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The Theology of Ramanuja; John Braisted Carman; New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1974: An excellent source book on Sri Ramanuja's concept of God and his relation to the Universe, animate as well as inanimate .
The Face of Truth; Julius J. Lipner; State University if New York Press, Albany, 1986: Contains a masterly exposition of Sri Ramanuja's theory of language and his methodology of interpretation of Hindu scriptures. .
The Way and The Goal; Vasudha Narayanan; Institute for Vaisnava Studies (Washington, D. C.) and Center for the Study of World Religions (Harvard University), 1987: This book explores the 'Bhakti' dimension of the Ubhaya Vedanta and demonstrates the deep links between the poetry of Alvars and the philosophy of Visistadvaita Teachers. .
The Tamil Veda; Vasudha Narayanan and John Braisted Carman: A comprehensive anthology of the Visistadvaita writings and a comprehensive, holistic account of Ubhaya Vedanta
Yamuna's Vedanta and Pancaratra- Integrating the Classical and the Popular; G. Neevel; Harvard Dissertations in Religion, no. 10; Montana Scholar's Press, 1977: An insightful study of Sri Yamuna's text Atmasiddhi. It shows the how Sri Yamuna weaves the philosophy of Vedanta with the popular theology of the Pancaratra texts.
Yatindramatadipika by Srinivasadasa; Swami Adidevananda (Ed. and trans.); Sri Ramakrisna Math; Mylapore, Madras; 1978: A lucid compendium of the Visistadvaita Vedanta .
Fundamentals of Visistadvaita Vedanta; S. M. Srinivasa Chari; Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi; 1988: Explains the contributions of Sri Venkatanatha to Visistadvaita Vedanta. A very systematic insider's account from someone who is a part of the tradition
B. Biographies of Visistadvaita Teachers .
Life of Sri Ramanuja; Swami Ramakrishnananda; Sri Ramakrishna Math, Madras, 1959: A touching account of the life of Sri Ramanuja based on traditional Sri Vaisnava biographies of the Teacher .
Ramanuja's Teachings in His Own Words; M. Yamunacharya; Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Bombay, 1963: Gives a connected and a lucid account of Sri Ramanuja's life and gist of his main teachings as reflected in his major works
C. Texts of Visistadvaita Vedanta .
Ramanuja's Vedarthasamgraha; J. A. B. van Buitenen; Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Pune, 1956: Sanskrit text and a lucid, well annotated translation and study of the text. Contains a valuable introduction and appendices .
The Vedanta Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja; G. Thibaut; The Sacred Books of the East Series vol. 48; Gen. Ed. F. Max Mueller; Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1908: An English translation of the Sri Bhasya with a masterly introduction. Although highly popular, the work is somewhat outdated and has been replaced with better, more accurate translations. The latter, however, could not be used extensively.
Brahamasutra-Sribhasya with Srutaprakasika (2 vols.); Ed. by Uttamur Viraraghavacaharya; Ubhaya Vedanta Granthamala, Madras, 1967: Sanskrit texts of the Sri Bhasya together with the masterly subcommentary called 'Srutaprakasika' of Sri Sudarsana Suri, thereon.
Srimadabhagvadramanuja viracitah Sri Vedarthasamgrahah srimacchrutaprakasikacaryaih Srimatsudarsanabhattarakaih anugrahitaya Sri Tatparyadipikaya yuktah; Ed. T. K. V. N. Sudarsanacarya; Sri Vaisnavasampradaya granthamala No. 3; Tirupati, 1953: Contains the Sanskrit text of Vedarthasangraha together with the lucid and illuminating comment called 'Tatparyadipika' of Sri Sudarsanacarya
Copyright (1999) Vishal Agarwal
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