Structuring Advaita Dialectic: A study based on sriharsa's Khandanakhandakhadyam(KKK) and Naisadhiyacaritam(NC) is a scholarly attempt in the field of studies to restrusture the Advbaita dialectics aganist the background of the ideal set forth by triumvairate of Advaita dialectic viz. srihasrsa Citsukha and Madhusudana saravati. it is a study of Sriharsa's two text:Khandanakhandakhadyam and Naisadhiyacaritam. The first is a philosophical text and the second is a Mahakavya, a piece of literary art. Both these texts are known, in the tradition, as highly intellectual compositions. Starting from the identity and philosophical lineage of Srihasra, the study proceeds through the structuring of Advaita at the hands of Srihasra, taking into account the philosophical, methodological and aesthetic demensions intertwined very well. The Trajectory of the constructive advaitic agenda of Srihasra is visualised both in Khandanakhandakhadyam and Naisadhiyacaritam. it reaches the acme with the brief sketch of the post Srihasra development in Advaita Dialectic. The book will be great interest to researchers and scholars of Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhists, and indologists and Eastern philosophica and religious tradition in general.
About the Author: Dr. Francis A.P. is a professor at the Dept. of Sanskrit- Vedanta is sree Sankaracharya university of Sasnkrit, Kalady, Ernakulam,Kerela. After securing his post graduate studies in Sanskrit, Vedanta and history from Kerela University, Trivandrum, he pursued PhD in Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady in 2000 and then Vidyavaridhi(equal to PhD) from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan , new delhi in 2005. He was selected for UGC Research award in 2012. He was awarded the prestigious post doctoral Fulbright -Nehru Senior research felloship in 2012-2013in the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He visited several Universities in India and travelled to many contries such as Germany, Switzerland , Italy, France and Israel for invited talks and presenting papers in international conferences. He taught Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy and Buddhism several years in pontifical Institute, Alwaye and Paurastya Vidyapitam, Kottayam. He was fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla from 2004-2007. He published several articles and papers in the national and international journals and books.
About the BookStructuring Advaita Dialectic: A study based on sriharsa's Khandanakhandakhadyam(KKK) and Naisadhiyacaritam(NC) is a scholarly attempt in the field of studies to restrusture the Advbaita dialectics aganist the background of the ideal set forth by triumvairate of Advaita dialectic viz. srihasrsa Citsukha and Madhusudana saravati. it is a study of Sriharsa's two text:Khandanakhandakhadyam and Naisadhiyacaritam.The first is a philosophical text and the second is a Mahakavya, a piece of literary art. Both these texts are known, in the tradition, as highly intellectual compositions.Starting from the identity and philosophical lineage of Srihasra, the study proceeds through the structuring of Advaita at the hands of Srihasra, taking into account the philosophical, methodological and aesthetic demensions intertwined very well. The Trajectory of the constructive advaitic agenda of Srihasra is visualised both in Khandanakhandakhadyam and Naisadhiyacaritam. it reaches the acme with the brief sketch of the post Srihasra development in Advaita Dialectic.The book will be great interest to researchers and scholars of Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhists, and indologists and Eastern philosophica and religious tradition in general.About the Author:Dr. Francis A.P. is a professor at the Dept. of Sanskrit- Vedanta is sree Sankaracharya university of Sasnkrit, Kalady, Ernakulam,Kerela. After securing his post graduate studies in Sanskrit, Vedanta and history from Kerela University, Trivandrum, he pursued PhD in Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady in 2000 and then Vidyavaridhi(equal to PhD) from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan , new delhi in 2005. He was selected for UGC Research award in 2012. He was awarded the prestigious post doctoral Fulbright -Nehru Senior research felloship in 2012-2013in the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He visited several Universities in India and travelled to many contries such as Germany, Switzerland , Italy, France and Israel for invited talks and presenting papers in international conferences. He taught Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy and Buddhism several years in pontifical Institute, Alwaye and Paurastya Vidyapitam, Kottayam.He was fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla from 2004-2007. He published several articles and papers in the national and international journals and books.