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About the Books

This new edition is a comprehensive analysis of Advaita philosophy from inception to modernity in two parts. The first part deals with the legacy of Pre-Samkara’s Advaita philosophical tradition from Ishvara who revealed the knowledge of Brahman to Brahma to Gaudapada who was the first person, after the Upanishads, to revive the monistic interpretation Advaita Vedanata in a systematic manner. This edition also gives emphasis on the systematic studies in Advaita Vedana with the composition of the Brahmasutras, its aphorisms and commentaries by Badarayana, Gaudapada and Samkara. The second part of the book covers legacy of Post-Samkara’s Advaita philosophical thought developed by Mandna, Sureshvara, Padampada, Vacaspati and and Vivekananda gave new orientation to Advaita philosophy is considered as the father New Vedanta. We hope that this edition will be an important source of knowledge for the students, teachers and research scholars of philosophy.

About the Authors

N.K. Singh, 30 year research experience of Oriental Religion and Philosophy, has written several books on religion, philosophy and its allied subject. His works especially on oriental studies initiated considerable interest on Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, carrying high appreciation from scholars of Buddhist and Islamic countries. Presently, he is the Director of International Centre for Religious Studies, Delhi and Chief Editor of Global Religious Vision: a quarterly Research Journal since 1999. He established publishing house “Global Vision Publishing House” in 2000 for promoting research culture among Indian youth.

A.P. Mishra, a young and dynamic scholar of philosophy, is doing research in Patna University. Mr. Mishra has written many research papers in national and international journal which undoubtedly prove his efficiency and knowledge in the field of oriental studies. Presently he is teaching philosophy in A. S. College, Deoghar, Jharkhand.