Adi Shankara bibliography

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Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, is also attributed to him.[note 1] While his own works mainly consist of commentaries, the later works summarize various doctrines of the Advaita Vedanta
tradition, including doctrines that diverge from those of Adi Shankara.

Overview

Methodology

Shankara formulates the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta by validating his arguments on the basis of quotations from the

Hindu scriptures
.

A large portion of his works is

Sankhya, Bauddha, Jaina, Vaisheshika and other non-vedantic Hindu philosophies
.

Authorship

While Shankaracharya's authorship of the commentaries on the Brahman Sutra, the ten principal Upanishads, as well as the Bhagavad Gita is beyond doubt,

Vivekacūḍāmaṇi,[3][4] Maniratnamala, Para-puja, and the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad Bhāṣya.[5]

Classification

Traditionally, Advaita Vedanta works are classified as:

The commentaries serve to provide a consistent interpretation of the scriptural texts from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta. The philosophical treatises provide various methodologies to the student to understand the doctrine. The devotional hymns are rich in poetry and piety, serving to highlight the helplessness of the devotee and the glory of the deity.[citation needed]

Authentic works

Bhāṣya

Adi Shankara wrote Bhāṣya (commentaries) on:

Other

  • Upadeśasāhasri

Attributed works

Bhasya

  • Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad (Atharvaveda) and Gauḍapāda Kārika: The authorship of Shankara of this Bhasya is disputed.[5] Nakamura concludes that Shankara was not the author, for several reasons.[7] Shankara understood Buddhist thought, while the author of the commentary shows misunderstandings of Buddhist thought.[7] The commentary uses the terms vijnapti and vjnaptimatra, which is "a uniquely Buddhist usage",[8] and does not appear in Shankara's commentary on the Brahma-sutras.[9] The two commentaries also quote different Upanishads.[10] Nevertheless, Nakamura also concludes: "Although the commentary to the Madukya is not actually by Shankara, it may be assumed that there is nothing drastically wrong in using it as a source when discussing early Vedanta philosophy".[7]

Prakaraṇa grantha

The following treatises are attributed to Adi Shankara, but probably composed much later, from the 13th century onward, when Advaita Vedanta received royal support in the Vijayanagara Empire, and was fused with yoga:[citation needed]

Stotra

Hymns on various deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, Adi Shakti, Ganesha, and Kartikeya are attributed to Adi Shankara:[11]

Stuti

Editions

A lot of editions of the works of Adi Shankara are available. A few of them are given below:[12]

Collections of works

Brahmasutra Bhashya

Bhagavadgita Bhashya

  • Critically edited by Dinkar Vishnu Gokhale, Oriental Book Agency, Pune, 1931.
  • Edited with Anandagiri's Tika, by Kasinath Sastri Agashe, Anandasrama, Pune, 1970.
  • Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad Gita : with the commentary of Sri Sankaracharya, Samata Books, Madras, 1977.
  • A. G. Krishna Warrier, Srimad Bhagavad Gita Bhashya of Sri Sankaracarya, Ramakrishna Math, Madras, 1983.
  • Translated into English, by
    Swami Gambhirananda
    , Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, 1984.
  • Trevor Leggett, Realization of the Supreme Self : the Bhagavad Gita Yogas, (translation of Sankara's commentary), Kegan Paul International, London, 1995.

Upadeshasahasri

  • Sitarama Mahadeva Phadke, Sankaracaryakrta Upadesashasri, Rasikaranjana Grantha Prasaraka Mandali, Pune, 1911. (with Marathi translation)
  • Paul Hacker, Unterweisung in der All-Einheits-Lehre der Inder: Gadyaprabandha, (German translation of and notes on the Prose book of the upadeSasAhasrI) L. Röhrscheid, Bonn, 1949.

Vivekachudamani

  • Edited with English translation, by Mohini Chatterjee, Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, 1947.
  • Ernest Wood, The Pinnacle of Indian Thought, Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton (Illinois), 1967. (English translation)
  • Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Shankara's Crest-jewel of Discrimination, with A Garland of Questions and Answers, Vedanta Press, California, 1971.
  • Sri Sankara's Vivekachudamani with an English translation of the Sanskrit Commentary of Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Translated by P. Sankaranarayanan. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1999

Panchikarana

  • Edited with Sureshvara's varttika and varttikabharana of Abhinavanarayanendra Sarasvati (17th century), Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1970.
  • Edited with Gujarati translation and notes, Sri Harihara Pustakalya, Surat, 1970.

See also

  • Smartism
  • Hindu scriptures
  • Atma Shatakam

Notes

  1. ^ See "Works of Adi Shankara". Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  2. ^ The authenticity of the Bhashya on "Shvetashvatara Upanishad" ascribed to Shankara, is doubtful and often considered unauthentic.[6]

References

  1. ^ Isaeva 1993, p. 94.
  2. ISBN 9781846946240
    .
  3. ^ a b c Shah-Kazemi 2006, p. 4.
  4. ^ a b Singh & Barauh 2004, p. 1315.
  5. ^ a b Nakamura 2004, p. 262-265.
  6. ^ Pande 2011, pp. 105–113.
  7. ^ a b c Nakamura 2004, p. 263.
  8. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 263-264.
  9. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 264.
  10. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 265.
  11. ^ "Slokas". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  12. ^ Vidyasankar, S. "A Select Bibliography". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  13. ^ "A Bouquet of Nondual Texts | Society of Abidance in Truth". Society of Abidance in Truth. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Svatmanirupanam, The True Definition of One's Own Self | Society of Abidance in Truth". Society of Abidance in Truth. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Nirguna Manasa Puja (Worship of the Attributeless One in the Mind) | Society of Abidance in Truth". Society of Abidance in Truth. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Hastamalakiyam: A Fruit in the Hand or A Work by Hastamalaka | Society of Abidance in Truth". Society of Abidance in Truth. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

Sources

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