
	Philosophy and Culture Reference: Bitinayte E.A. Hindu sources of M. K. Gandhi’s concepts on ideal society // Philosophy and Culture. 2016. № 2. P. 214-222. URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=67505 Bitinayte E.A. Hindu sources of M. K. Gandhi’s concepts on ideal society Abstract: The research’s object is the model of ideal society by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This one is part of his project of proper development for India. Author analyzes the key ideas of his project and depicts traditional Hindu components in his social philosophy. Gandhi represents development of society as process of permanent creating the auspicious external conditions for people's spiritual development. Gandhi's model of ideal society is presented as interim stage at the path to the finish goal of Hinduism – moksha (spiritual freedom). Based on analysis of the categories, author investigates the content of the most important Gandhi's terms («true civilization», Ramarajya, Swaraj, Sarvodaya) and relations between them. Comparative approach helps to determine correlation of Hindu and Western ideas in Indian philosopher's model of ideal society. Firstly in Russian science is investigated the question about sources of different ideas, determined Gandhi's model of society, based on a justice. As a result in his project of social development is found both universal ground, applied to any society, and national component, applied to India. Keywords: sarvodaiya, svaradzh, moksha, «istinnaya tsivilizatsiya», obshchestvennoe razvitie, M. K. Gandi This article can be downloaded freely in PDF format for reading. Download article This article written in Russian. You can find original text of the article here . References 1. Gandi M. K. [Izbrannye trudy] / Makhatma Gandi. Sost. i avt. perdisl. V. A. Vasilenko. – M.: Izd. Dom Shalvy Amonashvili, 1998. – 224 s. 2. Roy R. Self and Society: A Study in Gandhian Thought. – New Delhi: Sage Publicatinos, 1985. – 205 p. 3. Desai M. The Gospel of Selfless Action or The Gita according to Gandhi. – Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1946. – 390 p. 4. Skorokhodova T. G. Bengal'skoe Vozrozhdenie. Ocherki istorii sotsiokul'turnogo sinteza v indiyskoy filosofskoy mysli Novogo vremeni. – SPb.: Peterburgskoe Vostokovedenie, 2008. – 320 s. 5. Bkhagavadgita / Per. s sanskr., issled. i primech. V. S. Sementsova. – M.: Izdatel'skaya firma «Vostochnaya literatura» RAN, 1999. – 256 s. 6. Vasil'ev L. S. Istoriya Vostoka: V 2 t. T. 2. – M.: Vysshaya shkola, 1993. – 495 s. 7. Gandhi M. K. Towards Non-Violent Socialism. – Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1951. – 165 p. 8. Kutsenkov A. A. Evolyutsiya indiyskoy kasty. – M.: Nauka, 1983. – 326 s. 9. Al'bedil' M. F. Indiya: bespredel'naya mudrost'. – M.: Aleteya, 2005. – 416 s. 10. Kripalani J. B. Gandhi. His Life and Thought. – New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1970. – 508 p. 11. Rigveda. Mandaly IX–X / Per. s sanskr. T. Ya. Elizarenkovoy. – M.: Nauka, 1999. – 559 s. 12. Gangal S. C. Gandhian Thought and Techniques in the Modern World. – New Delhi: Criterion Publications, 1988. – 187 p. 13. Eyzenshtadt Sh. Revolyutsiya i preobrazovanie obshchestv. Sravnitel'noe izuchenie tsivilizatsiy / Per. s angl. – M.: Aspekt Press, 1999. – 416 s. 14. Dhawan G. The Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. – Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing Trust, 1962. – 365 p. 15. Gandhi Mahatma. The Collected Works. In 100 vols. – New Delhi: Government of India. The Publications Division. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1958–1994.

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