History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature
History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature

Author: B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 9788120815759

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This study offers a panoramic view of the creative, expository, interpretive, dialectic, polemical, didactic and devotional phases of Dvaita philosophy, and its literature with a clear chronological setting of literary, historical and epigraphic materials. Written in lucid style it presents a vigorous and sparkling historical exposition of the mighty currents of Realistic Theism, originating in the Vedic and post-Vedic sources of Madhva philosophy finding their culmination in the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacarya, and the long line of his great commentators and followers, over a period of seven centuries from the thirteenth century onwards.

Philosophy of Sri Madhavacarya
Philosophy of Sri Madhavacarya

Author: B. N. K. Sharma

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 939006404X

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The volume is a good presentation of the philosophy of Sri Madhvacarya, complete in its architectonic unity. The author probes its ontological and epistemological foundations and critically examines the structure erect2014ed on them. The discussion focuses on crucial doctrines of theism and brings to light for the first time the striking parallelisms of thought between Madhva and his Western contemporary St. Thomas Aquinas. Light is also thrown on how Madhva and his commentators anticipated the views of modern philosophers like Spencer, Russell and Hobhouse on the nature of time, space and memory. The latest researches on Madhvacarya's role in the Vedantic Bhakti movement and his attempt to harmonize the Upanisadic texts on monism and dualism are substantially drawn upon.

The Hindu Quest for the Perfection of Man
The Hindu Quest for the Perfection of Man

Author: Troy W. Organ

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 1998-07-27

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1579101410

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“A lucid, thorough and fresh exploration of the material. This is an exceedingly helpful study and may be the best single textbook on the subject. Previously, there was little of note in between inadequate introductions to Hindu thought and the more specialized primary or secondary materials. Organ is a competent philosopher and presents the ‘Hindu quest’ in a scholarly and readable form…it is a key book for undergraduate libraries and would be an invaluable asset in a course which dealt seriously and at any length with the Hindu tradition. Excellent bibliography.” —Choice “This is not just another book on Hinduism, but a source of systematic information…” —Bibliography of Philosophy “This scholarly and perceptive account makes Hindu beliefs and practices intelligible by showing how the contradictions which have puzzled Westerners are rooted in Human Diversity.” —The Review of Metaphysics

Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya
Philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya

Author: B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9788120800687

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The volume is a good presentation of the philosophy of Sri Madhvacarya, complete in its architectonic unity. The author probes its ontological and epistemological foundations, and critcally examines the structure erected on them. The discussion focuses on crucial doctrines of theism, and brings to light for the first time the striking parallelisms of thought between Madhva and his Western contemporary St. Thomas Aquinas. Light is also thrown on how Madhva and his commentators anticipated the views of modern philosophers like Spencer, Russell and Hobhouse on the nature of time, space and memory. The latest researches on Madhvacarya's role in the Vedantic Bhakti movement and his attempt to harmonize the Upanisadic texts on monism and dualism are substantially drawn upon.

Living Liberation in Hindu Thought
Living Liberation in Hindu Thought

Author: Andrew O. Fort

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1996-03-14

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1438403054

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This book is about the state of embodied perfection often called enlightenment, self-realization, liberation, or jivanmukti. It examines the types, degrees, and stages of liberation that are possible, with and without a body.