Essay name: The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads
Author:
C. Poulose
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Vedanta
This study deals with the Concept of Creation according to the Major Upanishads鈥攁ncient 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 Upanishadic teachings.
Chapter 2 - Major Upanishads
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Ananda艣arma edition of this Upanisads. Substantiates that the
commentary on this available piece I not the intellectual product of
艢ri Sankara. The points specified in the note are as follows;
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The commentary of Sv. Up. is the work of an unknown
author, even if at the end of the commentary it is found
stated as the work of 艢ri Sankara.
The work 艢ankaradigvijaya by 艢rimad Vidy膩ra峁噛a
refers to the works and commentaries by Sankara in
which there is no reference on Sv. Up. Bh膩峁a.
While commenting on this work; Dhanapatis奴ri in
Di峁囜笉imat墨k膩 also refers to only ten major Upani峁ds 莫艣膩.
Up. to Brh. Up. excluding Sv. Up.
If the work Sv. Up. Bhasya had been written by 艢ankara,
Dhanapatis奴ri might have attended the same also.
艢a峁僰ar膩c膩ryas style and depth may not be seen in the said
commentary.
The views lead to the conclusion that the said commentary
might have been attributed to the intellect of Sankara by the
commentator himself in order to get his work recognized even
without his name.
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