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
The Ascertainment and Sources of Valid Knowledge | 15 |
The Vedas as a Pramana | 31 |
The Method of Brahmajndna | 55 |
The Nature of Brahmajnana The Process | 79 |
The Triple Process Sravana Listening Manana Reflection | 97 |
Conclusion | 117 |
Notes | 125 |
| 159 | |
Glossary | 167 |
| 177 | |
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accepted according to Sankara action Advaita Vedanta antahkarana anubhava apprehended argues argument attainment attributes authoritative authority avidyd Bhagavadgita bhdsya BR.U brah brahmajnana cause CH.U cognition concept conclusion consciousness contemplation contradicted creation definition Devadatta dharma dhyana direct discussion distinction dtman entity epistemology eternal example exegesis existence experience fact gained Hinduism Ibid identity implied independent Indian Philosophy inference injunctions inquiry jiva jnana jndna karmakdnda karman knower knowl knowledge of brahman known Kumarila Bhatta manana matter means of knowledge meditation mental method Mimamsa mind moksa mystical nature of brahman negation nididhyasana nondual nonexistence Nyaya Nydya object perception possible pramana pratyaksa produce purport Purva-Mimarhsa Radhakrishnan reality reasoning reference refutation result revealed role sabda sabda-pramana Sankara's commentaries Sankara's view scriptures sense organs sentence significance smrti source of knowledge sravana sruti superimposition tat tvam asi teacher texts thing tion truth Upanisad upasana valid knowledge Vedanta-vdkyas Vedas Vedic words Yoga
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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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