Walter Eidlitz ( German: Walther Eidlitz ; also known by his Hare Krishna name Vāmana Dāsa , Vāmana Dāsa IAST ; August 28, 1892, Vienna , Austria-Hungary - August 28, 1976, Vaxholm , Sweden ) - Austrian writer , poet , playwright , Indologist and Hare Krishna religious figure; Honorary Doctor of Lund University ; student of Swami Bon .
| Walter Idlitz | |
|---|---|
| Walther eidlitz | |
| Date of Birth | August 28, 1892 |
| Place of Birth |  Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | August 28, 1976 ( 84) |
| Place of death |  Baxholm , Sweden |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary, Austria, Sweden |
| Occupation | writer , poet , playwright , indologist |
| Years of creativity | 1917-1976 |
| Language of Works | Deutsch Swedish |
Walter Aidlitz was one of the first Westerners to convert to Gaudiya Vaishnavism . [1] Interested in Hinduism , in 1938 Idlitz left his family in Austria and went to India in search of God. At the beginning of World War II , Aidlitz was placed by the British authorities in India in a prison camp, where he met Sadananda Swami (1903-1977), who was a student of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874-1937) and the first Westerner to adopt Gaudiya Vaishnavism. After the war ended, Aidlitz received spiritual initiation from the Vaisnava guru Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami. In 1952, Idlitz returned to Europe and settled in Sweden, where he died in 1976. Aidlitz described his spiritual search in his book Journey to the Unknown India.
Bibliography
- In Russian
- Walter Idlitz. Travel to unknown India. - M .: Philosophical book, 2001 .-- 232 p. - ISBN 5820500431 .
- German
- Walther Eidlitz. Hölderlin: Szenen aus einem Schicksal. - Berlin: Reiß, 1917. - 69 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Der goldene Wind. - Berlin: Reiß, 1918. - 79 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Der junge gina. - Berlin: Reiß, 1919. - 140 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Die Herbstvögel. - Berlin: Rowohlt, 1921. - 94 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Bettina. - Berlin: Wir Verlag, 1922. - 13 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Der Berg in der Wüste. - Wien: EP Tal & Co, 1923 .-- 63 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Die Laufbahn der jungen Clothilde. - Wien: P. Zsolnay, 1924 .-- 185 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Die Gewaltigen: Novellen aus drei Jahrtausenden. - Wien: P. Zsolnay, 1926 .-- 203 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Kampf im Zwielicht: Eine Dichtung. - Wien: P. Zsolnay, 1928 .-- 55 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Zodiak. - Wien: P. Zsolnay, 1930 .-- 384 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Das Licht der Welt. - Wien: Zsolnay, 1932 .-- 271 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Reise nach den vier Winden: auf den Spuren der Weltgeschichte. - Braunschweig: Wollermann, 1935. - 216 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Der Mantel der großen Mutter: Eine Wanderung durch die nordische Welt. - Braunschweig: Wollermann, 1937 .-- 141 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Bhakta: Eine indische Odyssee. - Hamburg: Claassen, 1951. - 266 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Die indische Gottes-Liebe. - Olten: Walter Verlag, 1955 .-- 340 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Die unverhüllte Bhakti. - Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1957 .-- 79 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Der Glaube und die heiligen Schriften der Inder. - Olten: Walter Verlag, 1957 .-- 307 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya: Sein Leben und Seine Lehre. - Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1968 .-- 561 p. - (Stockholm studies in comparative religion).
- Walther Eidlitz. Der Sinn des Lebens: der indische Weg zur liebenden Hingabe. - Olten: Walter Verlag, 1974. - 191 p. - ISBN 3530189006 .
- In English
- Walther Eidlitz. Unknown India: A pilgrimage Into a Forgotten World. - 1st ed. - London: Rider, 1952.- 192 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Journey to Unknown India. - San Francisco, CA: Mandala Publishing, 1998 .-- 194 p. - ISBN 1886069220 .
- Walther Eidlitz. Journey to Unknown India. - San Francisco, CA: Mandala Publishing, 2004 .-- 208 p. - ISBN 1886069220 .
- In swedish
- Walther Eidlitz. Vindrosen runt. - Stockholm: Norstedt, 1935 .-- 234 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Den glömda världen: en bok om det okända Indien / övers. av Karin Granstedt. - Stockholm: Norstedt & söner, 1948 .-- 229 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Krishnas leende: En bok om indisk gudshängivenhet / Övers. från det tyska ms. av Elin Lagerkvist; Günther Eidlitz. - Stockholm: Natur och kultur, 1955. - 216 p.
- Walther Eidlitz. Indisk mystik. - Stockholm: Bonnier, 1952. - 56 p. - (Studentföreningen Verdandis småskrifter; Nr. 526).
- Walther Eidlitz. Indisk mystik / Övers. från förf. tyska ms. och från sanskrittexterna av Ann-Mari Henschen. - 2. uppl. - Stockholm: Bonnier, 1956. - 56 p. - (Studentföreningen Verdandis småskrifter; Nr. 526).
- Walther Eidlitz. Livets mening och mål i indisk tankevärld / Övers. av Sigvard Sjögren. - Stockholm: Aldus / Bonnier, 1972. - 181 p. - (Aldusserien). - ISBN 9100379425 .
- Walther Eidlitz. Den glömda världen: om hinduism och meditation / övers .: Karin Granstedt och Sigvard Sjögren. - Stockholm: Askild & Kärnekull, 1972. - 207 p. - ISBN 9170082243 .
- Walther Eidlitz. Guds lek: om indisk gudsuppenbarelse / Svensk övers .: Sigvard Sjögren. Red .: Günther Eidlitz. - Stockholm: Natur och kultur, 1976 .-- 254 p. - (Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis). - ISBN 912700306X .
- Walther Eidlitz. Krishnas flöjt: dikter ur den indiska orduppenbarelsen / i urval och övers. från sanskrit av Walther Eidlitz. - Stockholm: Tiden, 1976 .-- 71 p. - ISBN 9155020933 .
Notes
- ↑ Gupta, 2006 , p. 765
Literature
- Gupta, Om (2006), Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh , Gyan Publishing House, ISBN 8182053897 , < https://books.google.com/books?id=DpBP4YqsD7MC >
Links
- Website dedicated to Walter Aidlitz (English) (German) (Swedish)
- The book "Journey to the Unknown India" in electronic format in English
- Scientific article about Walter Idlitz on the website of the University of Gothenburg (Swedish)