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October 19, 2023

Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, composed a number of commentarial works. Due to his later influence, a large body of works which are central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthanatrayi—the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras are 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 diverging from Adi Shankara.

Overview Edit

Methodology Edit

Shankara formulates the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta by validating his arguments on the basis of quotations from the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures.

A large portion of his works is polemical in nature. He directs his polemics mostly against the Sankhya, Bauddha, Jaina, Vaisheshika and other non-vedantic Hindu philosophies.

Authorship Edit

While Shankaracharya's authorship of the commentaries on the Brahman Sutra, the ten principal Upanishads as well as the Bhagavad Gita are beyond doubt,[1] Many works thought to be of his authorship are debated and questioned as to their authorship today,[2] including some of the best-known and important works Advaita texts, namely the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi,[3][4] Maniratnamala, Para-puja and the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad Bhāṣya.[5]

Classification Edit

Traditionally, Advaita Vedanta works are classified under

  • Bhāṣya, commentary
  • Prakaraṇa grantha, philosophical treatise
  • Stotra, devotional hymn

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. A partial list of his works is given below.

Authentic works Edit

Bhāṣya Edit

Adi Shankara wrote Bhāṣya (commentaries) on

Other Edit

Attributed works Edit

Bhasya Edit

  • 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 sankara, it may be assumed that there is nothing drastically wrong in using it as a source when discussing early Vedanta philosophy".[7]

Prakaraṇa grantha Edit

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 Vijanagare Empire, and was fused with yoga:[citation needed]

Stotra Edit

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

Editions Edit

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

Collections of works Edit

  • Sri Sankara Granthavali - Complete Works of Sri Sankaracarya in the original Sanskrit, v. 1-10, revised ed., Samata Books, Madras, 1998. (Originally published from Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910ff., under the direction of the Sringeri matha.)
  • Sankaracaryera Granthamala, v. 1-4, Basumati Sahitya Mandira, Calcutta, 1995. (complete works with Bengali translation and commentary)
  • Upanishad-bhashya-sangraha, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1979-1986. Sankara's bhashyas on the Katha, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, with Anandagiri's Tīkas and other sub-commentaries.
  • Prakarana-dvadasi, Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam, Mt. Abu, 1981. A collection of twelve prakarana granthas, with commentaries.
  • A Bouquet of Nondual Texts, by Adi Sankara, Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy and Nome, Society of Abidance in Truth, 2006. A collection of eight texts. This volume contains the Sanskrit original, transliteration, word-for-word meaning and alternative meanings, and complete English verses.[13]
  • Svatmanirupanam: The True Definition of One's Own Self, Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy and Nome, Society of Abidance in Truth, 2002[14]
  • Nirguna Manasa Puja: Worship of the Attributeless One in the Mind, Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy and Nome, Society of Abidance in Truth, 1993[15]
  • Hastamalakiyam: A Fruit in the Hand or A Work by Hastamalaka, Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy and Nome, Society of Abidance in Truth, 2017[16]

Brahmasutra Bhashya Edit

  • Edited with Marathi translation, by Kasinath Sastri Lele, Srikrishna Mudranalaya, Wai, 1908.
  • Edited with vaiyasika-nyayamala of Bharatitirtha, and Marathi commentary, by Vishnu Vaman Bapat Sastri, Pune, 1923.
  • Selections translated into English, by S. K. Belvalkar, Poona Oriental Series no. 13, Bilvakunja, Pune, 1938.
  • Edited with Adhikarana-ratnamala of Bharatitirtha, Sri Venkatesvara Mudranalaya, Bombay, 1944.
  • Translated into English, by V. M. Apte, Popular Book Depot, Bombay, 1960.
  • Translated into English, by George Thibaut, Dover, New York, 1962. (reprint of Clarendon Press editions of The Sacred Books of the East v.34, 38)
  • Sri Sankaracarya Granthavali, no. 3, 1964.
  • Translated into English, by Swami Gambhirananda, Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, 1965.
  • Translated into German, by Paul Deussen, G. Olms, Hildesheim, 1966.

Bhagavadgita Bhashya Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ See "Works of Adi Shankara". 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 Edit

  1. ^ Isaeva 1993, p. 94.
  2. ^ Waite, Dennis (2010). Back to the Truth : 5000 years of Advaita. Lanham: O-Books. p. Introduction (7-8). 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". from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
  12. ^ Vidyasankar, S. "A Select Bibliography". 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 Edit

  • Isaeva, Natalia (1993). Shankara and Indian Philosophy. Albany: State University of New York Press (SUNY). ISBN 978-0-7914-1281-7. Some editions spell the author Isayeva.
  • Nakamura, Hajime (2004). A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited.
  • Shah-Kazemi, Reza (2006). Paths to Transcendence: According to Shankara, Ibn Arabi & Meister Eckhart. World Wisdom.
  • Singh, N.; Barauh, B. (2004). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Pali Literature, Volume 1. Global Vision Publishing Ho.
  • Pande, G.C. (2011). Life and Thought of Śaṅkarācārya. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1104-1.

