In Jainism, the journey of life has been from dualism (dvaita, the soul and non-soul) to one or non-dualism (advaita), while in Advaita Vedanta, it has been from non-dualism of Shankara to qualified dualism (Vishishtadvaita) of Ramanuja and culminates in dualism of Madhavacharya. This book examines the similarities and differences between Advaita Vedanta and Jainism and critically assesses the Samkhya view of the Self. It discusses Kundakunda’s criticism of the Samkhya system and evaluates the Buddhist view of the Self.
