Vedanta Philosophy A Study of Varadaguru s Tattvasara

includes index and biblioraphy

The Philosophical and Religious Milieu of Tattvasara.. 18 The Three Acaryas............................................................. 19 The Period between Ramanuja and Ventatanatha.............. 26 The Gotras........................ 34 The Acaryas .................................................... 39 The Three Concerns of Post-Ramanuja Period..................45 Varadaguru......................................................... 46 Varadaguru`s Lifetime ....................................................... 48 The Birth of Varadaguru.................................................... 49 The Legend......................................................... 52 Learning and Teaching....................................................... 54 Varadaguru`s Disciples...................................................... 57 The Triumphant Journeys of Varadaguru ..........................62 Divine Interventions in the Life of Varadaguru................. 64 NadadurArnmal.................................................................66 Varadaguru`s Works .......................................................... 68 Srivatsyavarada-suprabhata: Homage to Varadaguru........ 75 Tattvasara......................................................... 80 A Synopsis of Tattvasara................................................... 80 The Time of Composition of Tattvasara............................ 84 The Three Sections of Tattvasara...................................... 86 Tattvasara, one of the Oldest Commentaries on the Sribhasya...................................................... 87 Tattvasara and the Brahmasutra and the Upanisads......... 88 In Defence of Srivaisnava Religion ................................... 91 The Opponents of Tattvasara............................................. 93 Vaisnavism and Saivism .................................................. 107 Tattvasara`s Reference to Buddhism............................... 115 Tattvasara`s Answers to some Philosophical Problems of the Time....................................................... 118