Śaṃkara's Advaita Vedānta : a way of teaching / J.G. Suthren Hirst.

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Suthren Hirst, Jacqueline

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TextSeries: RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies seriesPublication details: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0203001923
9780203001929

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Śaṃkara's Advaita Vedānta.DDC classification:

181/.482 22

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B133.S5 S85 2005eb

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Contents:

Chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 THE TEACHER HIMSELF -- chapter 2 THE NEED FOR THE TEACHING -- chapter 3 THE SOURCE OF THE TEACHING -- chapter 4 THE METHODS OF THE TEACHING -- chapter 5 The context of the teaching: the world of name and form -- chapter 6 The context of the teaching: the Lord -- chapter 7 THE LANGUAGE OF THE TEACHING -- chapter 8 THE END OF THE TEACHING.

Summary: Samkara (c.700 CE) has been regarded by many as the most authoritative Hindu thinker of all time. A great Indian Vedantin brahmin, Samkara was primarily a commentator on the sacred texts of the Vedas and a teacher in the Advaitin teaching line. This book serves as an introduction to Samkara's thought which takes this as a central theme. The author develops an innovative approach based on Samkara's ways of interpreting sacred texts and creatively examines the profound interrelationship between sacred text, content and method in Samkara's thought. The main focus of the book is on Samkara's te.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.

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Samkara (c.700 CE) has been regarded by many as the most authoritative Hindu thinker of all time. A great Indian Vedantin brahmin, Samkara was primarily a commentator on the sacred texts of the Vedas and a teacher in the Advaitin teaching line. This book serves as an introduction to Samkara's thought which takes this as a central theme. The author develops an innovative approach based on Samkara's ways of interpreting sacred texts and creatively examines the profound interrelationship between sacred text, content and method in Samkara's thought. The main focus of the book is on Samkara's te.

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