Book Reviews
Abstract
Michael Gressett offers an appreciative and insightful review of The Caitanya Vaiṣṇava Vedānta of Jīva Gosvāmī, commending Gupta’s success in rendering Gauḍīya Vedānta as a philosophically rigorous and theologically nuanced tradition. The review highlights Gupta’s careful exegesis of the Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas, especially his articulation of acintya-bhedābheda as a system that bridges Advaita and Dvaita through the category of inconceivability. Gressett notes the book’s clarity, scholarly balance, and historical grounding, praising Gupta for making Jīva Gosvāmī’s thought accessible without oversimplification. He also underscores Gupta’s achievement in bringing Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism into dialogue with broader currents in Vedāntic philosophy and comparative theology. The review concludes by endorsing the work as a significant contribution to both academic Hindu studies and living Vaiṣṇava theological discourse.