The book explores the polemics between two rival schools of Indian philosophy Advaita Vedanta and Mimamsa regarding the method of attaining liberation. It focuses on the contribution made to this protracted debate by Suresvara, one of the direct disciples of Sankara. The polemics with Mimamsa especially on the question of the possibility and necessity of attaining liberation and the means to be employed in the process occupies an important place in ...