A Vaisṇava Interpretation of the Brahmasūtras : Vedānta and Theism / Rampada Chattopadhyay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chattopadhyay, Rampada, author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Indian thought and culture ; 3.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Indian Thought ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dvaita (Vedanta).

Vedanta.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Vedānta and Theism

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brahmasūtras [BS] is a corpus of Vedānta. Although an interpretation of the central teachings of Upanisads, BS has itself been a subject of numerous hermeneutical forays. It somehow suited the Orientalist and Hindu scholars since the early 19th century to promote one interpretation of this seminal text, viz., from the monistic view of Advaita. Radically different trajectories of Hindu cultural selfunderstanding were by and large ignored: one re-interpretative attempt comes from the Vaisṇava followers of Śrī Caintanya. Sri Rampada Chattopadhyay in this volume attempts such a novel reading. His basic thesis is: the Bhāgavata Purāṇa or Śrīmad Bhāgavāta, a key scripture in Vaisṇava theology, was the best available commentary on the original BS . In other words, as Professor Matilal explains in his Preface, in order to understand the theistic and devotional nature of religious philosophy that underlies Vedānta, one has to depend upon the theological teachings of the Bhāgavata. Chattopadhyay draws on these teachings to correlate with issues pondered upon in the Upanisads, and their subsequent influence on Vedānta, the Brahmasūtras in particular. He follows the traditional pattern of commenting on each section and chapter according to which the sūtras have been devided. While copiously elucidating on the Vaisṇava approach, he engages in criticism of Śaṁkara and other Vedānta commentators on BS . The book is of immense importance to scholars and students in this late phase of Indian thought.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Preface / Bimal Krishna Matilal

About the Author / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Acknowledgement / Anil Hari Chattopadhyay

Foreword to the Second Bengali Edition of Vedānta Praveśa [Valṣṇava Interpretation of Brahmasūtra: Theism and Vedānta] / Śrī Śrījiva Nyāyatīrtha

Chapter 1 What is Brahmasūtra? / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 2 Brahmatattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 3 Sṛṣṭitattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 4 Māyātattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 5 Deśakālatattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 6 Jīvatattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 7 Karmatattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 8 Upāsanātattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 9 Avatāratattva / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 10 The Bhāgavata / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Chapter 11 The Epilogue / Rampada Chattopadhyay

References / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Appendices / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Sūtra Index / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Śloka Index / Rampada Chattopadhyay

General Index / Rampada Chattopadhyay

About the Translator / Rampada Chattopadhyay

Indian Thought / Rampada Chattopadhyay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: A Vaisṇava Interpretation of the Brahmasūtras : Vedānta and Theism.

ISBN:

9789004624498

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004624498 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.