Outlines of the Philosophy of Sri Madhwacharya

by B.A.Krishnaswamy Rao

PREFACEThe life and teachings of Sri Madhwacharya find elucidation in English in the works of a few early savants like Messrs C.M.Padmanabhachar in his Life and Techings of Sri Madhwacharyar,C.N.Krishnaswamy Iyer in his Sri Madhwa and his life and times,S.Subba Rao in his The Philosophy of Sri Madhwacharya, C.R.Krishna Rao in his Sri Madhwa,His life and doctrine and others.My aim in this book is to place before the student of India Philosophy in general and the lay reader in particular the fundamental stand of Sri Madhwacharya in the construction of his Philosophy and to work out the logical conclusions of his position.The book is,however,intended primarly for the intelligent layman although the student of Philosophy also might find the book useful as an introduction to the Philosophy of Sri Madhwacharya.The significant contributions of Sri Madhwacharya to Indian Philosophy epistemological and ontological find special elucidation in the book. B.A.Krishnaswamy Rao