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Foundational text of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy
The Brahma Sūtras (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मसूत्राणि), also known as the Vedanta Sūtra (Sanskrit: वेदान्त सूत्र), or as Shariraka Sūtra, and Bhikshu-sūtra (latter
Brahma_Sutras
Hindu tradition of textual interpretation
are attributed to Shankara; of these texts, the Brahma Sutra Bhasya (commentary on the Brahma Sutras), the commentaries on the principal Upanishads, and
Advaita_Vedanta
One of the six orthodox traditions of Hindu philosophy
rejected this theory. Nicholson (2010, p. 26) considers the Brahma Sutras as a group of sutras composed by multiple authors over the course of hundreds of
Vedanta
Type of karma in Hinduism
experience them so also the friends, relatives and life partner you get. Brahma Sutras 4.1.13 states that when knowledge of Brahman (vidya) is attained, "all
Sanchita_karma
and suffers. A version of the problem of evil appears in the ancient Brahma Sutras, probably composed between 200 BCE and 200 CE, a foundational text of
Problem_of_evil_in_Hinduism
Legendry Sage in ancient India
into four texts, as well as the author of the eighteen Purāṇas and the Brahma Sutras. Vyasa is regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation (Sanskrit:
Vyasa
Text in Hinduism, Buddhism, or Jainism, often a collection of aphorisms
manual or text. Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. In Hinduism, sutras are a distinct type
Sutra
Concept in Hindu philosophy
"highest purusha" (paramatman), superior to both kshara and akshara. The Brahma Sutra 1.2.13 references Chandogya Upanishad 4.15.1, which describes the purusha
Purusha
commentary synthesizing Vedanta views on the Brahma Sutras. In his commentary on Chapter 3 of the Brahma Sutras, Sivananda notes that karma is insentient
Karma_in_Hinduism
Jain religious text
Jainism is comparable with that of the Brahma Sutras and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in Hinduism. In an aphoristic sutra style of ancient Indian texts, it presents
Tattvartha_Sutra
One of the most popular schools of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy
Dvaitādvaita doctrine in his Vedanta Parijata Saurabha commentary on the Brahma Sutras. Nimbarka emphasized that Brahman is both the efficient and material
Dvaitadvaita_Vedanta
13th century Hindu Dvaita philosopher
commentaries on the Principal Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras (Prasthanatrayi), and is credited with thirty seven works in Sanskrit
Madhvacharya
Three canonical texts of Vedanta theology
Bhagavad Gita is also known as the "smruti prasthan." The Brahma Sutras, also known as "Vedanta Sutras", is classified as "nyaya," meaning, "logical synthesis
Prasthanatrayi
One of the most popular schools of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy
three sources"), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity, for
Vishishtadvaita
Ancient Hindu Philosophical text
The Mimamsa Sutra (Sanskrit: मीमांसा सूत्र, Mīmāṁsā Sūtra) or the Purva Mimamsa Sutras (ca. 300–200 BCE), written by Rishi Jaimini is one of the most important
Purva_Mimamsa_Sutras
8th-century Indian Vedic scholar
(acharya) of Advaita Vedanta. He wrote influential commentaries on the Brahma sutras and other texts, and in recent times is often revered as the most important
Adi_Shankara
Training of the mind through meditation in Hinduism
concentration (dhāraṇā: Yoga Sutras, III: 1) necessary for the mind to become introverted in meditation (dhyāna: Yoga Sutras, III: 2). In deeper practice
Dhyana_in_Hinduism
Vedic term for emancipation
mind (Brahma Sutras IV.ii.1). Then the mind is merged in Prana, and the Prana (the vital force) gets merged in the Jiva (the individual Soul) (Brahma Sutras
Anavrtti
Metaphysical concept, Supreme Brahman in Hinduism
(Bhagavata Purana 1.2.11) "Whoever realises the Supreme Brahma attains to supreme felicity. That Supreme Brahma is Eternal Truth (satyam), Omniscient (jnanam)
Para_Brahman
Aspect of the Upanishads
tradition equates sat ("the Existent") with Brahman, as stated in the Brahma Sutras, the Chandogya Upanishad itself does not refer to Brahman. According
Mahāvākyas
Creator god in Hinduism
Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes
Brahma
Sanskrit work on Dvaita philosophy
metacommentary on the author's own commentary on the Brahma Sutras. The other three works on Sutras are Brahma Sutra Bhashya, Anu Bhashya, and Nyayavivarana. The
Anu_Vyakhyana
Hindu philosopher (1478–1530)
including but not limited to, the Aṇubhāṣya (his commentary on the Brahma Sutras), Ṣoḍaśa Grantha or sixteen tracts and several commentaries on the Bhāgavata
Vallabha
Hindu philosopher and theologian (c.1595–1671)
in understandable terms. His Tantradipika is an interpretation of the Brahma Sutra from the standpoint of Dvaita, incorporating elements from Jayatirtha's
Raghavendra_Tirtha
Study of Vedic ritual practices
Baudhyanana and Vadhula Sūtras), but the bulk of the Śrautasūtras are roughly contemporary to the Gṛhya corpus of domestic sūtras, their language being
Kalpa_(Vedanga)
Hindu work of commentary
philosopher Ramanuja (1017–1137). It is his commentary on Badarayana's Vedanta/Brahma Sutra. In his commentary, Ramanuja presents the fundamental philosophical principles
Sri_Bhashya
One of six schools of Hindu philosophy
discussions with those learned in that treatise. — Nyaya Sūtra 4.2.42–4.2.47, The Brahma Sutras by Badarayana, estimated to have been completed in its surviving
Yoga_(philosophy)
Major Hindu scripture
Kashi Nath Upadhyaya cites excerpts from the dharmasutra texts, the Brahma sutras, Sanskrit poetry, and other extant literature to conclude that the Bhagavad
Bhagavad_Gita
Tradition in Hinduism linked to Advaita Vedanta
specialise in the Smriti corpus of texts named the Grihya Sutras, in contrast to Shrauta Sutras. Smarta Brahmins, with their focus on the Smriti corpus
Smarta_tradition
11th-12th century Indian philosopher
Ramanuja himself wrote influential texts, such as Sanskrit bhāsyas on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. His Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) philosophy
Ramanuja
5. Retrieved 20 April 2005. B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma (1986). The Brahma Sutras and Their Principal Commentaries. Munshiram Manoharial Publishers Private
Sudha_Parimala
Philosophical traditions of Hinduism and the Vedas
and all of them accept Upanishads and Brahma Sutras as standard texts. Vyasa wrote a commentary on the Yoga Sutras called Samkhyapravacanabhasya.(Radhankrishnan
Hindu_philosophy
Philosophy propounded by Vallabhacharya
revived it in the 15th century, composing a partial commentary on the Brahma Sutras (Anubhashya) and a full commentary on the Bhagavata Purana (Subodhini)
Shuddhadvaita
14th-century Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist
ISBN 978-0385095525. Chang, Chen-chi (1991). A Treasury of Mahāyāna Sūtras: Selections from the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-8120809369. Sharma,
Jayatirtha
Hindu devotional hymn
and sutras Dharma Shastra Manusmriti Yajnavalkya Smriti Nāradasmṛti Vishnu Smriti Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya
Hanuman_Chalisa
Indian philosopher (8th-9th century CE)
Bhedabheda school of Vedanta philosophy. He wrote commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, and contested Shankara's doctrine of māyā. Bhaskara was a Vedantin
Bhāskara_(Bhedabheda_Vedanta)
is meant for deep meditation on Purusha - आध्यानाय प्रयोजनाभावात् (Brahma Sutras III.iii.14), during which process the differing attributes are not to
Manan_(reflection)
One of the major Vaishnava traditions
One of the wishes was that Ramanuja should write a commentary on the Brahma Sutras. Ramanuja, a scholar who studied in an Advaita Vedanta monastery and
Sri_Vaishnavism
Ancient Indian sage, scholar, and Hindu philosopher
Vyasa. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras and the Jaimini Sutras, he is estimated to have lived around 4th to 2nd century BCE
Jaimini
Religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent
undertaken by Badarāyana in the Brahma Sutras which was composed around 200 BCE. The cryptic aphorisms of the Brahma Sutras are open to a variety of interpretations
Indian_religions
Spiritual practices from ancient India
form between 450 BCE and 200 CE, its sutras assert that yoga is a means to attain "subtlety of body". The Nyaya Sutras—the foundation text of the Nyaya school
