Discipline

Vedanta Philosophy in the Vedic Tradition

Course Number
HS 501
Credit
6
Discipline Type
Philosophy

1. Introduction to Orthodox Systems of Indian Thought and the place ofVedanta. 2. Six Schools ofVedanta 3. Advaita Vedanta andVisistadvaita 4. Six Ways of Knowing: Theory of Knowledge inAdvaita 5. MetaphysicalPostulatesinVedanta:Brahman,Atman,Isvara,Jiva,Maya,World,Bondageand Moksa 6. Exposition of Tarkapada in the Brahmasutra-bhasya of Sankara

Reference

1.011Adhvarindra, Dharmaraja (1942), Vedanta Paribhasa, Swami Madhavananda (tr), (Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama).2.011Balasubramanian, R. (2010), Advaita Vedanta, Vol.2, Part 2 (New Delhi: Centre for Studies in Civilizations).3.011Mahadevan, T. M.P., (2011), The Philosophy of Advaita (Delhi: Bharatiya KalaPrakashan).4.011Sankara (1993), Brahmasutra-bhasya, Swami Vireswarananda (Tr) (Calcutta: AdvaitaAshrama).5.011Sankara (1998), Eight Upanisads with Commentary of Sankaracarya, Vols 1and 2, Swami Gambhirananda (tr), (Calcutta: AdvaitaAshrama).6.011Srinivasachari, P. N., (2010), The Philosophy of Visistadvaita (Adayar: The Adayar Library and ResaerchCentre).7.011Tripathi, R. K., (1982), Catuh Sutri (of Brahmasutra), Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy).