The Brahmasūtra and the Commentaries of Rāmānuja and Śaṅkara

Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion 23:25-56 (2018)
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This article examines the basic content of the Brahmasutra and compares and contrasts the commentaries of Ramanuja and Shankara on it. Firstly the issue of possible errors or interpolations in the BSis addressed. Then the full contents of the BS is surveyed briefly but with important detail. Finally, the important disagreements between the commentaries of Ramanuja and Shankara on the BSare discussed. This includes discussion of selected sutras in question.

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10.5840/jipr2018232

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