B. N. K. Sharma was a scholar of Indian philosophy, and this academic book, published by Motilal Banarsidass, a respected publisher of Indology and Sanskrit scholarship, is a history of the Dvaita school of Vedanta founded by Madhva, tracing its literature and development from primary Sanskrit sources. Its strength is Sharma's deep direct engagement with the school's own textual tradition across its historical development, rather than a secondhand summary through a rival school's characterization of Dvaita positions. Its limit is that Sharma wrote from within considerable sympathy for the Dvaita tradition he documented, so a fully neutral comparative assessment of Dvaita against rival Vedanta schools like Advaita is better drawn from a source that treats all the schools with equal distance.
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AuthorB. N. K. Sharma
PublisherMotilal Banarsidass
Publication Year1981
URLhttps://archive.org/details/history-of-the-dvaita-school-of-vedanta-and-its-literature-b.-n.-k.-sharma
Source Typeacademic monograph
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B. N. K. Sharma's standard scholarly history of the Dvaita school of Vedanta founded by Madhva, tracing its doctrine, literature and successive teachers. NotesStandard scholarly history of the Dvaita (dualist) school of Vedanta founded by Madhva, tracing its doctrine, literature and successive teachers. Use for established facts about Dvaita Vedanta's history and textual tradition.
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This source names Madhva directly: "Dvaita school of Vedanta founded by Madhva, tracing its literature and development from primary Sanskrit sources."
Claims Backed By This Source (83 claims)
This source backs 83 claims across the atlas. As facts: 42 well-attested. As cited relationships: 19 holds, 2 connected, 2 critiqued Here, 2 held Differently. Plus 16 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Schools of Theology, 23 claims: 5 well-attested, 14 holds, 2 critiqued Here, 1 held Differently, 1 general references.
- Doctrines, 15 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 held Differently, 4 general references.
- Articles, 14 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 connected, 4 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Figures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
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