Advaita Vedanta related Books available on archive.org

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The first list.

 

Drg Drsya Viveka

Translation by Swami Nikhilananda - Year 1931

http://www.archive.org/details/drgdrsyaviveka030903mbp

 

A hand-book of Hindu pantheism : The Panchadasi of Sreemut Vidyaranya

Swami

Translated by Nandalal Dhole - Year 1899

http://www.archive.org/details/panchadasiofsree00maaduoft

 

Yoga Vasishta: Laghu - (the smaller)

Translation by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer - Year 1896

http://www.archive.org/details/yogavasishtalagh00aiyeuoft

[Guest guest]

Excellent links, Ravi-ji - thankyou! I discovered that this is the

same version of dRRigdRRishyaviveka as the one I already have. It is

so well thumbed and dropping to bits, I hadn't realized that it was

translated by Swami Nikhilananda! I can thoroughly recommend this to

members who do not know it. Here is the review I gave at my website:

 

"A somewhat more obscure book, this is also worth looking out for. It

is very small, easily carried around in one's pocket, yet merits

re-reading and study. Its title cannot even be written satisfactorily

in the Roman alphabet; it is translated as "an inquiry into the nature

of the 'seer' and the 'seen'". It addresses the topics of the illusory

self, the universe, mAyA and samAdhi."

 

For newcomers to Advaita, the yoga vAsiShTha is one of the classics

and highly recommended. This 'shorter' edition is still a very weighty

tome however at 41MB for the PDF version! Does anyone know how this

compares to Swami Venkatesananda's version, which is the modern

popular one?

 

Best wishes,

Dennis

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A few more, not translations of the traditional scriptures, but which

the members might find useful.

 

The Nature of Man According to Vedanta

John Levy - Year 1956

http://www.archive.org/details/natureofmanaccor033308mbp

Though the book does not reference any scriptures directly and avoids

Sanskrit words, nevertheless seems to be an excellent read, as much as

I have been able to go through.

Starts with a good treatment of the three states of waking, dreaming

and dreamless state; and then goes onto deal with the illusionary

nature of matter, space, time and related things.

An extract from the end of the book is intriguing

"...I take the liberty of quoting a verse from The Pleasaunce of the

Self by the venerable person Sri Atmananda to whom the author of this

work owes everything,..."

 

Sri Ramana - The Sage of Arunagiri

By Subbaramayya(Aksharajna) - First Pbulished in Year 1942

http://www.archive.org/details/sriramanathesage031547mbp

An extract

" In sports like these he spent his boyhood and none would have

dreamed that, under ordinary circumstances, a lad so volatile, so

fond of mirth and youthful jollity, and apparently so little drawn to

the higher aspects of life, would shortly become

a Mahapurusha shining as a lodestar to many a man seeking freedom from

the bondage of world."

[Guest guest]

Another excellent link - thank you! As you noted, this is written by

one of the direct disciples of Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon (a

distinction he shared with our Sri Ananda Wood!). I have considered

buying this book several times. A quick look at his desciptions about

the nature of time suggest that this should make excellent reading.

 

Best wishes,

 

Dennis

 

>

> The Nature of Man According to Vedanta

> John Levy - Year 1956

> http://www.archive.org/details/natureofmanaccor033308mbp

> Though the book does not reference any scriptures directly and avoids

> Sanskrit words, nevertheless seems to be an excellent read, as much as

> I have been able to go through.

> Starts with a good treatment of the three states of waking, dreaming

> and dreamless state; and then goes onto deal with the illusionary

> nature of matter, space, time and related things.

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A Primer of Indian Logic

According to AnnamBhatta's TrakaSamgraha

By Kuppuswami Sastri - Year 1951

http://www.archive.org/details/primerofindianlo032215mbp

Some Topics Covered - Patanjali, Mimamsaka's, Samkhya, Advaitin's

concepts of Guna, Jati, Atman, Manas; Nirvikalpakapratyaksa and

Savikalpakapratyaksa, Advaitic view of Nirvikalpakapratyaksa;

Inference, Intuition, ....

