Twentieth Century Pandits of Kolkata/ Vedānta-Darśanam (Volume-1) / Kālivar Vedāntavāgiśa & Vācaspati Miśra (Translators) /Durgacaran Sāṁkhya-Vedāntatirtha (Editor)/ Calcutta Rajdhanyanang/ Publication: 1376 BC/ Number of Pages: 607/
Vedānta-Darśanam (Volume-1) বেদান্ত দর্শনম (১ম খন্ড)
The author of this book, Kalivar Vedantavagisa, presents a detail exposition of Saṅkarācarya’s commentary on Vedānta-Sutra along with a presentation of the views of the author of the commentary called ’Bhāmati’. This book extends to the four chapters of the Vedānta-Sutra. Durgacaran Sāṁkhya-Vedānta-tirtha adds his own understanding of the different interpretations of various sutras.
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Vedānta |
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Vedantavagisa, Kalivar $e Trans. Sāṁkhya-Vedāntatīrtha, Durgacaran $e Editor |
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Calcutta Rajdhanyanang |
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Calcutta |
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1376 BC |
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