Home›Vedanta Schools›Positions HeldBrowse ByPositions HeldThis page groups theological schools by the specific positions their scholarship defends. Wikipedia notes that theologians "use various forms of analysis and argument... to help understand, explain, test, critique, defend or promote any myriad of religious topics." Browsing by positions held lets a visitor see the specific claims a given school is actually committed to.FactsPositions HeldSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSchools of Theology 1Positions HeldFilter Results28 entriesDoctrinal CategoryAllAction, Rebirth and Consequence (4)Cosmology and World-Structure (1)God and Divine Nature (6)Mind, Self and Emptiness (3)Philosophy of Religion (3)Salvation and Liberation (3)Origin Period End YearAll500 BCE (2)400 BCE (1)300 BCE (4)450 (2)500 (1)750 (1)1000 (2)1300 (1)1317 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll800 BCE (9)600 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)200 BCE (1)400 (1)800 (1)1100 (1)1201 (1)Standing as a Comparative CategoryAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (28)Status Within the TraditionAllDefined and binding within this tradition (1)Genuinely disputed within this tradition (1)Rejected, or not held, within this tradition (1)Standard teaching, not formally defined (12)Standard teaching, not formally defined (1)Standard teaching, not formally defined (6)Standard teaching, not formally defined (2)The teaching of one school or lineage within the tradition (4)The teaching of one school or lineage within the tradition (1)The teaching of one school or lineage within the tradition (3)SubjectAllKnowledge and reason (1)Ritual and worship (1)Salvation and liberation (2)The cosmos and creation (1)The nature of the divine (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAhimsaPositions Held3 entriesAtmanPositions Held2 entriesAvidyaPositions Held2 entriesBhaktiPositions Held3 entriesBrahmanPositions Held2 entriesDanaPositions Held3 entriesDharmaPositions Held3 entriesDvaitaPositions Held1 entryThe Four MahavakyasPositions Held1 entryGuru ParamparaPositions Held3 entriesIshta-DevataPositions Held3 entriesJnana YogaPositions Held3 entriesKarmaPositions Held3 entriesLilaPositions Held2 entriesMahapurushaPositions Held2 entriesMokshaPositions Held3 entriesPapa and PunyaPositions Held3 entriesParamatmanPositions Held1 entryPralayaPositions Held3 entriesSamadhiPositions Held3 entriesSamsaraPositions Held3 entriesSamskaraPositions Held3 entriesSat-Chit-AnandaPositions Held2 entriesSavikalpa SamadhiPositions Held1 entryThe Three GunasPositions Held3 entriesTrailokyaPositions Held1 entryVedantaPositions Held3 entriesVishishtadvaitaPositions Held1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.