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. |
Contents
A Review of Current Interpretations of | 1 |
The Ascertainment and Sources of Valid Knowledge | 15 |
SvatahPrakāśaVāda | 21 |
The Vedas as a Pramāņa | 31 |
The Method of Brahmajñāna | 55 |
The Nature of Brahmajñāna The Process | 79 |
The Triple Process Śravana Listening Manana Reflection | 97 |
Conclusion | 117 |
Notes | 125 |
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Glossary | 167 |
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accepted according to Śankara action Advaita Vedānta antahkarana anubhava apprehended argues argument ātman attainment attributes authoritative authority avidyā Bhagavadgītā BR.U brah Brahma-sūtra brahmajñāna cause CH.U cognition concept conclusion consciousness contemplation contradiction creation definition dharma dhyāna direct discussion distinction entity epistemology eternal example exegesis existence experience fact gained Ibid identity implied independent Indian Philosophy inference injunctions inquiry īśvara jīva jñāna karmakanda karman knower knowl knowledge of brahman known mahāvākyas manana matter means of knowledge meditation mental method Mīmāmsā mind moksa mystical nature of brahman negated nididhyāsana nondual nonexistence Nyāya object perception pramā pramāna pramāna of brahman produce purport Pūrva-Mīmāmsā Radhakrishnan reality reasoning reference refutation result revealed role śabda śabda-pramāna samsāra Sankara Sankara's commentaries scriptures sense organs sentence significance smrti source of knowledge śravana śruti superimposition Sureśvara tat tvam asi teacher texts thing tion truth tvam Upaniṣads upāsanā valid knowledge Vedānta-vākyas Vedas Vedic words Yoga