Śaṃkara's Advaita Vedānta : a way of teaching / J.G. Suthren Hirst.

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 t...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Suthren Hirst, Jacqueline
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Series:RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • chapter 1 THE TEACHER HIMSELF
  • chapter 2 THE NEED FOR THE TEACHING
  • chapter 3 THE SOURCE OF THE TEACHING
  • chapter 4 THE METHODS OF THE TEACHING
  • chapter 5 The context of the teaching: the world of name and form
  • chapter 6 The context of the teaching: the Lord
  • chapter 7 THE LANGUAGE OF THE TEACHING
  • chapter 8 THE END OF THE TEACHING.