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The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads

by C. Poulose | 2009 | 39,559 words

This study deals with the Concept of Creation according to the Major Upanishads—ancient Indian scriptures that form a crucial part of Vedic literature and Indian philosophy. The present research investigates the Upanisadic philosophy in general as well as the school of Advaita Vedanta and other Indian philosophical traditions that incorporate Upani...

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REFERENCE 1. [Brahmasutra] , 2.1.37. 2. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. II. 3 3. [Aitareya-upanisad] I.1.1. 4. Sreenivasacari.S.M, The philosophy of the upanisads,pg.8. 5. [Taittiriya-upanisad] , II. 1 6. Lala Sreeram, The metaphysics of Upanisads, pp. 172-173. 7. Ibid. 8. [Vedanta Paribhasa] , p.163. 9. Radhakrishnan.S, Indian philosophy, p.597. 10. [Vivekacudamani] , v.96. 11. [Vedanta Paribhasa] , p.164. 12. [Mundaka-upanisad] , II. 1. 3. 13. [Taittiriya-upanisad] , II. 1. 1. 14. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. II. 3-4. 15. [Vivekacudamani] , v.103. 16. [Vedantasara], v.61. 17. Ibid, v.62. 18. Mahadevan.T.M.P, The philosophy of Advaita, p.208. 19. [Pancadashi] , I. 18-24. 20. Gita, 14, 7-9. rajo ragatmakam viddhi trsnasamgasamutabhavam | tannibadhnati kaunteya karmasangena dehinam|| 7 196

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tamastvajnanajam viddhi mohanam sarvadaॆhinam| pramadalasya nidrabhi- stannibaddhnati bharata || 8 satvam sukhe sanjayati rajah karmani bharata | jnanamavrtya tu tamah pramade sanjayatyuta || 9 21. cf. Dr. Poulose. C, Advaita philosophy of Brahmasri Chattampi Swamikal. 22. Ibid, 18. P.205. 23. Kunjan Raja. C, Some fundamental problems in Indian Philosophy, pp. 328-329. 24. Ibid, p.328. 25. [Vedanta Paribhasa] , p.159. 26. Ibid, 21, p.104. 27. Ibid. 28. Ibid. 29. Ibid. 30. Ibid. 31. [Vedanta Paribhasa] , p.164. 32. Sankaracarya, [Atmabodha] 33. [Katha-upanisad] , I. 3. 10-11. 34. [Kena-upanisad] , I.2 197

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35. Ranade Ekanath, Sadhana of service, p.19. 36. [Vedantasara] , pp. 17-18. 37. [Vedantasara] , p.17,. [Vedanta Paribhasa] B, p.357. 38. [Prashna-upanisad] , V.6. 39. [Mundaka-upanisad] , II. 1. 7. 40. [Prashna-upanisad] , V, 3-4. 41. Ibid, V, 4-7. 42. Brh.Up., III. 4. 1. 43. [Vedanta Paribhasa] , p.161. 44. Ibid. 45. Ibid. 46. Maxmuller.F, The six systems of Indian philosophy, p. 174. 47. [Vedantasara], p.18, [Vedanta Paribhasa], pp. 359-361. 48. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. III. 1-2. 49. Ibid, VI. III. 3. 50. [Taittiriya-upanisad] , III. 1. 51. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. II. 1. 52. Ibid. 53. [Ishavasya-upanisad] , 1. 54. Brh. Up., I. 4. 7. 55. Ibid., II. 5. 18. 56. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. III. 2. 57. Sankara, Pancikarana, p.16. 198

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58. [Prashna-upanisad] , IV, 8. 59. Ibid, 13. 60. Suresvara, Pancikarana vartika, p.4. 61. Ibid, 57, pp.14-15. 62. Ibid, 6. 63. Ibid, 57. 64. Ibid, 6. p. 177. 65. Ibid. 66. Ibid, 50. 67. Ibid, 64. 68. Ibid. 69. Ibid, 60, pp.2-10, [Vedanta Paribhasa] , pp.356-362. 70. Ibid, 64. 71. Ibid, pp. 177-178. 72. Ibid, 23, p.330. 73. Ibid, 71. 74. Seven systems of Indian philosophy, p.230. 75. Dandekar.R.N, Insights in to Hinduism, p.55. 76. Ibid. 77. [Vivekacudamani] , V.88. 78. Ibid, V.89. 79. Ibid, V.90. 80. Ibid, V.91. 199

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81. Beidler William, The vision of self in early Vedanta . 82. Ibid, 21. p.98. 83. Ibid. 84. Ibid. 85. Ibid, 5. 86. [Vivekacudamani] , V.149. 87. [Vivekacudamani] of Samkaracarya,Swami Madhavananda . 88. Ibid, 32, V.15. 89. Williams, Indian wisdom and examples, p.123. 90. Swami Prabhavananda, The spiritual Heritage of India, p.53 91. [Vivekacudamani] , V.151. 92. Ibid, 90, p.160. 93. Swami Mukhyananda, Acarya Sankara on interpretation, pp.65-67. 94. Ibid, 87. 95. [Vivekacudamani] , V.165. 96. Ibid, V.166. 97. Ian Kesarcodi Watson, Eastern spirituality, p.143. 98. [Vivekacudamani] , V.172. 99. Ibid, V.175. 100. Sharma.R.N, Indian philosophy, p.69. 101. [Vivekacudamani] , V.184. 102. Ibid, V.185. 103. Ibid, V.191. 200

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104. Ibid, 90. 105. Ibid, 89, p. 213. 106. Ibid, 208. 107. Swami Mukhyananda, Vedanta and science, p.67. 108. Ibid. 109. Prabuddha Bharata, November, 1984. 110. Ibid. 111. [Mundaka-upanisad] , I. 1. 7-8. 112. Ibid, 16, p.201. 113. Brh. Up., I.4.1. 114. Ibid, II. I. 20. 115. Ibid, 2 and 3. 116. Ibid, 109. 117. Ibid, 48. 118. Ibid, 109. 119. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. II. 3-4. 120. [Katha-upanisad] , III. 12. 121. [Chandogya-upanisad] , VI. V. 1-3. 122. Ibid. 123. [Prashna-upanisad] , VI. 4. 124. Ibid, 12. 125. Ibid, 12 and 13. 126. Ibid, 14. 127. Ibid, 13. 128. Ibid, 57. 201

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