In Our Time: Religion cover image

Lakshmi

In Our Time: Religion

CHAPTER

The Theology of Lukmi

In the tenth eleventh century, inin southern india, there was a thinker who was probably one of the critical theologians of hindoo tradition. He took this aspect of vishnu to be the representation of god as sovereign and source of justice. But essential to that conception of god was that he was he had lakmi as consort. So that the tradition that he inaugurated, to this day, is called sri weisnever - followers of wishnu witsri.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner