Advaita Vedanta

by Arvind Sharma

The novelty of this book consists of the fact that it introduces the reader to the basic tenets of Advaita Vedanta in three independent but complemenary ways scripurally, ratinally and experientially. All the three elements are usually found interwined in accounts of Advaita Vedanta. They are presented distinctly here in the that each persppective will enrich ones understanding of Advaita Vedanta as a whole and also allow the reader to form his or her own option about the relative merits of each approach. Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of comparative religion in the faculty of religious studies at McGill University and was the first infinity foundation visiting professor of Indic Studies at Harvard University. Hs previous works on Advaita Vedanta include: The experintial dimension of advaita vedanta, the philosophy of religion and advaita vedant and the rope and the snake. "...........a useful addition to the literature available on this particular school of vedanta, especially for students of comparative philosophy of religion." _____Acta Orientalia Vilnensia Vol: 5, 2004 "........a novel contribution to the field of Indian Philosophy. very useful to general readers." -------------Journal of the Oriental Institute vol.: 52, No. 1-2, 2002