{"product_id":"the-three-pillars-of-hinduism-the-11-main-upanishads-the-brahma-sutras-and-the-bhagavad-gita-9798248106691","title":"The three pillars of Hinduism: the 11 main Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bhole Baba Giri\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hinduism - Sacred Writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the complete texts of the \"three original points\" (prasthana-traya) of Hinduism: the 11 principal Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita. Studying these texts enables the reader to gain an independent understanding of the foundations of Hinduism, and especially the foundations of Vedanta in particular and Vedic teachings in general.\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Foundations of Hinduism, or prasthāna-trayī (prasthānatrayī-\"three points of departure\") in Sanskrit, is a general name for a group of canonical texts of the Hindu philosophical tradition, especially for the schools that identify themselves with Vedanta.\u003cbr\u003ePrasthana-traya consists of three parts: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Mukhya Upanishads-\u003c\/b\u003eobligatory texts (upadeshah-prasthana). The word \"mukhya\" means \"principal\", \"chief\", \"outstanding\". Most often, this list includes 11 principal (oldest) Upanishads, but the exact number of such selected Upanishads varies from 10 to 13 in different sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Brahma Sutras-\u003c\/b\u003ea logical text (nyaya prasthana).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Bhagavad Gita-\u003c\/b\u003ea practical text (sadhana-prasthana).\u003cbr\u003eIf the Upanishads are the basis of revelation (sruti-prasthana) in Vedanta, and the Bhagavad Gita is the basis of remembrance of tradition (smriti-prasthana), then the Brahma Sutras are the basis of logical-epistemological (nyaya) reasoning.\u003cbr\u003eAll the founders of the three main schools of Vedanta-Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhva-composed their own commentaries (bhashyas) on the prasthāna-traya. For Hindu philosophical schools claiming affiliation with the Vedas and Vedanta and the right to consider their school \"Vedic\", it is obligatory to have commentaries on the entire canon of the prasthāna-traya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47593624043671,"sku":"9798248106691","price":1396.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798248106691.webp?v=1774982700","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-three-pillars-of-hinduism-the-11-main-upanishads-the-brahma-sutras-and-the-bhagavad-gita-9798248106691","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}