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The Sri Bhashya (Sanskrit: श्रीभाष्य, romanized: Śrībhāṣya) is the most famous work of the Hindu philosopher Ramanuja (1017–1137). It is his commentary on Badarayana's Vedanta/Brahma Sutra.[1]
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In his commentary, Ramanuja presents the fundamental philosophical principles of Vishishtadvaita based on his interpretation of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other Smriti texts, the previous acharyas, and the Vedanta-sutra itself.[2] This is done by way of refuting Shankara's Advaita Vedanta and in particular his theory of maya. In this work, he describes the three categories of reality (tattvas): God, soul, and matter, which have been used by the later Vaishnava theologians such as Madhva. He explains the relationship between the body and the soul.[3] The principles of bhakti as a means to liberation (moksha) were also developed. Ramanuja wrote the Vedanta-Dipa and Vedanta-Sara[4] to aid in the overall understanding of the Sri Bhashya.[5][6]
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References[edit]
- ^ Sri Ramanuja, M. Rangacharya (1899). Sri Bhashya English Translation by M Rangacharya, MB Varadaraja Aiyangar 3 Vols. sanskritebooks.org/.
- ^ Isayeva, Natalia (1993-01-01). Shankara and Indian Philosophy. State University of New York Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-4384-0762-3.
- ^ Vemsani, Lavanya (2016-06-13). Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names. ABC-CLIO. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-61069-211-3.
- ^ Seshachalam, C. (1974). Visishtadvaita Philosophy and Religion: A Symposium by Twenty-four Erudite Scholars. Ramanuja Research Society. p. 82.
- ^ Clayton, John (2006-11-25). Religions, Reasons and Gods: Essays in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Religion. Cambridge University Press. pp. iii. ISBN 978-1-139-45926-6.
- ^ Chari, S. M. Srinivasa (1999). Advaita and Viśiṣṭādvaita: A Study Based on Vedānta Deśikā's Śatadūṣaṇī. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 8. ISBN 978-81-208-1535-3.
Sources[edit]
- Hajime Nakamura and Trevor Leggett, A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy, Vol 2, New Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass (1983)
- Advaita Ashrama (2003). Brahma-Sutras According to Sri Ramanuja. ISBN 81-7505-006-3
External links[edit]
- Overview of Sribhashya by S.S. Raghavachar
- Translation of Sribhashya by George Thibaut
- Sruta Pradipika, Sanskrit commentary on Sribhashya by Sudarsana Suri with detailed English introduction