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'''Walther Eidlitz''' (1892 – 1976), also known as '''Vamandas''' ({{IAST|Vāmana dāsa}}) and '''Vimala-Krishna Vidyavinoda Dasa''', was an [[Austrians|Austrian]] writer, poet, [[Indologist]] and historian of religion.
'''Walther Eidlitz''' (1892 - 1976), also called ''Vāmana dāsa''. In pursuance of his interest in Indian [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] he had left his family in [[Germany]] in late 1930 and traveled to [[India]] in search of [[God]]. His wife loved him enough to honor his spiritual quest, the fruit of which he would share with her years later upon his return. As a [[Jew]] from Germany he spent time in an internment camp in [[India]] during the [[Second World War]].[http://books.google.com/books?id=FV6_CLAnPqoC&q=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&dq=Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&pgis=1]
He has written about his spiritual journey in his book ''Journey to Unknown India''.{{ref}}


Eidlitz was born in Vienna. In pursuance of his religious and philosophical interest he left his family in Austria in 1938 and traveled to [[India]]. He spent time in an internment camp in [[India]] during the [[Second World War]], where he was converted to Hinduism by German [[bhakti|bhakta]] [[Sadananda Das]]. Eidlitz was initiated into [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] by Swami [[Bhakti Hridaya Bon]]. He moved to Sweden in 1946. In 1975 he received an honorary doctoral degree from [[Lund University]]. He has written about his spiritual journey in his autobiography,<ref>Walther Eidlitz' autobiography, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120210223207/http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/dgve.pdf ''Unknown India: A Pilgrimage into a Forgotten World.''] (With later corrections by the author, 2002.)</ref> but his main work is ''[[Krishna-Chaitanya, His Life and His Teachings (book)|Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, The Hidden Treasure of India: His Life and His Teachings]]'' (originally in German ''Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, Sein Leben und Seine Lehre''). He died in [[Vaxholm]].
''From India he merged from the myriad of India’s spiritual paths on the bhakti marg, the path of devotion as taught by Sri Chaitanya''.[http://www.hinduwisdom.info/quotes381_400.htm]

He was initiated into [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] by [[Bhakti Hridaya Bon]] Swami.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
;In German
*''Journey to Unknown India'' [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1886069220] By Walther Eidlitz, 1957 ''Walter-Verlag '' 307 pages
*Walther Eidlitz Hölderlin: Szenen aus einem Schicksal. — Berlin: Reiß, 1917. — 69 p.
Original from the University of California
*Walther Eidlitz Der goldene Wind. — Berlin: Reiß, 1918. — 79 p.
Digitized Nov 27, 2007 [http://books.google.com/books?id=uDJHAAAAIAAJ&q=Vamana+Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&dq=Vamana+Walter+Eidlitz.%E2%80%8E&pgis=1]
*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: E. P. 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 [[Krishna-Chaitanya, His Life and His Teachings (book)|Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya: Sein Leben und Seine Lehre.]] — Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1968. — 561 p. — (Stockholm studies in comparative religion).
*Walther Eidlitz [http://sadananda.com/index.php?action=text_downloads_vamandas_0_04_de_f Der Sinn des Lebens: der indische Weg zur liebenden Hingabe]. — Olten: Walter Verlag, 1974. — 191 p. — {{ISBN|3-530-18900-6}}
;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. — Mandala Publishing, 1998. — 194 p. — {{ISBN|1-886069-22-0}}
*Walther Eidlitz Journey to Unknown India. — Mandala Publishing, 2004. — 208 p. — {{ISBN|1-886069-22-0}}
*Walther Eidlitz [http://sadananda.com/index.php?action=text_downloads_vamandas_0_04_en_f Krishna-Caitanya, His Life and His Teachings]. — {{ISBN| 9789 1981 318 19}}
*Walther Eidlitz [http://sadananda.com/index.php?action=text_downloads_vamandas_0_02_en_f The Meaning of Life in the Indian World of Thought] — pdf © Kid Samuelsson, 2008
;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 & 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|91-0-037942-5}}
*Walther Eidlitz Den glömda världen: om hinduism och meditation / övers.: Karin Granstedt och Sigvard Sjögren. — Stockholm: Askild & Kärnekull, 1972. — 207 p. — {{ISBN|91-7008-224-3}}
*Walther Eidlitz Guds lek: om indisk gudsuppenbarelse / Svensk övers.: Sigvard Sjögren. Red.: Günther Eidlitz. — Stockholm: [[Natur & Kultur]], 1976. — 254 p. — (Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis). — {{ISBN|91-27-00306-X}}
*Walther Eidlitz Krishnas flöjt: dikter ur den indiska orduppenbarelsen / i urval och övers. från Sanskrit av Walther Eidlitz. — Stockholm: Tiden, 1976. — 71 p. — {{ISBN|91-550-2093-3}}
*Walther Eidlitz [http://sadananda.com/index.php?action=text_downloads_vamandas_0_04_sv_f Krishna-Caitanya, Indiens dolda skatt, Hans liv och Hans lära, 2013.] Sthlms Universitet, 1968. — 587 p.

