Avirodha Adhyaya

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Avirodha Adhyaya is a major section of the Brahma Sutras that systematically reconciles and defends Vedantic doctrine against opposing philosophical views.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adhyaya
section of a religious text
addressesSchool Buddhism NERFINISHED
Jainism NERFINISHED
Mimamsa NERFINISHED
Nyaya
Samkhya NERFINISHED
Vaisheshika NERFINISHED
Yoga NERFINISHED
aimsTo resolve apparent conflicts between scripture and reason
show non-contradiction of Vedantic doctrine
belongsToWorkType sutra literature
chronologicalPlacement composed in the first millennium BCE or early first millennium CE (traditional scholarly range for Brahma Sutras)
etymology "Adhyaya" means chapter or section
"Avirodha" means non-contradiction or absence of opposition
hasAuthorTraditionallyAttributed Badarayana NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalStatusIn Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
Dvaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
Vishishtadvaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
other Vedanta sub-schools
hasMainTheme defense of Vedanta against objections
reconciliation of Vedantic doctrine with other philosophical systems
refutation of opposing philosophical views
hasPhilosophicalFocus Brahman NERFINISHED
nature of reality
relationship between Vedanta and other darshanas
hasPositionInWork second adhyaya of the Brahma Sutras
hasPurpose to answer objections raised by rival philosophers
to demonstrate that Vedantic conclusions do not contradict valid means of knowledge
isCommentedOnBy Adi Shankaracharya NERFINISHED
Baladeva Vidyabhushana NERFINISHED
Madhvacharya NERFINISHED
Nimbarkacharya NERFINISHED
Ramanujacharya NERFINISHED
Vallabhacharya NERFINISHED
isSectionOf Prasthanatrayi commentarial tradition
partOf Brahma Sutras NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage Sanskrit
religiousTradition Hinduism
Vedanta NERFINISHED
scripturalCategory Vedanta sutra NERFINISHED
textualFunction harmonization of Upanishadic statements
systematic refutation of rival interpretations of the Veda
usesMethod dialectical argumentation
interpretation of Upanishadic passages
logical refutation of alternative theories

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Brahma Sutras hasPart Avirodha Adhyaya