Three Acharyas and Narayana Guru: The Ongoing Revaluation of Vedanta

Shankara, Ramanuja And Madhva Are Considered The Three Acaryas Of South India Who Commented On The Three Basic Texts Of Vedanta, That Is, The Upanishads, The BrahmaSutras And The BhagavadGita, And Therefrom Originated The Three Major Schools Within The Vedanta Fold Advaita, Vishishtha Advaita And Dvaita Respectively. This Volume Is Concerned With The Philosophy Of The Famous SaintTeacher Narayana Guru And His Perspectives On The Philosophies Of The Three Acaryas. The Book Uses The Philosophy Of Narayana Guru As The Guide To Study And Compare The Philosophies Of The Acaryas. It Begins With The Life Sketches Of The Three Acaryas And Discusses Their Philosophies, Especially The Various Specific Viewpoints They Maintained And The Points On Which They Disagreed. It Explores The Ideas Of The Acaryas On Avidya And Maya, Atomicity Of The Self, Consciousness And The Self, Tat Tvam Asi, Karma And Reincarnation And The Ultimate Liberation. It Also Scrutinises Their Use Of Terms Like That Of Atha Which Literally Means Now Then. It Examines The Perception Of Narayana Guru VisAVis The Particular Philosophical Positions In A Unified Manner. It Also Contains The Full Text, Transliteration And Translation Of The Original VedantaSutras Of Narayana Guru. The Volume Will Interest Students And Scholars Who Are Engaged In Advanced Studies On The Philosophy Of Vedanta, And Persons Keen On Acquainting Themselves With The Philosophy Of Narayana Guru.