- Madhusūdana Sarasvatī
Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (c.1540–1640) was an
India n philosopher in the Advaita Vedānta tradition.Madhusūdana was born in
Bengal , and originally called Kamalanayana. He was educated in theNavya-Nyāya tradition, but became an Advaita "sannyāsin", and moved toVaranasi in order to study Advaita. He gained as a patron the EmperorAkbar , and was a friend of the poet Tulsīdās. He led many symposia attended by both Hindu "sādhus" and Muslim "mullāhs".Madhusūdana wrote a number of works, all involving the defence and exposition of
Advaita Vedānta , of which the largest and most respected is the "Advaitasiddhi", which opposes the Dvaita Vedānta positions and arguments in Vyāsatīrtha's work "Nyāyāmŗta". Madhusūdana also wrote at least nine other works, of which five were commentaries (on the "Bhagavadgīta", part of the "Bhāgavatapurāņa ", and others).ources and further reading
Primary texts
*"Advaitasiddhi [http://www.advaitasiddhi.org] "
*"Siddhāntabindu"
*"Vedāntakalpalatikāecondary texts
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Karl H. Potter , "Madhusūdana Sarasvatī" (inRobert L. Arrington [ed.] . "A Companion to the Philosophers". Oxford: Blackwell, 2001. ISBN 0-631-22967-1)
*Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , "et al." [edd] , "History of Philosophy Eastern and Western: Volume One" (George Allen & Unwin, 1952)
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