Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gita Commentaries

by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Book Overview

The Gita is a central text in Hindu traditions, and commentaries on it express a range of philosophical-theological positions. Two of the most significant commentaries are by Sankara, the founder of the Advaita or Non-Dualist system of Vedic thought and by Ramanuja, the founder of the Visistadvaita or Qualified Non-Dualist system. Their commentaries offer rich resources for the conceptualization and understanding of divine reality, the human...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441154647
• ISBN13: 9781441154644
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"