Brahma Sutras

A commentary on Bādarayaṇa's Brahmasūtra.

Aphoristic work, with translation and commentary on Vedanta philosophy.

In the Brahma Sutras of Badarayana, we find what is perhaps the most influential work in the history of Hindu Theology, given that the Brahma Sutras served as the basis for the theologies of all major Hindu theologians, including Sankara, Ramanuja, Nimbarka,Vallabha, and Madhva. In this work Dr. Adams examines the first of the Brahma Sutras four sections in an attempt to identify their original meaning and the theology that Badarayana attempted to express.

Brahma Sutras are a set of 564 concise aphorisms composed by Sage Vedavyasa purport to capture the essence of the Vedas and also resolve apparent inconsistencies that existed in available but incomplete Vedic texts. This is a succinct but complex subject and has been widely commented upon by scholars and great Acharyas for over 1000 years. This book is an attempt to present the core concepts of the Brahma Sutras in simple, everyday English in a Q&A format to reach the masses.

This book examines major theories about spiritual freedom and their implications as presented in the Brahma Sutras, a major philosophical work in Indian tradition. The sutras are examined with regard to the views of major commentators and their connection with other Indian philosophical texts. Contents includes 1) an introduction to the Brahma Sutras, 2) a review of English translations, 3) a review of basic concepts in Indian philosophy, with emphasis on the importance of Brahman, Liberation, and Maya in the Upanishads, 4) comparison of how different commentators have understood the Brahma Sutras, 5) modern interpretations of the Brahma Sutras, including Dr. Ramamurti Mishra (Brahmananda Sarasvati). This is a facsimile edition of a Master of Arts dissertation submitted in 1976.