Yoga
7th century Indian Vedantic Philosopher
Sampradāya. Srinivasacharya composed Vedānta-Kaustubha (a commentary on the Brahma Sūtra) at the request of Nimbārkacārya. Srinivasacharya's philosophical framework
Srinivasacharya
Long period of time in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology
time equal to 4.32 billion years. It corresponds to one day in the life of Brahma, the creator god, and represents the active, creative phase of the cosmic
Kalpa_(time)
Metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism
central teleological issue are found in Shankara's commentaries of the Brahma Sutras and his Vivekachudamani.[citation needed] In Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Brahman
Brahmanical exegesis and philosophy term
cannot think about Its composition (rachanā). Even Badarayana in his Brahma Sutras (Sutra II.ii.1) states :- रचनाऽनुपपत्तेश्च नानुमानम् | "The inferred one
Racanā
Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya (c. 1700–1793)
Prameya-ratnāvalī Śyāmānanda-śataka-ṭīkā Sāhitya-kaumudī Radha Krishna Brahma Sutras Govind Dev Ji Temple Govinda Bhashya Achintya Bheda Abheda Chaitanya
Baladeva_Vidyabhushana
Aniconic representation of the Hindu goddess Shakti, consort of Shiva
source" of anything in other contexts. For example, the Vedanta text Brahma Sutras metaphorically refers to the metaphysical concept Brahman as the "yoni
Yoni
Adjective meaning "most important, prime, chief, or major"
and Meaning of Badarayana's Brahma Sutras. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120809314. Gambhirananda, Swami (2021). Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya. Advaita
Pradhana
Horse-headed avatar of Vishnu
restored the Vedas to Brahma, the Supreme Being dispelled the grief of Brahma. Aided then by Hari and assisted by the Vedas, Brahma created all the worlds
Hayagriva
Primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana
years and won boons from Brahma. Ravana was blessed with a boon that would make him invincible to all the creations of Brahma, except for humans. He also
Ravana
Period of dissolution (non-activity) in Hindu cosmology
the reign of fourteen Manus, is one day in the life of the creator deity, Brahma. A pralaya is described to be an equal length of time, referred to as a
Pralaya
Hindu hymn
Vachanamrut Shastras and Sutras Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya Sūtras Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Yoga Sutras Pramana Sutras Puranas Dharmaśāstra Arthashastra
Vinaya_Patrika
Most ancient and widely studied Upanishads of Hinduism
(bhashya) on the Principal Upanishads, along with the Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutras, collectively known as the Prasthantrayi. Major schools of Vedanta were
Principal_Upanishads
Classical Indian dynasty (543–753)
belonged to the Shudra while other sources claim they were born in the arms of Brahma, and hence were Kshatriya caste. According to Xuanzang, the Chalukya king
Chalukya_dynasty
Ancient Hindu text
Dharmasutras. The foundational texts of Manusmriti include many of these sutras, all from an era preceding the common era. Most of these ancient texts are
Manusmriti
Indian monk and Sanskrit scholar (born c. 1966)
Hinduism's most notable texts: the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma sutras, forms the interpretive foundation of the philosophy of Akshar Purushottam
Bhadreshdas_Swami
One of the four Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas
Vedānta pārijāta saurabha and Vedānta Kaustubha, commentaries on the Brahma Sūtras. Svābhāvika Bhedābheda discern three foundational elements of reality:
Nimbarka_Sampradaya
Concept in Hindu philosophy
Adhyasa is found within the Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Adi Shankara. Adi Shankara begins his commentary of the Brahma Sutras by explaining what Adhyasa is
Adhyāsa
Divine couple in Hinduism
frequently quotes: "Truly, the Lord is rasa" (raso vai sah) from the Brahma sutras. This statement expresses the view that God is the one who enjoys the
Radha_Krishna
Ancient Sanskrit scripture
ISBN 978-0791436967. Dutt 1908, p. 747. Edwin Francis Bryant; Patañjali (2009). The Yoga sūtras of Patañjali. North Point Press. pp. 284–285, 314. ISBN 978-0865477360.
