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=== Brahmasutras ===

=== Brahmasutras ===

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Second authoritative work is “Brahmasutra”, which is said to have been authored by Badarayana Vyasa. It contains sutras, and all the three leading philosophical schools of Hinduism, Advaita (non-dualism), Visishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism), and Dvaita (dualism) have learned treatises written by the leading proponents and teachers of these schools, commenting on the sutras found in this text. The commentaries of these three Acharyas (teachers) on Brahmasutra are the foundation of philosophy of these schools.  

Second authoritative work is “Brahmasutra”, which is said to have been authored by Badarayana Vyasa. The Brahma Sutras also called Vedanta Sutras has been written in four chapters, each divided into four quarters or sections.<ref name=":0">Hiriyanna, M. (2008). ''The Essentials of Indian Philosophy''. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp.&nbsp;151, 152.</ref> The cryptic sutras are open to a variety of interpretations, resulting in the formation of numerous Vedanta schools, each interpreting the texts in its own way and producing its own commentary. As a consequence, the divergence of views, originally prevalent in the form of seemingly diverse verses of the [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]], re-asserted themselves and have continued in more or less the same form even after the composition of the sutra.<ref name=":0" /> Thus, all the three leading philosophical schools, Advaita (non-dualism), Visishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism), and Dvaita (dualism) have learned treatises written by the leading proponents and teachers of these schools, commenting on the sutras found in this text. The commentaries of these three Acharyas (teachers) on Brahmasutra are the foundation of philosophy of these schools.

[[Sutras (सूत्राणि)|Sutra]] works can be easily memorized and condensed within themselves a great deal of thought and teaching. They were apparently didactic tools used to teach the tenets of the six Darshanas. Though easily memorized, understanding the full meaning of a sutra work required the help of an explanation from a teacher who had himself studied the sutra from a teacher. Eventually those explanations were transformed into written commentaries and the most authoritative of the commentaries became recognized as the major commentary or [[Bhashya (भाष्यम्)|bhashya]]. Through the Brahmasutras, the school of Vedanta distinguished itself from the other developing schools of thought. A number of different sub-schools of Vedanta grew up, each with its own main commentary or bhashya on the Brahmasutra. They later came to be known as different sub-schools of Vedanta based on the school’s position on the fundamental question of the relationship of Brahman (the supreme truth recognized in the Upanishads) to the living being (forms of life). These include Advaita (non-dualism), Visishta-advaita (qualified non-dualism), Dvaita (dualism), Dvaitadvaita (dualism and non-dualism), Suddhadvaita (pure non-dualism), and others.

[[Sutras (सूत्राणि)|Sutra]] works can be easily memorized and condensed within themselves a great deal of thought and teaching. They were apparently didactic tools used to teach the tenets of the [[Shad Darshanas (षड्दर्शनानि)|six Darshanas]]. Though easily memorized, understanding the full meaning of a sutra work required the help of an explanation from a teacher who had himself studied the sutra from a teacher. Eventually those explanations were transformed into written commentaries and the most authoritative of the commentaries became recognized as the major commentary or [[Bhashya (भाष्यम्)|bhashya]]. Through the Brahmasutras, the school of Vedanta distinguished itself from the other developing schools of thought. A number of different sub-schools of Vedanta grew up, each with its own main commentary or bhashya on the Brahmasutra. They later came to be known as different sub-schools of Vedanta based on the school’s position on the fundamental question of the relationship of Brahman (the supreme truth recognized in the Upanishads) to the living being (forms of life). These include Advaita (non-dualism), Visishta-advaita (qualified non-dualism), Dvaita (dualism), Dvaitadvaita (dualism and non-dualism), Suddhadvaita (pure non-dualism), and others.

=== Srimad Bhagavad Gita ===

=== Srimad Bhagavad Gita ===