VD 134 Ve SREE SANKARA – LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY
Aim – To introduce Śree Śankara and the relevance of his Advaita principles
Objectives –
1. To introduce Śree Śankara’s life, works and philosophy.
2. To familiarize the students with the contributions of Sri Śankara.
Module – I
Origin and development of Advaita Vedanta.
Social and philosophical background during Śree Sankar’s era.
Life of Śree Śankara.
Module II
Works of Śree Śankara – Prkaraņagranthas, Stotra granthas, Bhāşya granthas, Tantragranthas.
Module III
Philosophy of Śree Śankara- concept of Brahman, Adhyāsa, Māyā, World, Sattātraya, Karma.
Module – IV
Concept of creation, Pramāņas, Mokşa, Śree Śankara – a spiritual revolutionary .
References
1. Hajim Nakamura, The history of early Vedanta, Motilal Benarasidas Publication, Pvt. Ltd. 1990
2. Aravind Sharma, Advaitavedanta, Motilal Benarasidas Publiction, Pvt. Ltd- 1993
3. Śankaranarayanan S. - Śree Śankara, The Adayar Library and research Centre, Madras- 2001
4. Swami Gyananada Saraswati – Adi Śankara life and philosophy, Neeta Prakashan, Part- I 2006
5. V. Vasanthakumari - Srī Śankara’s Bhasya granthas : A Synthesis of Science and Spirituality – Sukritindra Oriental Research Institute Thammanam, Kochi – 2013.
6. George Victor P – Life and teachings of Adi Śankaracharya, D K Print World (p) Ltd. Delhi-2002.