S am £kara's Advaita Veda nta : a way of teaching

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Full Title:: S am £kara's Advaita Veda nta : a way of teaching / J.G. Suthren Hirst
Series Titles:: RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series
RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.

Table of Contents:: BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE TEACHER HIMSELF; 2 THE NEED FOR THE TEACHING; 3 THE SOURCE OF THE TEACHING; 4 THE METHODS OF THE TEACHING; 5 THE CONTEXT OF THE TEACHING; 6 THE CONTEXT OF THE TEACHING; 7 THE LANGUAGE OF THE TEACHING; 8 THE END OF THE TEACHING; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-235) and index.
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
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (265 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 9936711561002486
ISBN:: 1-134-25441-5
1-280-30917-2
9786610309177
0-203-00192-3
9780203001929
OCLC Number:: 475908050
900233888
Other Identifiers:: doi: 10.4324/9780203001929