Early Advaita Vedanta Philosophy, Volume 1: Plain English

Early Advaita Vedanta Philosophy, Volume 1: Plain English Translations of the Gaudapada-karikas With a Summary of Shankara's Commentary

The Gaudapada-karikas is the earliest extant Advaita Vedanta text. It is only explicitly Advaita text deemed worth saving from before Shankaraâ€™s time. Its philosophical doctrines makes it worthy of study in its own right and sets the stage for Shankaraâ€™s slightly different Advaita. The text is presented here in a plain English translation with notes, along with a translation of the Mandukya Upanishad, and an extensive summary of Shankaraâ€™s own commentary upon it. Also included are an essay on early Vedanta, who the author(s) of this text may be, and the influence of Buddhism on the text (especially that of Nagarjunaâ€™s Madhyamaka system); an account of the basic doctrines; an essay on Shankaraâ€™s understanding of this text; and a philosophical critique of the doctrines. This books makes the claim intelligible that â€œAll is consciousness, one, and unchangingâ€ and thereby removes much of the shock of Gaudapadaâ€™s Advaita Vedanta. But it also raises problems with the plausibility of the claim.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
EANs 9781505354867
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
EANs	9781505354867
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Early Advaita Vedanta Philosophy, Volume 1: Plain English Translations of the Gaudapada-karikas With a Summary of Shankara's Commentary