External links Edit

  • Complete Works of Sri Shankaracharya - 20 Volumes - 1910 Edition as scanned PDF files at Archive.org
  • Complete Works of Shankaracharya

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Adi Shankara a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school composed a number of commentarial works Due to his later influence a large body of works which are central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthanatrayi the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras are 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 diverging from Adi Shankara Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Methodology 1 2 Authorship 1 3 Classification 2 Authentic works 2 1 Bhaṣya 2 2 Other 3 Attributed works 3 1 Bhasya 3 2 Prakaraṇa grantha 3 3 Stotra 4 Editions 4 1 Collections of works 4 2 Brahmasutra Bhashya 4 3 Bhagavadgita Bhashya 4 4 Upadeshasahasri 4 5 Vivekachudamani 4 6 Panchikarana 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksOverview EditMethodology Edit Shankara formulates the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta by validating his arguments on the basis of quotations from the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures A large portion of his works is polemical in nature He directs his polemics mostly against the Sankhya Bauddha Jaina Vaisheshika and other non vedantic Hindu philosophies Authorship Edit While Shankaracharya s authorship of the commentaries on the Brahman Sutra the ten principal Upanishads as well as the Bhagavad Gita are beyond doubt 1 Many works thought to be of his authorship are debated and questioned as to their authorship today 2 including some of the best known and important works Advaita texts namely the Vivekacuḍamaṇi 3 4 Maniratnamala Para puja and the Maṇḍukya Upaniṣad Bhaṣya 5 Classification Edit Traditionally Advaita Vedanta works are classified under Bhaṣya commentary Prakaraṇa grantha philosophical treatise Stotra devotional hymnThe 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 A partial list of his works is given below Authentic works EditBhaṣya Edit Adi Shankara wrote Bhaṣya commentaries on Brahmasutra Aitareya Upaniṣad Rigveda Bṛhadaraṇyaka Upaniṣad Sukla Yajurveda isa Upaniṣad Sukla Yajurveda Taittiriya Upaniṣad Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda Svetasvatara Upaniṣad Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda note 2 Kaṭha Upaniṣad Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda Kena Upaniṣad samaveda Chandogya Upaniṣad samaveda Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad Atharvaveda Prasna Upaniṣad Atharvaveda Bhagavadgita Mahabharata Vishnu Sahasranama Mahabharata Sanatsujatiya Mahabharata Gayatri MantraṃOther Edit UpadesasahasriAttributed works EditBhasya Edit Maṇḍukya Upaniṣad Atharvaveda and Gauḍapada Karika 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 sankara it may be assumed that there is nothing drastically wrong in using it as a source when discussing early Vedanta philosophy 7 Prakaraṇa grantha Edit 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 Vijanagare Empire and was fused with yoga citation needed Vivekacuḍamaṇi The authenticity of the Vivekachudamani a well known work ascribed to Shankara is doubtful 3 4 though it is so closely interwoven into the spiritual heritage of Shankara that any analysis of his perspective which fails to consider this work would be incomplete 3 Satasloki Dasasloki Ekasloki Pancikaraṇa Atma bodha Aparokṣanubhuti Sadhana Pancakaṃ Nirvaṇa Ṣaṭkam Manisa Pancakaṃ Yati Pancakaṃ Vakyasudha Dṛg Dṛsya Viveka Tattva bodha Vakya vṛtti Siddhanta Tattva Vindu Nirguṇa Manasa Puja Prasnottara Ratna Malika prabodhasudhakara svatma prakasika AtmajnAnopadeshavidhiStotra Edit Hymns on various deities such as Shiva Vishnu Adi Shakti Ganesha and Kartikeya are attributed to Adi Shankara 11 Ganesha Pancharatnam Annapurnashtakam Kalabhairavashtakam Dakshinamurti Stotra Krishnashtakam Bhaja Govindaṃ also known as Mohamuḍgara Sivanandalahari Saundaryalahari Jeevanmuktanandalahari Sri Lakṣminṛsiṃha Karavalamba Stotraṃ Sarada Bhujangaṃ Kanakadhara Stotraṃ Bhavani Aṣṭakaṃ Siva Manasa Puja Pandurangashtakam Subramanya Bhujangam Kashi Panchakam Suvarnamala Mahishasura Mardini stotram Meenakshi Pancha Ratnam Nirvana Shatakam also known as Atma Shatakam Sabarigiri AshtakamEditions EditA lot of editions of the works of Adi Shankara are available A few of them are given below 12 Collections of works Edit Sri Sankara Granthavali Complete Works of Sri Sankaracarya in the original Sanskrit v 