Srikantha is the most celebrated of all the Saiva Vedantists and his Brahma-Sutra-Bhasya is taken to be the most authoritative Vedanta-Bhasya of the Saivas. He has very ably explained the Vedanta philosophy from the standpoint of Saivaism. Srikantha propounds his central philosophy that Brahman is Siva. Siva is taken to be the sole Creator Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe as well as the sole Cause of Salvation. In his Commentary he identifies Brahman with Siva attributing to the latter all the usual qualities and activities of a Monotheistic God.
Ruma Chaudhury born in Calcutta and educated in University of Calcutta is a well known scholar and teacher of Indian philosophy who has contributed several research papers in national and international journals.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. I. 2. Philosophy of Brahman. 3. Brahman and Siva. 4. Brahman and Sakti. 5. Activities of Brahman. 6. Knowledge of Brahman. 7. Brahman’s concept of body. II. 8. Philosophy of creation. 9. Philosophy of the causality of Brahman. 10. The purpose of creation. 11. The Karma and the causation: theological dilemma. 12. Monotheistic conception of Brahman. 13. Message of the Vedanta philosophy. Bibliography. Index.
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