Life and Thought of ŚaṅkarācāryaABOUT THE BOOK:The present work is based on a critical study of all the available sources in the original and attempts a historical reconstruction of Sankara`s life and work.The ideas of Sankara have been generally interpreted in the light of later |
Contents
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The Date of Sankara | 41 |
Age of Sankara | 55 |
Early Life and Legend | 73 |
Śankaras Literary Activity | 99 |
Śankara and the Earlier Vedāntic Tradition | 131 |
Atman Brahman Avidyā | 169 |
Dharma Naişkarmya and Mukti | 217 |
Śankara and Mīmāṁsā | 275 |
Śankara and Sānkhya and Yoga | 301 |
Debate with other Rival Schools | 317 |
Last Years | 337 |
Epilogue | 373 |
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Śankara and Buddhism | 255 |
Common terms and phrases
8th century accepted action Advaita ānanda ancient argued āśrama Atman atoms attributed authenticity avidyā belong Belvalkar Bhāgavata Bhakti Bhartṛhari biographies Brahman Brāhmaṇas Brahmasūtras Buddha Buddhist canto causal cause century commentaries concept consciousness context critical debate Dharma Dharmakirti digvijaya disciple distinction diverse doctrine duality earlier empirical eternal fact famous G.C. Pande Gauḍapāda Govindapāda Ibid ideas identity illusion Indian interpretation Jainas Jīva Jñāna Kāñcī Karman Kashmir Kāśī Kaviraj knowledge Kumārila later liberation logical Mādhavīya mahāvākyas Mahāyāna Mandana Matha māyā meditation mendicants mentioned Mīmāmsā Miśra monasteries monastic Narayana Sastri nature non-dual object op.cit original Padmapāda philosophy quoted Rāmānuja reality refers regarded religion religious ritual Sankara Sankhya sannyāsa scholars sects Śiva social soul spiritual Śṛngeri śruti stotras Sureśvara sūtras Tantric teacher temple texts tion tradition transcendent Upanisads Vācaspati Miśra Vaiseṣika Vedānta Vedāntic Vedas Vedic verses Viśvarūpa Vyāsācala worship Yoga