Beyond nirvāṇa : the philosophy of Māyāvādism : a life history

Composed by Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Mharaja Translated under the guidance of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Goswami Maharaja. This book especially investigates the philosophy of Sri Sankacarya, whose philosophical misinterpretations of the Vedas were so influential that he succeeded in driving Buddhism out of India. Furthermore, Beyond Nirvāṇa demonstrates that Sankacharyas teachings are, in the final analysis, ironically nothing but a recycled form of Buddhism-and in no way true to the original Vedic wisdom known as sanatna-dharma. Softbound, 6.5" x 9.5" Mayavadi Philosophy Contents 6 1 Acknowledgements 4 Preface 5 Forward 14 A Biography of Mäyävädism 26 The path of 'Spiritual growth' 27 The Vedic Age and Mäyävädism 28 The 'Spiritual' birth of Mäyävädism 29 What is the definition of Mäyävädism? 30 Çréla Veda-Vyäsadeva: Author of the Vedas 32 Çré Vijïäna Bhikñu's View 34 Two Buddhas 38 Çäkya Siàha Buddha and the Viñëu Avatära Buddha 38 The Amarkoña Speaks of Two Buddhas 40 Other Buddhist Literatures Recording Two Buddhas 41 The Influence of Buddhism on Çaìkaräcärya 46 The Conclusions of Buddhism and Çré Çaìkaräcärya 46 The Buddhist concept of a False Universe 47 Çaìkaräcäryä teaches that the Universe is False 48 Brahman and Void 50 Gautama Buddha's concept of Voidism 50 Çré Çaìkaräcärya's Doctrine of 'Brahman' 52 The Path of Salvation in Buddhism 53 Salvation as enunciated by Çré Çaìkaräcärya 55 'Çünya' and 'Brahman' in the Buddhist Philosophy. 57 Çré Çaìkaräcärya's Conception of Void and Brahman 58 Non-Dualist and Monist 59 The Reasons for Camouflaging Mäyävädism 61 Çré Çaìkaräcärya reveals he is a Buddhist 64 Çré Çaìkaräcärya: a Mahäyäna Buddhist 65 Further Evidence 67 Çévänatha Çiromani 67 Rajendranätha Ghosh 67 The Divine Plan 69 The Reason for the Promulgation of Mäyävädism 69 Mäyävädism in the Four Yugas 73 71 Monism in Satya-yuga: 71 'Catuhsana' - The story of the four Kumäras 71 Väskali 73 Monism in Tretä-Yuga 75 Sage Vasiñöha 75 Rävaëa: The King of Laìkä 76 Monism in Dväpara-Yuga 78 Çré Çukadeva 78 Kaàsa - Demon par excellence 79 The Condition of Monism in the Three Yugas 81 The Vedic Concept of Time Calculation 82 The Heliodorus Column 85 Çakya Siàha 87 The Changing Shapes of Mäyävädism 89 Seven Philosophical Schools 89 Bharttåhari 90 The True Face of Mäyävädism 90 Gauòapäda 90 Refuting the Guru's Views 92 Çré Çaìkara's Birth 93 Çaìkara Vijaya 96 Padmapäda 98 The Final Act 98 Çré Çaìkaräcärya's Influence 99 Yädava Prakäça 100 Çré Çrédhara Svämé 101 Çré Bilvamaìgala - Alchemy of the heart 103 Trivikrama-Äcärya 104 Vidyäraëya- Çaìkaräcärya the Second 105 The Turning of the Tide 106 Jayatértha 106 Prakäçänanda Sarasvaté - Guru of Väräëasé 106 Väsudeva Särvabhauma Bhaööäcärya 108 Upendra Sarasvaté 110 Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu and Vyäsa Räya 110 The Secret Writings of Madhüsudana Sarasvaté 111 Mäyävädism in Jaipur 113 The Ghosts of Mäyävädism 114 Mäyävädism in the Modern Age 116 Concluding Words 120 Section A 120 Çaìkaräcärya 120 The concept of 'Nirväëa' 123 The Eternal Effulgence 124 Section C 126 Analysing the Brahma-Sütra verse 3/2/3 126 Section D 128 Dream Does Not Mean Falsehood 128 Two forms of Mäyä, 129 Section F 131 The Six Vedic Philosophical Schools: 131 Section G 132 Mäyävädis are Atheists 132 Section H 133 The Dark dimensions of Mäyävädism 133 Epilogue 141 The Insanity of Mäyävädism 141 Appendix One 146 Glossary 147 158 World Wide Contacts 164