{"product_id":"9781350150003","title":"Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra An Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePhilosophy of the Brahma-sutra\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAleksandar Uskokov | Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach | Leah Kalmanson | Nader El-Bizri | James Madaio | Takeshi Morisato | Pascah Mungwini | Ann A. Pang-White | Mickaella Perina | Omar Rivera | Georgina Stewart\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBrahma-sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, attributed to Badaraya (ca. 400 CE), is the canonical book of Vedanta, the philosophical tradition which became the doctrinal backbone of modern Hinduism. As an explanation of the \u003ci\u003eUpanishads\u003c\/i\u003e, it is principally concerned with the ideas of Brahman, the great ground of Being, and of the highest good. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra \u003c\/i\u003eis the first introduction to concentrate on the text and its ideas, rather than its reception and interpretation in the different schools of Vedanta. Covering the epistemology, ontology, theory of causality and psychology of the Brahma-sutra, and its characteristic theodicy, it also:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e·       Provides a comprehensive account of its doctrine of meditation\u003cbr\u003e·       Elaborates on its nature and attainment, while carefully considering the wider religious context of Ancient India in which the work is situated\u003cbr\u003e·       Draws the contours of Brahma-sutra's intellectual biography and reception history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy contextualizing the Brahma-sutra's teachings against the background of its main collocutors, it elucidates how the work gave rise to widely divergent ontologies and notions of practice. For both the undergraduate student and the specialist this is an illuminating and necessary introduction to one of Indian philosophy's most important works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAleksandar Uskokov\u003c\/b\u003e is Sanskrit Lector in the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 October 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350150003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936326713484,"sku":"9781350150003","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b6b0b9d2-0607-4c20-8557-c22d8ace720f.jpg?v=1786017539","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350150003","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}