The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1

by George Thibaut (translator)

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Religion

456 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2010

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recorded a free audiobook version of this book for librivox.org. It should be available for download by 07/31/23. Overall, I found this work to be a captivating glimpse at ancient philosophical debate, and while some of humanity's scientific understanding contradicts some arguments made, specifically against the "atomists", ancient man can hardly be blamed for not readily perceiving this subtle level of physical structure.

[Thomas Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Vedanta-Sutras with Commentary is a good example of an academic discussing an arcane subject not interesting to most. He mainly is discussing two ancient Indian commentators on a much older Hindu text, their disagreements, and who he thinks is the corret one. I read it to remind myself if ancient Indian thinking about reality and the universe. Once I acheived that, I stopped reading it. It was way more information than I needed.

[John Redmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic stuff, but Oy!