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    - The Brahma Sutra is one of the foundational texts of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. It was authored by Badarayana and contains 555 aphorisms arranged in 4 chapters. - The sutras attempt to reconcile the teachings of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita by systematically organizing Vedanta doctrines. They also address divergent philosophical views like Buddhism, Jainism, and other schools. - The sutras are very concise and open to different interpretations. Many commentaries have been written on them, most notably by Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya representing the Advaita,

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    - The Brahma Sutra is one of the foundational texts of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. It was authored by Badarayana and contains 555 aphorisms arranged in 4 chapters. - The sutras attempt to reconcile the teachings of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita by systematically organizing Vedanta doctrines. They also address divergent philosophical views like Buddhism, Jainism, and other schools. - The sutras are very concise and open to different interpretations. Many commentaries have been written on them, most notably by Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya representing the Advaita,

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    - The Brahma Sutra is one of the foundational texts of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. It was authored by Badarayana and contains 555 aphorisms arranged in 4 chapters. - The sutras attempt to reconcile the teachings of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita by systematically organizing Vedanta doctrines. They also address divergent philosophical views like Buddhism, Jainism, and other schools. - The sutras are very concise and open to different interpretations. Many commentaries have been written on them, most notably by Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya representing the Advaita,

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    -2BRAHMA SUTRA : AN INTRODUCTION

    Brahma Sutras is one of the books of Prasthana-traya and is an authoritative book


    on Hindu Philosophy. The Brahma Sutras are attributed to Badarayana. However, some
    authors including Adi Shankara treat Badarayana, the author of the Brahma Stra, as a
    distinct person, than Krishna Dwipayana Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata.
    There are six schools of classical Indian philosophy, namely: Nyaya, Vaisheshhika,
    Sankhya, Yoga, Mimansa and Vedanta. Sutras are pithy statements that elaborate upon
    some specific aspect of the field and thus serve as a point of reference for all matters of
    philosophical import. The authors of each school's sutra are called sutra-karas. They are
    Gautama for the Nyaya School, Kanada for the Vaisheshika School, Kapila for the Samkhya
    School, Patanjali for the Yoga School, Jaimini for the Mimansa School, and Badarayan for
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    Upanishads (Shruti prasthna, the starting point of revelation) and the BhagavadGita (Smriti prasthana, the starting point of remembered tradition) are the basic source
    texts of Vedanta school. The Brahma Sutras attempt to reconcile the seemingly
    contradictory and diverse statements of the various Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, by
    placing each teaching in a doctrinal context.
    The word sutra means thread and the Brahma Sutras literally stitch together the
    various Vedanta teachings into a systematic and logical order. At the time of composition of
    Brahma Sutras, there were difference of opinion among the various interpreters of the
    Vednta namely Audulomi, Jaimini, Badarayan to name a few. Brahma Sutra seamlessly
    arrange and interprete their views and offer conclusion.
    Brahma Sutras consists of 555 Sutras (aphorisms) arranged in Adhikaranas (topics)
    and divided in 16 Padas (sections) inside 4 Adhyayas (chapters). The very first sutra which
    says athato brahma jignasa Now, therefore the inquiry (into the real nature of Brahman)
    set tone for discussion. Besides elaborating upon Brahman, Brahma Sutras discuss the role
    of karma and God and critically address the various doctrines associated with Buddhism,
    Jainism, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Shaiva, Shakta, Atheism, and Sankhya philosophies.
    Sanskrit is very elastic. One can derive different meaning according to his own
    intellectual calibre and spiritual experiences. The Brahma Sutras are so terse that not only
    are they capable of being interpreted in multiple ways, but they are often incomprehensible
    without proper commentary. Many commentaries have been written on Brahma Sutras, the
    earliest one being the one by Adi Shankara with his non-dualistic (Advaita) interpretation of
    the Vednta. It was subsequently commented by Vachaspati and Padmapada. Ramanujas
    commentary, also called Sri Bhasya, lays the foundations of the Vishisht-advaita tradition
    and refutes Adi Shankaras Advaita views. Other commentators on the Brahma Sutras
    include Bhaskara, Yadavaprakasa, Kesava, Nilakantha, Madhvacharya, Vallabha,
    Vijnanabhiksu and Nimbarka. Shri Yogeshwarji has also written exhaustive commentary in
    Gujarati language. Those interested can download it from our download section under
    Yogesharji's book folder.
    Find here, Brahma Sutra verses in Sanskrit.
    1. First Adhyaya (Samanvaya: harmony- unifies Brahman)
    2. Second Adhyaya (Avirodha: non-conflict - refutes other philosophies)
    3. Third Adhyaya (Sadhana: the means, deals with the process to attain Brahman)
    4. Fourth Adhyaya (Phala: the fruit, state achieved as a result of Self-realisation).
    To read text of Ramcharitmanas, Mahabharat, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads,
    Patanjalis Yoga-sutra and other scriptures, please visit www.swargarohan.org. To find
    meaning of many of Sanskrit spiritual words, have a look at our glossary section.

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