Life and thought of Śaṅkarācārya

Abstract

The present work is based on a critical study of all the available sources in the original and attempts a historical reconstruction of Sankara's life and work.The ideas of Sankara have been generally interpreted in the light of later Advaitic and monastic tradition. The present work, following the lead of recent critical scholarship, seeks to discover the original ideas of Sankara on the basis of his genuine works and discusses them in the light of his relationship to his predecessors, the social and cultural ethos of his times and his own mission, presuppositions and methodology.

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