The Philosophy of Visistadvaita Vedanta: A Study Based on Vedanta Desika’s Adhikarana-Saravali

The school of Vedanta designated as Visistadvaita was expounded by Sri Ramanuja in the classic Sri-Bhasya, which were developed by Sri Vedanta Desika in his two philosophical treatises titled Tattva-mukta-kalapa and Adhikarana-Saravali. This scholarly work of Dr. S.M.S. Chari deals with the Adhikarana-Saravali. The variety of theories related to Vedanta which are discussed in the 156 Adhikaranas of the Vedanta-Sutras are consolidated and presented in a sequential order under five major headings: the doctrine of Brahman, the doctrine of universe and Brahman, the doctrine of Jiva and Brahman, the doctrine of Sadhana and the doctrine of Paramapurusartha. In the concluding chapter on general evaluation, Dr. Chari discusses dispassionately the differing views of Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhava on the Fundamental controversial theories of Vedanta. This volume along with the author’s other books on Vedanta would be invaluable for  a fuller understanding of Visistadvaita in all its aspects.