Author: B N Hebbar
Publisher: Bharatiya Granth Niketan
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 291
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8189211013
Description
The book makes in seven chapters a comparative study of the Visistadvaita and Dvaita schools of Vedanta. The first chapter makes an introductory comparison of the two traditions including brief biographies of Ramanuja (1017-1137 CE and Madhva 1238-1317 CE. Chapters two through seven compare the two Vedantic traditions in the areas of epistemology, ontology, theology, cosmology, psychology and soteriology.
Interspersed among these chapters are five special topics, presented in debate style, which focus on the important differences of opinion between the two schools on issues such as the material causality of the Universe by God, Substance-attribute relationship, gradation in the experience of bliss by saved souls in Heaven, etc. Two appendices in the briefly describe some of the differences in ecclesiastical organization and ritual matters among the two traditions
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
B N HEBBAR completed his sastraic education in India and studied in the USA. He has a doctorate in Indology from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. He is academic advisor to the Washington DC area International Buddhist Committee and teaches at the universities of the area.
Contents
PROLOG
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
Ramanuja: overview of his life, sect and philosophy
Madhva: Overview of his life, sect and Philosophy
CHAPTER 2
EPISTEMOLOGY
Visistadvaita View
Dvaita View
CHAPTER 3
ONTOLOGY
Visistadvaita View
Dvaita View
SPECIAL TOPIC 1
GUNAGUNISAMBANDHAVADA
Debate on the relationship between attribute and substance
CHAPTER 4
THEOLOGY
Visistadvaita View
Dvaita view
CHAPTER 5
COSMOLOGY
Visistadvaita view
Dvaita View
SPECIAL TOPIC II
JAGADBRAHMOPADANAKARANAVADA
Debate on the issue of whether God is the material cause of the Universe
CHAPTER 6
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
Visistadvaita View
Dvaita View
SPECIAL TOPIC III
DHARMABHUTAJNANAVADA
Debate on the issue of whether attributive consciousness exists
CHAPTER 7
SOTERIOLOGY
Visistadvaita view
Dvaita view
SPECIAL TOPIC IV
PRAPATTIVADA
Debate on the issue of whether sincere absolute surrender to God by anyone is a short-cut means to salvation
SPECIAL TOPIC V
MUKTANANDATARATAMYAVADA
Debate on the issue of whether salvific bliss is one and equal or many and hierarchical
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX