Mr Niranjan Saha
Overview
- Name:
- Mr Niranjan Saha
- Email address:
- 214970@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title:
- Philosophy of Advaita as Presented in the Gitagudharthadipika of Madhusudana Sarsavti
- Year of Study:
- Second
PhD Research
The Gitagudharthadipika is a running commentary on the Bhagavadgita, one of the foundational sources of orthodox Indian philosophy in general and of Vedanta philosophy in particular by Madhusudana Sarasvati, a famous Vedanta philosopher in 16th CE Bengal,India. The remarkable contribution of this author is to amalgamate two opposite views in Indian philosophy viz; devotion and knowledge. Being an ardent follower of Advaita Vedanta where knowledge is the sole means of liberation Madhusudana brought the conception of devotion there in conformity with the non-dualistic (Advaitavedantic) view of Sankara.The present commentary on the Gita , which has been dealt with insufficiently so far, substantiates the view stated above.
