, and also with
 relevant statements from other texts, and thus Venkatanatha's
 theological teachings will be illustrated and exemplified.
 With regard to the religious ritual of the followers of the school
 of Ramanuja, which is molded by the tradition of Pancaratra, a
 translation and examination of the Pancaratraraksa is planned. This
 text deals first with the proof of the Pancaratra's validity. Then
 it shows that the performance of the religious rites during the
 day's five periods of time (pancakalavidhi), which consist of
 approaching [God] (abhigamana), appropriating [the materials used
 for worship] (upadana), worship (ijya), studying (svadhyaya), and
 yoga, and which structures the whole day, is obligatory for every
 follower of the Pancaratra. Finally, the performance of the
 religious rites during the day's five periods of time is described
 by means of numerous quotations from Pancaratra and Smriti works.
 The translations of the texts mentioned, and the research on the
 teachings dealt with in them in the context of the history of the
 school of Ramanuja, are planned to be published in form of
 monographs.






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