Life and Teachings of Ādi ŚaṅkarācāryaVedanta is recognised as the leading philosophy of the Vedic tradition. A major proponent of Vedanta was Sankaracarya who laid the basis for the propagation of Vedanta before the beginning of the middle ages. His contribution has been so immense and significant that often Vedanta has been interpreted as synonymous with Advaita Vedanta of Sankara.Here, Dr. George Victor attempts to study comprehensively Sankaracarya¿s teachings on Vedanta-his views on scripture, perception and inference as pramanas or standards of knowledges; his explanations of the relation between Brahman and atman, Brahman and Isvara, maya and the world; and his concepts of jnana marga, karma marga and moksa, among others. The work takes a close look at the date of Sankara and his life and times before plunging into a penetrative study of Sankara¿s commentaries on the triple texts, the Upanisads, the Brahma-Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita-the foundations of Vedantic thought. With constant references to Sankara¿s major and minor works and hymns, and using a simple language that reflects a unique clarity in understanding Sankara¿s philosophy, it also examines his methodology of philosophical interpretations and how academicians have estimated Sankara in the past. |
Contents
Introduction to Vedānta | 1 |
Gauḍapāda the Propounder | 11 |
The Date of Śankarācārya | 18 |
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ācārya According to Sankarācārya action karma Advaita Vedānta Allādi aphorism asserts ātma Atma-bodha ātman attain attributes avidyā avidyā ignorance Bādarāyaṇa Bhagavad Gītā Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya bhakti body Brahma Sūtra Brahma-Sūtra-Bhāṣya Brahman-knowledge brāhmaṇa Bṛhadaranyaka Upanisad Bṛhadaranyaka Upaniṣad Bhāṣya Buddhism castes commentary conception devotion disciple discussed doctrines duties existence follows Gauḍapāda Govinda hymns Ibid ignorance avidyā illusion Imperishable Indian Philosophy individual inference Īśvara jñāna-mārga knower knowledge of Brahman kṣatriya kṣetra kṣetrajña Kumārila liberation mokṣa limiting adjuncts logicians Mahadeva Śāstrī Maṇḍana Miśra Māṇḍūkya māyā meditation Mīmāmsā name and form nirguna non-duality Pallava path of knowledge Paul Hacker perceived perception performance realisation reality reference religious rites rituals S.N. Dasgupta sacrifices saguna Brahma saṁsāra Śankara Śankara says Śankarācārya says Sanskrit scripture śāstra Śiva Smrti Smṛtis south India Śrī Śruti superimposition Supreme Sureśvara T.M.P. Mahadevan tat tvam asi teacher texts things tradition truth Upanisad Vedas Vedic verses words worship Yājñavalkya yoga