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The Role of Divine Grace in the Soteriology of ÅamÌ£karÄcÄrya
Series: - Numen Book Series, Volume: 91
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This volume examines the role of divine grace in the non-dualist soteriology of ÅamÌ£kara. The author argues that grace is an essential but generally overlooked feature in ÅamÌ£karaâs enlightenment spirituality.
Introductory chapters summarize recent developments in ÅamÌ£kara research, ÅamÌ£karaâs epistemology and ontology, ancient VedÄntic teachings on grace, and modern scholarly disagreement about grace in ÅamÌ£karaâs Advaita system. The heart of the book consists of two lengthy exegetical chapters examining ÅamÌ£karaâs key passages on grace from his dozen genuine works. The final chapter presents for the first time a systematic summary of ÅamÌ£karaâs understanding of the operation and necessity of divine grace.
This book provides a useful summary of ÅamÌ£karaâs system as a whole besides offering a radical revision of the standard understanding of ÅamÌ£karaâs soteriology. It also reveals that ÅamÌ£kara was much more indebted in his thinking to his Vedantic predecessors than had hitherto been thought.
Introductory chapters summarize recent developments in ÅamÌ£kara research, ÅamÌ£karaâs epistemology and ontology, ancient VedÄntic teachings on grace, and modern scholarly disagreement about grace in ÅamÌ£karaâs Advaita system. The heart of the book consists of two lengthy exegetical chapters examining ÅamÌ£karaâs key passages on grace from his dozen genuine works. The final chapter presents for the first time a systematic summary of ÅamÌ£karaâs understanding of the operation and necessity of divine grace.
This book provides a useful summary of ÅamÌ£karaâs system as a whole besides offering a radical revision of the standard understanding of ÅamÌ£karaâs soteriology. It also reveals that ÅamÌ£kara was much more indebted in his thinking to his Vedantic predecessors than had hitherto been thought.
Bradley J. Malkovsky, Ph.D. (1994), University of Tübingen, is Assistant Professor of Comparative Theology at the University of Notre Dame, U.S.A. He is the editor of New Perspectives on Advaita VedÄnta, (Brill, 2000).