;In Russian
* Вальтер Айдлиц Путешествие в неизвестную Индию. — М.: Философская книга, 2001. — 232 с. — {{ISBN|5-8205-0043-1}}

==Notes==
<references/>


{{Authority control}}
==External links==
*[http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/index.html personal site]
*[http://www.sadananda.com/home/vamandas/pdf/dgve.pdf] ''Unknown India'' (150 pages)


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Latest revision as of 10:12, 3 July 2024

Walther Eidlitz (1892 – 1976), also known as Vamandas (Vāmana dāsa) and Vimala-Krishna Vidyavinoda Dasa, was an Austrian writer, poet, Indologist and historian of religion.

Eidlitz was born in Vienna. In pursuance of his religious and philosophical interest he left his family in Austria in 1938 and traveled to India. He spent time in an internment camp in India during the Second World War, where he was converted to Hinduism by German bhakta Sadananda Das. Eidlitz was initiated into Gaudiya Vaishnavism by Swami Bhakti Hridaya Bon. He moved to Sweden in 1946. In 1975 he received an honorary doctoral degree from Lund University. He has written about his spiritual journey in his autobiography,[1] but his main work is Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, The Hidden Treasure of India: His Life and His Teachings (originally in German Kṛṣṇa-Caitanya, Sein Leben und Seine Lehre). He died in Vaxholm.

Bibliography

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In 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: E. P. 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 3-530-18900-6
In English
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 & 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 91-0-037942-5
  • Walther Eidlitz Den glömda världen: om hinduism och meditation / övers.: Karin Granstedt och Sigvard Sjögren. — Stockholm: Askild & Kärnekull, 1972. — 207 p. — ISBN 91-7008-224-3
  • Walther Eidlitz Guds lek: om indisk gudsuppenbarelse / Svensk övers.: Sigvard Sjögren. Red.: Günther Eidlitz. — Stockholm: Natur & Kultur, 1976. — 254 p. — (Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis). — ISBN 91-27-00306-X
  • Walther Eidlitz Krishnas flöjt: dikter ur den indiska orduppenbarelsen / i urval och övers. från Sanskrit av Walther Eidlitz. — Stockholm: Tiden, 1976. — 71 p. — ISBN 91-550-2093-3
  • Walther Eidlitz Krishna-Caitanya, Indiens dolda skatt, Hans liv och Hans lära, 2013. Sthlms Universitet, 1968. — 587 p.
In Russian
  • Вальтер Айдлиц Путешествие в неизвестную Индию. — М.: Философская книга, 2001. — 232 с. — ISBN 5-8205-0043-1

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Walther Eidlitz' autobiography, Unknown India: A Pilgrimage into a Forgotten World. (With later corrections by the author, 2002.)
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