Prasthanatrayi
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Prasthanatrayi (Sanskrit: पà¥à¤°à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¯à¥€, IAST: PrasthÄnatrayÄ«), literally, three sources, refers to the three canonical texts of Hindu philosophy, especially of the Vedanta schools. It consists of:[1]
- The Upanishads, known as Upadesha prasthana (injunctive texts), and the Åšruti prasthÄna (the starting point of revelation)
- The Brahma Sutras, known as Nyaya prasthana or Yukti prasthana (logical text)
- The Bhagavad Gita, known as Sadhana prasthana (practical text), and the Smriti prasthÄna (the starting point of remembered tradition)
The Upanishads consist of twelve or thirteen major texts, with a total of 108 texts. The Bhagavad GÄ«tÄ is part of the MahabhÄrata.The Brahma SÅ«tras (also known as the VedÄnta SÅ«tras), systematize the doctrines taught in the Upanishads and the GÄ«tÄ.
All the founders of the three major schools of Vedanta, viz, Adi Shankara, Ramanujacharya, Nimbarkacharya and Madhva wrote bhÄá¹£yas (commentaries) on these texts.
Notes
- ↑ Vepa, Kosla. The Dhaarmik Traditions. Indic Studies Foundation.
References
- Madhva; Bannañje GovindÄcÄrya (1969). SarvamÅ«lagranthaḥ: PrasthÄnatrayÄ«. Akhila BhÄrata MÄdhva MahÄ Maṇá¸ala PrakÄÅ›anam. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- Paramananda Bharathi (Swami.) (2010). VedÄnta prabodha: PrasthÄnatrayÄ« Åšaá¹…karabhÄshya kÄ tÄttvikasÄra. CaukhambÄ SurabhÄratÄ« PrakÄÅ›ana. ISBN 978-93-80326-40-5. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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