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 |
SvataḥPrakasaVāda | 21 |
The Vedas as a Pramana | 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 Sankara action Advaita Vedānta antaḥkarana anubhava anumāna apprehended argues argument ātman attainment attributes authoritative authority avidyā Bhagavadgītā bhāṣya BR.U brah Brahma-sutra brahmajñāna cause CH.U cognition concept conclusion consciousness contemplation contradicted creation definition dharma dhyāna direct discussion distinction entity epistemology eternal example exegesis existence experience fact fruit gained human Ibid identity implied independent Indian Philosophy inference injunctions inquiry jñāna karmakāṇḍa karman knower knowl knowledge of brahman known mahāvākyas manana matter means of knowledge meditation mental method Mīmāmsā mind mokṣa mystical nature of brahman negated nididhyāsana nondual nonexistence Nyāya object perception possible pramāṇa pramāņas produce purport Pūrva-Mīmāṁsā Radhakrishnan reality reasoning reference refutation result revealed role sabda śabda-pramāṇa Sankara Sankara's commentaries scriptures sense organs sentence significance smrti Smṛtis source of knowledge śravana śruti superimposition Sureśvara tat tvam asi teacher texts thing tion truth Upanisads upāsanā valid knowledge Vedānta-vākyas Vedas Vedic words Yoga