Garuda_Purana
Brahma-sutras, and it was Shankara who succeeded in reading Gaudapada's mayavada, a polemic term used by opponents, into Badarayana's Brahma Sutras,
History_of_Hinduism
Foundational text of the Vaisheshika school of Hindu philosophy
Although the Vaisheshika Sutras makes no mention of the doctrines of Jainism and Buddhism, their ancient texts mention Vaisheshika Sutras doctrines and use its
Vaiśeṣika_Sūtra
ISBN 9788176252225. A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras. Motilal Banarsidass. 1991. p. 402. ISBN 9788120809369. Nalini kanta Brahma (15 December 2008). Philosophy of
Jijnasa
Vinaya Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism
Brahmajāla Sūtra (traditional Chinese: 梵網經; ; pinyin: Fànwǎng jīng; Japanese pronunciation: Bonmōkyō), also called the Brahma's Net Sutra, is a Mahayana
Brahmajāla_Sūtra
One of six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy
namely the Pūrva Mīmāṁsā Sutras and the Uttara Mīmāṁsā Sutras. The Uttara Mīmāṁsā Sutras are also known as the Brahma Sutras. Ramanuja argues that this
Mīmāṃsā
and sutras Dharma Shastra Manusmriti Yajnavalkya Smriti Nāradasmṛti Vishnu Smriti Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya
Sarada_Tilaka
Sanskrit expression
our views of self altogether. Neti neti is indirectly referenced in Brahma Sutras III.2.22 and was cited by pre-Shankara commentators such as Sabara,
Neti_neti
Early Yoga text in Sanskrit from ancient India by Patanjali
Sutras of Patañjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि योगसूत्रम्, romanised: Patañjali yogasūtram) is a compilation "from a variety of sources" of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms)
Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali
Fossilized shell used in Vaishnava Hinduism
Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya: Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1, pp. 178 (url: http://www.bharatadesam.com/spiritual/brahma_sutra
Shaligram
Hindu religious hymn
generates the fruits of Karmas of all Jivas for them to enjoy." The Brahma Sutra (3.2.28) "Phalmatah upapatteh" speaks of the Lord's function as the bestower
Vishnu_Sahasranama
Ancient Hindu text on erotic love
The Kama Sutra, in English also spelled Kamasutra (/ˈkɑːmə ˈsuːtrə/; Sanskrit: कामसूत्र, pronunciation, Kāma-sūtra; lit. 'Principles of Love'), is an
Kama_Sutra
Temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvananthapuram
and Hindu Epics. Several extant Hindu texts including the Vishnu Purana, Brahma Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Skanda Purana, Padma Purana, Vayu
Padmanabhaswamy_Temple
Four sages from the Puranic texts of Hinduism
as the first mind-born creations and sons of the creator-god Brahma. Born from Brahma's mind, the four Kumaras undertook lifelong vows of celibacy (brahmacharya)
Four_Kumaras
Indian Hindu philosopher
on Shankara's Brahma Sutra Bhashya, named after his devout wife, and the Brahmatattva-samiksa, a commentary on Mandana Mishra's Brahma-siddhi. The Bhamati
Vāchaspati_Misra
Traditional list historical teachers of Advaita Vedanta
liberating. It is based on the textual exegesis of the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita. It traces its roots back to Vedic times, as
Advaita_Guru_Paramparā
Group of Vedic Sanskrit texts
The Baudhāyana sūtras (Sanskrit: बौधायन सूत्रस् ) are a group of Vedic Sanskrit texts which cover dharma, daily ritual, mathematics and is one of the oldest
Baudhayana_sutras
Nonconceptual awareness and interconnectedness
bhedabheda.[clarification needed] Proto-Vedanta, as reflected in the Brahma Sutras, was majorly bhedabheda, viewing the jivatman and Brahman as both identical
Nondualism
Early medieval Indian dynasty (753–982)
300 CE) Epics - Puranas - Ramayana - Mahabharata - Bhagavad Gita - Brahma Sutras - Smarta Tradition Mahayana Buddhism 2nd century BCE Indo-Greek Kingdom
Rashtrakuta_Empire
Influence of Mahāyāna Buddhism on Advaita Vedānta
been significant. Sharma points out that the early commentators on the Brahma Sūtras were all realists, or pantheist realists. He states that they were influenced
Buddhist influences on Advaita Vedanta
Buddhist_influences_on_Advaita_Vedanta
Disciplic succession of gurus starting with Brahma
In Hinduism, the Brahma Sampradaya (IAST: Brahmā-sampradāya) is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) of gurus starting with Brahma. The term is most often
Brahma_Sampradaya
Major deity in Hinduism
decide by meeting with each of the Trimurti in their abodes. Bhrigu visited Brahma in Brahmaloka and Shiva in Kailasha and went unnoticed by both of these
Venkateswara
of results), because He is mentioned as the cause of even action." — Brahma Sutras (3.2.41) In this context citing Bhagavada Gita (Sloka 7.21-22), Shankara
Namarupa-vyakarana
Sanskrit term for heterodox practices
vāma and vāmā is not present because the final -a is clearly short. The Brahma Yamala, a right-handed Vaishnava tantric text, says there are three currents
Vamachara
Secondary Hindu texts, that which is remembered
three Kalpa-sūtras: Srauta-sūtras, Grhya-sūtras, and Dharma-sūtras (estimated to have been composed between 600-200 BCE). The Srauta-sutras became texts
Smṛti
Sanskrit Hindu text
Haberman The Bhagavata Purana aligns itself with canonical texts like Brahma Sutras and Rigveda by echoing their verses at various points throughout its
Bhagavata_Purana
Hindu religious movement
Paramatma-sandarbha, Jiva Gosvami references Ramanuja's commentary on the Brahma Sutras. Chaitanya Vaishnava traditions regard the writings of previous acharyas
Gaudiya_Vaishnavism
Indian philosophical theories of Perceptual Error
obscured; because the soul’s bondage and freedom are derived from Him." - (Brahma Sutras III.ii.5) which is so because bondage comes from the ignorance about
Khyativada
Range of Indian religious traditions
Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras Samkhya Sutras Mimamsa Sutras Nyāya Sūtras Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Yoga Sutras Pramana Sutras Charaka Samhita Sushruta
Outline_of_Hinduism
Hindu mantra
of Upanishad Brahma Yogin. Adyar Library. Alexander Studholme (2002). The Origins of Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ: A Study of the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra. SUNY Press.
Om_Namo_Bhagavate_Vāsudevāya
Sanskrit text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy
cumulative total of 528 aphoristic sutras about rules of reason, logic, epistemology and metaphysics. The Nyāya Sūtras is a Hindu text, notable for focusing
Nyāya_Sūtras
Consort of Hindu god Balarama
daughter, Kakudmi took Revati with him to Brahmaloka—abode of Brahma. When they arrived, Brahma was listening to a musical performance by the gandharvas,
Revati
of the sameness of the injunction etc." (Brahma Sutras III.iii.1) Shankara in his commentary on this sutra explains that the sameness persists even when
Panchagni_Vidya
Shaivite school of philosophy from Southern India
(dated 11th-15th century CE) Southern India Shaivite commentary on the Brahma Sutras, which considers Shiva supreme, and to Appayya's 16th century CE commentary
Shiva_Advaita
Epithet of Hindu god Vishnu
Verse 15.18 In the Harivamsha, Brahma refers to Vishnu by this epithet before the events of the Samudra Manthana: Brahma said:—O you highly powerful gods
Purushottama
School of thought in Hinduism
used. Chen-chi Chang (1991). A Treasury of Mahāyāna Sūtras: Selections from the Mahāratnakūṭa Sūtra. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 36. ISBN 978-8120809369. Alur
Dvaita_Vedanta
Hindu philosophy literature
by Sri Madhvacharya. For a complete list, see Works of Madhvacharya Brahma Sutra Bhashya Anu Bhashya Anu Vyakhyana Nyaya Vivarna Mahabharata Tatparya
Dvaita_literature
Disciplined and dedicated spiritual practice
spiritual practice without participating in organized groups. The Yoga Sutras has 196 sūtras with ideas and wisdom that a sādhaka can take for a path towards
Sādhanā
Ten major avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
Related Garuda Hanuman Shesha Shasta Holy scriptures Vedas Upanishads Brahma Sutras Vaikhanasa Pancharatra Bhagavad Gita Mahabharata Ramayana Harivamsa
Dashavatara
Description of the universe in Hindu texts
Bruce Hughes. Sri Vedanta-sutra, Adhyaya 2. David Bruce Hughes. p. 76. Swami Sivananda - commentator (1999). Brahma Sutras. Islamic Books. pp. 190–196
Hindu_cosmology
Indian philosopher
by identifying Shiva with the non-dual Brahman of the Upaniṣads and Brahma Sūtras. Concurrently, Appayya authored several objective, standard encyclopedic
Appayya_Dikshita
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