schools of vedantha

purvacharya parampara

Triple system of Vedantha

Triple system of Vedantha

Study of philosophy is incomplete without the knowledge of vedantha in its triple setting
- adhvaitha ; dvaitha ; visishtadvaitha
Sri Bhashyakara synthesized the advaitha and dvaitha to form a new philosophy called emberumanaar darshanam.

Doctrine of dvaitha
A brief summary of the doctrine of madhva in the verse of Vyasaraya

Sriman mathvamate hari: parathara: satyam jagath tatvato
Binna jiva gana haronuchara neechocha bavam gata :
Mukthirnaijasukanuboti:amala bakthischatat sathanam
Hyakshatitritayam pramanamakila amnayayaigavedthyo hari :

Paratavam ------- hari: svathanthran[independent] vibu [omnipresent]
Jagath --------- satyam[truth]
Jivas--------------
· self luminous
· innumarable[countless
· anu[atomic] varies paramatma
· varies paramatma . distinctions among them [svarupa bedam]
· Pancha bedam[as in bodage so in liberation]
· Doctrine of thrividhyam [three types of aspirants]
[A] mukthi yogyer
1. deva ganam[brahma vayu]
2. rishiganam[narathar sanakathiyar]
3. pihtru ganam[chiratigal]
4. chakrarthy ganam[ragu ambareeshan]
5. manushyothama ganam[thrunam athrunam]
[B] nithya samsari
[C] tamo yokyar
Taithyas asuras pichasaras manushya atamar
Means----------- Upasanam[pure devotion]
Liberation------- Anantha tharathamyam



Doctrine of advaitha

Brahmaigamparamartha sathtathitaranmaya mayathvan mrusha
Brahmaivaigamupati pimpithamatho jevesa bavam gata:
branthis sasmrutirasya tatprasamanammukthistatapyathmano
brahmaikyavagamathsruti sravanajatithyahuradvaitina :

The philosophy of advaitha:
brahmaigam-------------- nirasrayam&nirvisesha gnana mathra brahmam
An unmodified & attributeless conciousness is alone the
ultimate reality.
paramartika sath--------- Reality has two tiers-
. vyavakarika sath-the apparently real
· pamarthiga sath-the truly real


Sajadiya rahitham—no identical substance other than atma &
Vijadiya rahitam—non identical substances other than atma
Svagata beda rahitham—no attributes within atma

Tathitaranmayamrusha ----- brahma vyatiriktha vastu is unreal[maya]

Brahmaivaikamupati bimbitamathojivesa bavam gata: [theory of adyasam]

. Jagat----maya karyam
. Easvaran-upati the product of ignorance

. Jivas - upati

brantis samsrutis asya --- atman is self luminous-pure conscious without being
1 subject [knower]
2 object [known]

Samsaram---------------- Beda darsan - due to bramam
Tat prasamanammukth: ------------- avidya nivruthti itself moksham
Tatab yathmano brahmaikyaavagamath sruti sravana jath -----
attains through brahma gnanam [vakya janya gnanam once]

Sri bashyakara siddhantham

Srimal lakshmana yoginastu buvanam satyam tateesa:sraya:

Kantho brahma sayeva sokilatanu:binnas tata:chetana:

Satya samsmriti reesa nigraha krutamukthistu bakthyatina
Tat prapti:parame patetatanu buthyakyeti sanjchakshate

Buvanam------------------- satyam [real]
Tateesa: kantha:----------- sriman narayanan [the non-dual all inclusive qualified whole]
Brahma sa yeva----------- jagath karanam [creater&withdrawer]

That out of which all beings come-in which they all subsist and in to which they are withdrawn is brahmam
Sa: akila tanu: ------------ aathara—aateyam, niyantru- niyamyam, sesha-seshi
sareerathma bavam-prakara-prakari, inseparable & integral union.
Binna jiva gana:---------- varies from paramatma
Satya samsruti--- kruta --------avidhya karma vasana ruchi prakruti sambantham , real due to esvara nigraha sankalpam
mukthi:----------------- bagavatanubhava kainkaryam
means ------------------ bakthi yoga for sakinchanan[athikruta atikaram]
arthithvam &samarthyam[gnana sakthi vairagya ]
prapathi for akinchanan[sarvatikaram]
karpanyam

The work brings out the teachings of Sri Ramanuja as summarized above and it mediates between monism and monotheism.

Hierarchy of preceptors upto Ramanuja

charama slokas

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Alvars and their Compositions

Books of Acharyas (scholars)

Books of Sriman Nadhamuni

1. Nyaya thathvam
2. Yoga rahasyam

Books of Sri Aalavandaar

1. Aathma siddhi
2. Samvith siddhi
3. Eshwara siddhi
4. Githartha sangraham
5. Aagama praamaanyam
6. Mahapurusha nirnayam
7. Sthothra rathnam
8. chathusloki

Books of Sri Bhashyakarar

1. Sri Bhashyam - brahma sootra vyakyanam
2. Vedantha saaram - brahma sootram (siddhantham)
3. Vedantha deepam -
4. Vedartha sangraham
5. Geetha Bhashyam - bagavad gita vyakyanam (periyagathyam)
6. Saranaagadhi gathyam
7. Sri ranga gathyam
8. Sri vaikunta gathyam
9. Nithyam
   

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