TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sharma, Chnadradhar 
TI  - The Advaita tradition in Indian philosophy: a study of Advaita in Buddhism, Vedanta and Kashmira Shaivism
SN  - 	9788120813120
U1  - 181.4 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - MBP
KW  - 	 Advaita.
KW  - Philosophy, Indic
N1  - PART ONE
BUDDHISM
1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDDHA
Introduction. Pratltyasamutpada.
Buddha's Silence on the Avyakrta.
Anatmavada and Nin'ana.
2. shunyavAda or the mAdhyamii^a school
The Rise of Mahayana. The Mahayana-Sutras.
The Meaning of Shunya or Shunyata. The Madhyamika
Dialectic. Application of the Dialectic—^The Critique of
Causation—Criticism of some other categories. Shunyata
Explained and Objections Answered. Nairatmyavada.
Nirvana.
3. vijnAnavAda or the yogAchAra school
The Rise of Vijhanavada. Idealism of Larikavatara-
Sutra. Vijnaptimatrata-Siddhi. Is Vijhana-parinama Real
or Apparent? The Triple Modification ofViJhana.
The Three Svabhavas. Abhtita-Parikalpa and Shunyata.
Sahklesha and Vyavadana. The Later Form of
Vijnanavada. Evaluation of Vijhanavada.
4. PRE-SHANKARA VEDANTA
PART TWO
vedAnta
The Source ofVedanta. Some Ancient Teachers
of Vedanta. Acharya Gaudapada: Mandukya-karika.
AJativada. Atmavada. Asparshayoga. Gaudapada and
Mahayana; Gaudapada and Vijhanavada.
5. SHANICAR-^ \TiDANTA
Introduction. Maya, Avidya or Adhyasa. Vivartavada.
Atma or Brahma. Ishvara, Jiva and Saksi. Moksa;
Jivanmukti;Jhana, Karma, Refutation of Mimamsa view,
Upasana. Shruti, Tarka and Anubhava. Criticism of other
Schools: Criticism of Vaishesika and Nyaya; of
Saiikhya; of Sai^'astivada Buddhism and its Theoi*)' of
Momentariness; of Vijhanavada; Buddhisrh;
of Shunyavada Buddhism.
6. POST-SHANICARA VEDANTA
Mandana-Sureshvara Equation. Maya or Avidya. Atma or
Brahma. Ishvara, Jiva and Saksi. Objections against
Maya and Advaita Answered. Difference Refuted and
Advaita Established. Further Dialectical Exposition of the
Ultimate Unreality of the World.
PA^T THREE
KASHMIRA SHAIVISM
7. KASHMIRA SHAIVISM: AN EXPOSITION
Introduction. The Union of Shiva-Shakti; Prakasha and
Vimarsha; Chit and Kriya. Kriya Different from Karma.
Five Aspects of Shakti. Creation is Lila. The Thirty-six
Tattvas. Abhasavada. Bandha, Moksa and Pratyabhijha.
8. KASHMIRA SHAIVISM: A CRITICAL ESTIMATE
The Unity and Creativity of the Absolute. Meaning of
Advaita. KashmTra Shaivism and Vijhanavada.
Evaluation of Abhasavada. Evaluation of Pratyabhijha
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