Author: Dr. Shrutashwinee Gogoi1*
1Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, Moran College
*Corresponding author: phukanshruti@gmail.com
Abstract
Vaisnavite scholar Sankaradeva revolutionized the typical vaisnava thought and placed it in a more simple form ,called Neo-vaisnavism, it became a platform for humanity, irrespective to religion, caste and creed. This new edition of vaisnavism promotes unity in diversity, tolerance and mutual respect towards all being. This socio-religio-cultual platform was made open for all to encourage fraternity and brotherhood among the people of medieval Assam. For him all the people are equal in the eyes of God and everybody has the right to search for God, thus the monotheistic philosophy of Sankaradeva was based on equality and gender equity.
Keywords
Neo-Vaisnavism, secularism, fraternity, unity