ABOUT THE BOOK : The work in three volumes deals with the subject comprehensively. The treatment closely follows the basic texts of the various schools, which is a unique feature of the work. The third volume elaborately deals with the philosophies of Bhaskara (900 A.D.), the Pratyabhijna school of Saivism (Kashmir Saivism) (800-1000 A.D.), the Pasupata (100-1000 A.D.), the Saiva Siddhanta (Southern Saivism) (1100-1300 A.D.) the Saivism, Visista-dvaitavada of Srikantha (1300 A.D.) Vira Saivism, Sripati Pandita’s (1400 A.D.) Saivism, and the problems of the post-Samkara Advaitavada (900-1700 A.D.).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Jadunath Sinha (B. 1892 in Undivided Bengal) received his Ph.D. for an extraordinary dissertation on Indian epistemology. He taught philosophy at the colleges in Calcutta, Rajsahi, Dacca, and Meerut. He was eminent as a teacher as well as an academic philosopher. He died in 1978. Dr Sinha wrote several books, tracts, and reviews. Some of his works are : Indian Philosophy (6 Vols.), Indian Realism, Vaishnav Vedanta (5 Vols.), and Comparative Religions (4 Vols.). |
