Brahma Sutra Bhasya

Author: Sankaracarya

Edition: New edition

Number Of Pages: 920

Release Date: 01-01-2000

Details: Product Description The Brahma Sutra is the third of the canonical texts and is regarded as the Nyaya-prasthana, because it sets forth the teachings of Vedanta in a logical order.The work is known by other names including Vedanta-sutra, Sariraka-sutra, and Bhiksu-sutra. The Brahma Sutra Bhasya is an important but difficult Vedanta scripture. This is our most popular translation, and is regarded by some as indispensable for all students of Vedanta. Includes word for word meaning of each aphorism under its Sanskrit text, followed by a running translation, with additional words in brackets for clarification. Translation based primarily on the Ratnaprabha. Review I am a first time reader and a learner. So cannot give any review, except to say that I am reading one of the books that is difficult to comprehend. But the Bhashya by the Jagad Guru and more especially the english translation should I think educate me. --By Sekhar A.V.20 February 2015 Awsome book....if one want deep advaita than this is a gem... --By Anuraag 8 September 2014 I am writing this review to balance out a totally unfair review that has been posted by someone on not just one but three translations of the Brahma-Sutras, all on the same day. The reviewer states that she found the book too difficult and that's why the lowest possible rating. Although I appreciate her honesty, I cannot agree with the low rating simply because the book is too difficult to read. If difficulty in reading a book would be the sole criterion used to judge it then we would have to give one star to most great books of the world, which tend to remain indecipherable so long as we don't put any significant work into understanding them. Certainly there is nothing illegal in this kind of review carpet-bombing but in venting their emotions they do harm to both the book as well as to potential readers who may profit by reading it. --By Vir About the Author Adi Shankara (pronounced [a d i k ]; early 8th century CE[2][note 1]) was a Hindu philosopher and theologian from India, most renowned exponent of the Advaita Vedanta school of philosophy, from whose doctrines the main currents of modern Indian thought are derived.[1][5][6] His works in Sanskrit discuss the unity of the tman and Nirguna Brahman "brahman without attributes".[7] He wrote copious commentaries on the Vedic canon (Brahma Sutras, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita) in support of his thesis. His works elaborate on ideas found in the Upanishads. Shankara's publications critiqued of rituals-oriented M m s school of Hinduism.[8] He also explained the key difference between Hinduism and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism asserts "Atman (Soul, Self) exists", while Buddhism asserts that there is "no Soul, no Self".[9][10][11] Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra, in a time when the M m s school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta of which he is known as the greatest revivalist.[6] Adi Shankara is believed to be the organiser of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship. He is also known as Adi Shankaracharya, Shankara Bhagavatpada, sometimes spelled as Sankaracharya, ( di) a kar c rya, a kara Bhagavatp da and a kara Bhagavatp d c rya.

EAN: 9788175051058

Model: 47089

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Item Condition: New