An Interesting Source of Reference for Gaudiya Vedanta ...

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Hare Krishna.

 

I found the following information on a book.

 

Any devotee has read this ?

 

 

ys

r. jai simman

singapore

 

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A Vaisnava Interpretation of the Brahmasutras: Vedanta

and Theism (Indian Thought, Vol 3)

by Rampada Chattopadhyay, Kanti Chattopadhyay

(Translator)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9004095705/garinmichaudroge/104-6857385-3\

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Book Description

Brahmasutras [bS] is a corpus of Vedanta. Although an

interpretation of the central teachings of Upanisads,

BS has itself been a subject of numerous hermeneutical

forays. It somehow suited the Orientalist and Hindu

scholars since the early 19th century to promote one

interpretation of this seminal text, viz., from the

monistic view of Advaita. Radically different

trajectories of Hindu cultural selfunderstanding were

by and large ignored: one re-interpretative attempt

comes from the Vaisnava followers of qri Caintanya.

Sri Rampada Chattopadhyay in this volume attempts such

a novel reading. His basic thesis is: the Bhagavata

Purana or qrimad Bhagavata, a key scripture in

Vaisnava theology, was the best available commentary

on the original BS. In other words, as Professor

Matilal explains in his Preface, in order to

understand the theistic and devotional nature of

religious philosophy that underlies Vedanta, one has

to depend upon the theological teachings of the

Bhagavata. Chattopadhyay draws on these teachings to

correlate with issues pondered upon in the Upanisads,

and their subsequent influence on Vedanta, the

Brahmasutras in particular. He follows the traditional

pattern of commenting on each section and chapter

according to which the sutras have been devided. While

copiously elucidating on the Vaisnava approach, he

engages in criticism of qamsupkara and other Vedanta

commentators on BS. The book is of immense importance

to scholars and students in this late phase of Indian

thought.

 

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)

Original Language: Bengali

 

 

 

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In a message dated 6/24/2005 12:04:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

rjsimman writes:

 

Krishna.

 

I found the following information on a book.

 

Any devotee has read this ?

 

 

ys

r. jai simman

singapore

 

 

 

I purchased the book. It is very thought provoking and is ultimately only an

introduction to his mammoth work in Bengali wherein he uses SB slokas to

explain each of the sutras of Vedanta sutra. He isn't committed exclusively to

Gaudiya tradition but that is his primary viewpoint.

 

GS

 

 

 

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Hare Krishna.

 

Does the work cite references in the Vedas,

Upanishads, Puranas, etc. that indicate Srimad

Bhagavatam to be the natural commentary of the Brahma

Sutras ?

 

Any other works planned by the author as a

continuation ?

 

 

ys

r. jai simman

 

 

 

 

 

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