SMS Chari's new book release details

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SMS chari's new book

 

The philosophy of the Upanisads, A study based on the Evaluation of the

Comments of Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva - ISBN 81-215-1050-3

 

was released by Munshiram Manoharlal publishers. You can obtain the copies

from:

 

http://www.mrmlbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookware.cgi

 

www.mrmlbooks.com

 

the other book Advaita and Visistadvaita, a study based on Satadusani of Sri

Vedanta Desika is available from

 

http://www.ahobilamutt.org/bookorders/bkorder01.html for $18 (note it is

cheaper to get it from this website instead of www.amazon.com where other

books of SMS Chari is also available -

search for Chari, you will also see other books such as:

The philosophy of the Vedantasutra, A study based on the Evaluation of the

Comments of Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva -

 

The philosophy of the Upanisads,

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The philosophy of the Upanisads: Dr. Chari's scholarly work attempts to

make a dispassionate study of the philosphical passages of the fourteen

Principal Upanisads by giving due consideration to not only the comments of

Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva, but more importantly the authoritative views

of Badarayana enshrined in his classic vedantasutras. In the first part of

the book, he presents the important passages of the Upanisads along with

English rendering indicating the variations in the interpretation by the

three commentators and also discusses their philosophical implications with

reference to the vedanta doctrines developed in the post upanisadic period.

In the second part, he has attempted to consolidate the variety of

philophical thoughts scattered all over the Upanisads into coherent

doctrines under five broad subjects:

 

Brahman, Jivatman, jagat, sadhana and parama purusartha.

 

In the final chapter, he conclusively establishes on the basis of an

objective evaluation of the views of the commentators that the Upanisads do

not support the main tenets of Advaita such as the concept of Nirvisesa

Brahman, the identity of jivatman and Brahman, the phenomenal character of

the jagat and the doctrine of maya. The author maintains with sufficient

textual support that the nature of the philosophy advocated by the Upanisads

is theistic monism (savisesAdvaita). This book, which is the first of its

kind, presents an authentic and comprehensive exposition of the philsophy of

the Upanisads.

 

S.M. Srinivasa Chari is a Vedanta Scholar trained by eminent traditional

teachers. He did his PhD. from the University of Madras. His other published

works are : Advaita and Visistadvaita, a study based on Vedanta Desika's

satadusani; Fundamentals of visistadvaita vedanta - A study based on

Vedanta Desika's tattva mukta kalapa; vaishnavism - its philosophy,

theology and religious discipline; philosophy and theistic mysticism of the

Alwars; and the Philosophy of the Vedantasutra - A study based on the

Evaluation of the Comments of Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva.