Name: The Tamil Veda: Pillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli
Author: Narayanan, Vasudha
ISBN: 9780226093055


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BUY FROM PUBLISHER	The Tamil Veda: Pillan's Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli by John Carman and Vasudha Narayanan University of Chicago Press, 1989 Paper: 978-0-226-09306-2 \| Cloth: 978-0-226-09305-5 Library of Congress Classification PL4758.9.N3155T5329 1989 Dewey Decimal Classification 294.595 ABOUT THIS BOOK \| TOC \| REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE ABOUT THIS BOOK In this multifaceted work, John Carman and Vasudha Narayanan clarify historical developments in South Asian religion and make important contributions to the methodology of textual interpretation and the comparative study of world religions. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Notes on Translations Part One - 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 Part Two - 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) Part Three - 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? Part Four - Translation of Selected Decads from the Tiruvaymoli Notes Bibliography Index REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE If you are a student who has a disability that prevents you from using this book in printed form, BiblioVault may be able to supply you with an electronic file for alternative access. Please have the disability coordinator at your school fill out this form. It can take 2-3 weeks for requests to be filled. See other books on: Hinduism \| Religion See other titles from University of Chicago Press

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