Accomplishing the Accomplished: The Vedas as a Source of Valid Knowledge in ŚaṅkaraSankara'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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The Ascertainment and Sources of Valid Knowledge | 15 |
The Vedas as a Pramāņa | 31 |
The Method of Brahmajñāna | 55 |
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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 claim clear cognition commentaries concept concerned conclusion considered contradicted 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 mokṣa nature 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 Upanisads valid knowledge Vedānta Vedas Vedic