Exploring Ātman from the Perspective of the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi

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This book investigates the central metaphysics and epistemology of Advaita. Although the vastness of Advaita literature has grown to immense proportions, there has been a glaring lacuna in unraveling its philosophical, theological and religious implications. This volume undertakes a thematic search on the conception of Ātman in an all-important Advaitic text, the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi , and other supportive texts of the same genre. Walter Menezes aims to revive Advaita as a sound philosophical system by driving away the cloud of negativity associated with it, thereby opening a new chapter in the history of Advaita philosophy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix A Prolegomenon on the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (Walter Menezes)....Pages 1-40 Pratyakṣa-Paśyati Interrelatedness (Walter Menezes)....Pages 41-75 Is Viveka a Pramāṇa in the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi? (Walter Menezes)....Pages 77-120 The Fading Boundaries of Analysis and Speculation (Walter Menezes)....Pages 121-164 Transcending the Method of via Negativa (Walter Menezes)....Pages 165-212 The Body-Consciousness: A Mystical Dimension of Advaita (Walter Menezes)....Pages 213-251 The Philosophical Underpinnings of the Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (Walter Menezes)....Pages 253-278 Back Matter ....Pages 279-309