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The Tamil Veda : Piḷḷān's interpretation of the Tiruvāymol̲i

Title: The Tamil Veda : Piḷḷān's interpretation of the Tiruvāymol̲i / John Carman and Vasudha Narayanan.
Author: Carman, John Braisted.
Publication: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1989.

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Additional Authors

Narayanan, Vasudha.

Description

xviii, 323 pages; 24 cm

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Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 301-310.

Contents

Pt. 1. The two streams -- 1. Ubhaya Vedanta : the confluence of Tamil and Sanskrit scriptures -- 2. The Alvars and their sweet Tamil songs -- 3. The Vedanta in Sanskrit according to Yamuna and Ramanuja -- 4. Reflections of the Alvar hymns in the Sanskrit Stotras -- pt. 2. The commentator's synthesis -- 5. The first commentary on Nammalvar's Tiruvaymoli : Tirukkurukai Piran Pillan's Six thousand -- 6. Tattva : the fundamental reality of God and God's world -- 7. God's manifestations in the universe -- 8. The devotee's relation to God : separation and union -- 9. The means to salvation : the question of Upaya -- 10. The devotee's final goal (Purusartha) -- pt. 3. Beyond the commentary -- 11. The commentator as disciple : Pillan's relation to Ramanuja -- 12. Looking behind Pillan's commentary : "swallowing" as a metaphor in the poem -- 13. Ubhaya Vedanta : two traditions or one? -- pt. 4. Translation of selected decads from the Tiruvaymoli.

ISBN

0226093050
9780226093055
0226093069
9780226093062

LCCN

88039888

OCLC

ocm18624684
18624684
SCSB-1725853

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Princeton University Library