Die religiöse Tradition des Pañcaratra und die philosophische Schule des Visi??advaita-Vedanta haben wesentlich bei der Ausformung der heute in Südindien lebendigen Tradition der Srivai??avas mitgewirkt, sich aber auch gegenseitig in vielen Aspekten beeinflusst. Dieser gegenseitigen Beeinflussung und dem Beitrag der beiden Traditionen zur Entstehung der Srivai??avas widmet sich der vierte Band der Studies in Hinduism. Er enthält folgende Beiträge: G. OBERHAMMER: The Influence of Orthodox Vai??avism on Visi??advaita Vedanta and Pañcaratra; J.B. CARMAN: Illuminating the Relation Between Pañcaratra and the Early Srivai??ava Community; H. MARLEWICZ: The Question of the Unity of karmaka??a and jñanaka??a According to Ramanuja; M. SCHMÜCKER: The vyuha as the "State of the Lord" (bhagavadavastha): Vedantic Interpretation of Pañcaratra Doctrines According to Ve?ka?anatha; P.Y. MUMME: Pañcaratra Texts in the Tenkalai-Va?akalai Dispute; D.D. HUDSON: The vyuhas in Stone; K.K. YOUNG: Brahma?as, Pañcaratrins, and the Formation of Srivai??avism; S. RAMAN: Initiation and Conversion in Medieval South India: pañcasa?skara as Historical Practice in the Srivai??ava Post-Ramanuja Hagiographical Literature; M. RASTELLI: Service as an End in Itself: Visi??advaitic Modifications of Pañcaratra Ritual Gedruckt mit Unterstützung des Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung … The religious tradition of Pañcaratra and the philosophical school of Visi??advaita Vedanta have played an essential role in the development of the tradition of the Srivai??avas, which is still present in South India today. However, in addition to this role, they also influenced each other in many respects. This fourth volume in the series Studies in Hinduism is devoted to these mutual influences and the contribution both traditions made to the formation of the Srivai??avas. It includes the following papers: G. OBERHAMMER: The Influence of Orthodox Vai??avism on Visi??advaita Vedanta and Pañcaratra; J.B. CARMAN: Illuminating the Relation Between Pañcaratra and the Early Srivai??ava Community; H. MARLEWICZ: The Question of the Unity of karmaka??a and jñanaka??a According to Ramanuja; M. SCHMÜCKER: The vyuha as the "State of the Lord" (bhagavadavastha): Vedantic Interpretation of Pañcaratra Doctrines According to Ve?ka?anatha; P.Y. MUMME: Pañcaratra Texts in the Tenkalai-Va?akalai Dispute; D.D. HUDSON: The vyuhas in Stone; K.K. YOUNG: Brahma?as, Pañcaratrins, and the Formation of Srivai??avism; S. RAMAN: Initiation and Conversion in Medieval South India: pañcasa?skara as Historical Practice in the Srivai??ava Post-Ramanuja Hagiographical Literature; M. RASTELLI: Service as an End in Itself: Visi??advaitic Modifications of Pañcaratra Ritual