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11 questions linked to/from Are there any surviving quotes from Baudhayana's commentary on the Brahma Sutras?
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Were women cursed with menstruation?
I vaguely remember hearing that women were cursed with menstruation or probably I read it on this site itself in some comment that I'm unable to trace now.
Were women cursed by any sage or god with ...
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Which Upanishads are quoted in sage Vyasa's Brahma Sutras?
As I discuss in this answer, each of the four Vedas consists of four portions: Samhitas, the core part of the Vedas which consist of verses heard from the gods; Brahmanas, which provide instructions ...
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The concept of God in Bhakti Yoga
From three classical yogas in Hinduism viz. Karma, Bhakti and Jnana, I found me Ajnani in case of Bhakti yoga probably due to improper concept of god.
I understand the Karma Yoga:
Nishkam Karma or ...
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Why did Vedvyasa mention his shishya Jaimini's opinion/saying in Brahma Sutra?
I started reading the BrahmaSutra and have completed 1.2. I found Vedavyasa mentions Jaimini in his sutra:
साक्षादप्यविरोधं जैमिनिः।।1.2.28।।
Jaimini (declares that there is) no contradiction ...
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Does Adi Shankaracharya equate Brahman with the causal body in his Brahma Sutra Bhashya?
As I discuss in this answer, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Has Bhaskara's second-oldest Brahma Sutra Bhashya ever been translated into English?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Have any Ramanandi commentaries on the Brahma Sutras been translated into English?
As, I discuss in this question, Vishnu is said to have taught the principles of Vaishnavism to four gods: Lakshmi, Brahma, Shiva and Sanatkumara. And they in turn started the four main Sampradayas or ...
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What Chandogya Upanishad verse is the sevenfold discipline of Bhakti Yoga related to?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Did Vedavyasa ever write his own commentary on the Brahma Sutras?
The Brahma Sutras were compiled by Vedavyasa, and subsequent acharyas such as Ramanujacharya have written commentaries on them.
But is it known if Vyasa ever wrote his own commentary on them?
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How does Ramanujacharya interpret a quote from Upavarsha's ancient Vritti?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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What references are there to Vamana's ancient Tika on the Brahma Sutras?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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