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Motilal Banarsidass . Hardcover. New. Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 8120811046 9788120811041 [IN]

ISBN10: 8120811046, ISBN13: 9788120811041, [publisher: Motilal Banarsidass] Hardcover Despite the existence of several legendary biographies of Sankara from medieval times no critical historical biography of the Master is available The present work attempts to fill the lacuna It attempts to reconstruct the life and thought of Sankara on historical principles ie to determine the age and biography of Sankara and also his original ideas and writings within this framework It is primarily based on the first-hand study of the corpus of Sankaraís writings or writings attributed to him in the original and on a critical and comparative study of all of his available traditional biographies The works of his near contemporaries like Dharmakirti and Santaraksita Kumarila and Mandana as well as of his disciples like Suresvara and Padmapada have also been fully utilized as also those of others who like Gaudapada Bhartrhari or Bharuci preceded him or who like Bhaskara Vacaspati Misra and Sarvajnatma Muni came later but were not too far removed The general literary works and epigraphic records of the age have been used where relevant Traditional and modern interpretations of savants philosophers scholars and historians have been duly considered The present work thus seeks to understand the ideas and achievements of Sankara in the context of perennial spiritual seeking and philosophical enquiry It seeks to bring out the role of Sankara in the evolution of Indian culture and ...

Motilal Banarsidass 2011-02-01 Unabridged. Hardcover New Size: 8x5x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Motilal Banarsidass, Date: 2011-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2011. Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 8120811046 9788120811041 [US]