1 10 revised ed Samata Books Madras 1998 Originally published from Sri Vani Vilas Press Srirangam 1910ff under the direction of the Sringeri matha Sankaracaryera Granthamala v 1 4 Basumati Sahitya Mandira Calcutta 1995 complete works with Bengali translation and commentary Upanishad bhashya sangraha Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam Mt Abu 1979 1986 Sankara s bhashyas on the Katha Mandukya Taittiriya Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad with Anandagiri s Tikas and other sub commentaries Prakarana dvadasi Mahesanusandhana Samsthanam Mt Abu 1981 A collection of twelve prakarana granthas with commentaries A Bouquet of Nondual Texts by Adi Sankara Translated by Dr H Ramamoorthy and Nome Society of Abidance in Truth 2006 A collection of eight texts This volume contains the Sanskrit original transliteration word for word meaning and alternative meanings and complete English verses 13 Svatmanirupanam The True Definition of One s Own Self Translated by Dr H Ramamoorthy and Nome Society of Abidance in Truth 2002 14 Nirguna Manasa Puja Worship of the Attributeless One in the Mind Translated by Dr H Ramamoorthy and Nome Society of Abidance in Truth 1993 15 Hastamalakiyam A Fruit in the Hand or A Work by Hastamalaka Translated by Dr H Ramamoorthy and Nome Society of Abidance in Truth 2017 16 Brahmasutra Bhashya Edit Edited with Marathi translation by Kasinath Sastri Lele Srikrishna Mudranalaya Wai 1908 Edited with vaiyasika nyayamala of Bharatitirtha and Marathi commentary by Vishnu Vaman Bapat Sastri Pune 1923 Selections translated into English by S K Belvalkar Poona Oriental Series no 13 Bilvakunja Pune 1938 Edited with Adhikarana ratnamala of Bharatitirtha Sri Venkatesvara Mudranalaya Bombay 1944 Translated into English by V M Apte Popular Book Depot Bombay 1960 Translated into English by George Thibaut Dover New York 1962 reprint of Clarendon Press editions of The Sacred Books of the East v 34 38 Sri Sankaracarya Granthavali no 3 1964 Translated into English by Swami Gambhirananda Advaita Ashrama Kolkata 1965 Translated into German by Paul Deussen G Olms Hildesheim 1966 Bhagavadgita Bhashya Edit 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 Edit 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 Rohrscheid Bonn 1949 Vivekachudamani Edit 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 1999Panchikarana Edit 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 EditAdi Shankara Advaita Vedanta Smartism Hindu scriptures Atma ShatakamNotes Edit See Works of Adi Shankara Archived from the original on 18 June 2006 Retrieved 26 June 2006 The authenticity of the Bhashya on Shvetashvatara Upanishad ascribed to Shankara is doubtful and often considered unauthentic 6 References Edit Isaeva 1993 p 94 Waite Dennis 2010 Back to the Truth 5000 years of Advaita Lanham O Books p Introduction 7 8 ISBN 9781846946240 a b c Shah Kazemi 2006 p 4 a b Singh amp Barauh 2004 p 1315 a b Nakamura 2004 p 262 265 Pande 2011 pp 105 113 a b c Nakamura 2004 p 263 Nakamura 2004 p 263 264 Nakamura 2004 p 264 Nakamura 2004 p 265 Slokas Archived from the original on 15 June 2006 Retrieved 26 June 2006 Vidyasankar S A Select Bibliography Archived from the original on 15 June 2006 Retrieved 26 June 2006 A Bouquet of Nondual Texts Society of Abidance in Truth Society of Abidance in Truth 20 February 2015 Retrieved 28 October 2017 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 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 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 EditIsaeva Natalia 1993 Shankara and Indian Philosophy Albany State University of New York Press SUNY ISBN 978 0 7914 1281 7 Some editions spell the author Isayeva Nakamura Hajime 2004 A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy Part Two Delhi Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited Shah Kazemi Reza 2006 Paths to Transcendence According to Shankara Ibn Arabi amp Meister Eckhart World Wisdom Singh N Barauh B 2004 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Pali Literature Volume 1 Global Vision Publishing Ho Pande G C 2011 Life and Thought of Saṅkaracarya Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 978 81 208 1104 1 External links EditComplete Works of Sri Shankaracharya 20 Volumes 1910 Edition as scanned PDF files at Archive org Complete Works of Shankaracharya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adi Shankara bibliography amp oldid 1157283708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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