Accomplishing the Accomplished: The Vedas as a Source of Valid Knowledge in ?a?karaSankara's non-dualistic system of Advaita Vedanta has long been recognized as one of the greatest philosophical achievements of the Indian tradition. At the heart of Sankara's system is the articulation of the means by which a human understanding of ultimate reality can be attained. |
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Contents
A Review of Current Interpretations of | 1 |
The Ascertainment and Sources of Valid Knowledge | 15 |
SvataḥPrakāśaVāda | 21 |
2 | 31 |
as a Pramāņa | 39 |
3 | 55 |
Vedānta Sentences | 61 |
The Nature of Brahmajñāna The Process | 79 |
The Triple Process Śravana Listening Manana Reflection | 97 |
Conclusion | 117 |
Notes | 125 |
| 159 | |
Glossary | 167 |
| 177 | |
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accepted accomplished according action activity Advaita already anubhava argues argument ātman attainment attributes authoritative authority awareness become body brahmajñāna brahman cause clear cognition commentaries concept concerned conclusion considered contradiction creation definition dependent described desires dharma direct discussion distinction doubts entirely establish eternal example existence experience fact follows fruit function gained human Ibid idea identity immediate implied important independent Indian Indian Philosophy indicates individual inference injunctions inquiry instruction jñāna kind known leads limited manana matter means means of knowledge mental method mind nature Nyāya object organs particular perception person Philosophy position possible pramāņa present problem produce purport qualities reality reasoning reference regard relation result revealed role Sankara says schools scriptures seen sense sentence significance source of knowledge śruti statements suggest teacher term texts thing tion true truth understanding universe Upanişads valid knowledge Vedānta Vedānta-vākyas Vedas Vedic
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| Title | Accomplishing the Accomplished: The Vedas as a Source of Valid Knowledge in ?a?kara Volume 10 of Monograph ... of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Monograph; 10 Volume 10 of Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy: Monographs of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy |
| Author | Anantanand Rambachan |
| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0824813588, 9780824813581 |
| Length | 179 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / General |
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