 

The Philosophy of the Upanishads

By Paul Deussen

Authorised Translation - Rev. A. S. Geden, Year 1908

http://www.archive.org/details/philosophyoftheupa00deusuoft

 

 

The Vedanta Sutras of Badarayana, Part I

with the commentary of Sankara

Translated by George Thibaut

http://www.archive.org/details/vedantasutrasofb027892mbp

 

 

Thirteen Principal Upanishads

Translated by Robert Ernest Hume

http://www.archive.org/details/thirteenprincipa028442mbp

 

 

A History of Indian Philosophy

Surendranath Dasgupta

 

Vol I

Covers the various schools of Indian Philosophy including Buddhist,

Jaina, Kapila and Patanjala Samkhya, Nyaya Vaisesika, Mimamsa, Sankara

http://www.archive.org/details/indianphilosophy01dasguoft

 

Vol II

Covers the Sankara School of Vedanta including the famous Advaitins

after Shankaracharya, a brief chapter on Yoga Vashishta and Philosophy

of Bhagavad Gita

http://www.archive.org/details/indianphilosophy02dasguoft

 

Vol III

Covers topics - Bhaskara School of Philosophy, Pancaratra, Arvaras,

Philosophy of Yamunacarya, Philosophy of Ramanuja School, Nimbarka

School of Philosophy, Philosophy of Vijnana Bhiksu, Philosophic

Speculations of some Selected Purunas

http://www.archive.org/details/indianphilosophy03dasguoft

 

Vol V

Topics Covered - Southern Saivism, Vira Saivism, Philosophy of

Srikantha, Saiva Philosophy in the Puranas and other important texts

http://www.archive.org/details/indianphilosophy05dasguoft

 

 

Siddhantalesasangraha of Appayya Diksita, Vol - I Translation by S.S.

Suryanarayana Sastri, Year 1935

http://www.archive.org/details/siddhantalesasan029239mbp

 

 

The MetaPhysics of The Upanishads

VicharaSagar

Translated by Lala SreeRam, Year 1885

http://www.archive.org/details/themetaphysicsof00sreeuoft

 

 

Thirty Minor Upanishads

Translated by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar, Year 1914

http://www.archive.org/details/thirtyminorupani00xxxxuoft

[Guest guest]

Dear Ravicande-ji,

 

 

 

Thanks again for providing all these links. I have incorporated the

information into my website. All links to free books may be accessed from

the 'Free Books' section of http://www.advaita.org.uk/reading/reading.htm.

 

 

 

Best wishes,

Dennis

 

 

advaitin [advaitin] On Behalf

Of ravicande

28 January 2007 17:26

advaitin

Re: Advaita Vedanta related Books available on

archive.org

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

The Digital Library of India has many other books in the

Sanksrit section:

 

http://tinyurl.com/33yvvb

 

or

 

http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/advsearch_db.cgi?listSta

rt=0&language1=Sanskrit&perPage=20

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

 

 

advaitin, "Dennis Waite" <dwaite wrote:

>

> Dear Ravicande-ji,

 

> Thanks again for providing all these links. I have incorporated the

> information into my website. All links to free books may be

accessed from

> the 'Free Books' section of

http://www.advaita.org.uk/reading/reading.htm.

>

>

> advaitin [advaitin]

On Behalf

> Of ravicande

> 28 January 2007 17:26

> advaitin

> Re: Advaita Vedanta related Books available on

> archive.org

>

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advaitin, "ravicande" <ravicande wrote:

 

Dear Ravi-ji,

 

Thank you very much for providing this link. George's translation of

Brahma Sutras seems to be very good, especially language. Its quite

old book too, which was translated in 1890s probably. I have

downloaded the pdf format which will help me to search required things

faster than in internet search engines.

 

Yours in Sri Ramakrishna,

 

Br. Vinayaka

[Guest guest]

Dear Sunder-ji,

 

 

 

A fantastic resource for those who read Sanskrit! I've added the link to the

Free Books, Other page of my site.

 

Best wishes,

Dennis

 

 

advaitin [advaitin] On Behalf

Of Sunder Hattangadi

28 January 2007 20:59

advaitin

Re: Advaita Vedanta related Books available on

archive.org

 

 

 

Namaste,

 

The Digital Library of India has many other books in the

Sanksrit section:

 

http://tinyurl. <http://tinyurl.com/33yvvb> com/33yvvb