TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grimes, John
TI  - The seven great untenables
SN  - 8120806824
U1  - 181.482 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Motrial Banarsidass Publishers
KW  - Rāmānuja <1017-1137>
KW  - Advaita
KW  - Avidyā
N1  - Chapter One—INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to the Vedantic Schools
2. Criticism of Advaita's Avidya by Other Thinkers
3. Historical Introduction
4. Philosophical Perspective
A. Distinction between standpoints and Levels of Reality
B. Distinction between two kinds of Metaphysics
C. Distinction between two kinds of Scripture
D. The role of Avidya
Chapter Two—THE LOCUS OF AVIDYA
1. Introduction
2. Asraya-Anupapatti
A. Objection
B. Reply
C. Objection
D. Objection
E. Reply
P. Objection
3. The Fallacy of Infinite Regress
4. Theory of Inexplicability
A. Reply
1. No reciprocal dependence
2. No infinite regress
3. No basic defect
5. Inexplicability
6. Asraya-Anupapatti
A. Objection
B. Reply
C. Objection
D. Reply
E. Objection
I
F. Reply
G. Objection
H. Reply
I. Objection
J. Reply
K. Objection
L. Reply
Chapter Three—THE UNTENABILITY OF
OBSCURATION
1. Introduction
A. The Jiva
B. Isvara
C. Isvara
D. Brahman
E. Avidya
F. Adhyasa.
2, Raraanuja's Tirodhana-Anupapatti
A. Objection
B. Reply
C. Objection
D. Reply
E. Objection
F. Reply
G. Objection
H. Reply
Chapter Four—THE UNTENABILITY OF
AVIDYA'S NATURE
1. Introduction
A. Cognizability
B. Objection j
C. Reply ■" '
2. Ramanuja's Svarupa-Anupapatti
A. Objection
B. Reply
3. Maya and Avidya
Chapter Five—THE UNTENABILITY OF
INEXPLICABILITY
1. Introduction
2. Ramanuja's Anirvacaniya-Anupapatti
A. Post-Rarnanuja Objection
B. Reply
C. Objection la
D. Reply la
E. Reply lb
F. Objection
G. Reply
Chapter Six—IGNORANCE CANNOT BE POSITIVE
1. Introduction
2. Two Powers
3. Avidya as the cause of the world
A. Objection
B. Reply
C. Objection
D. Reply
E. Objection
F. Reply
4. Terminable
5. Different from prior non-existence
6. Perception
A. Ramanuja's objection
B. Reply
7. Inference
A. Ramanuja's objection
B. Reply
8. Scripture
A. Ramanuja's objection
B. Reply
9. Presumption
10. Conclusion
Chapter Seven—THE UNTENABILITY OF
REMOVABILITY
1. Introduction
2. Ramanuja's Objection
A. Objection against perception
i. Advaita's reply
ii. Reply
iii. Reply
B. Objection against inference
i. Reply
C. Verbal Testimony
i. Argument
ii. Reply
iii. Argument
iv. Reply
D. Objection
i. Reply
E. Objection
i. Reply
F. Argument
Chapter Eight—IGNORANCE IS NOT REMOVED BY
BRAHMAN KNOWLEDGE
A. Introduction
B. Objection
C. Objection
D. Reply
E. Objection
F. Reply
Chapter Nine—CONCLUSION /
Bibliography
Index
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