{"product_id":"acarya-sankara-shankaracharya-of-kaladi-idd367","title":"The Acarya Sankara (Shankaracharya) of Kaladi","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDD367\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/book-author\/i%20s%20madugula\/\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"I.S. Madugula\"\u003eI.S. 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Ltd.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e8120818024\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.5\" x 5.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e400 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This latest addition to Sankara literature is totally different in concept. It's not a biography; it's not history; and it's not quite fiction. Yet it is in some sense all these. It's based solidly in tradition, and it is at the same time just the kind of presentation that makes the postmodern reader sit up and take notice. It is philosophical, yet never forbiddingly so. It reads more like a story. The prose is simple, smooth, and meditative. Padmapada, Sankara's senior disciple, narrates the story in very human terms. His intent is not to glorify his master's life and work -for that is hardly necessary - but to present him as a friend of humankind, someone who is needed generation after generation, millennium after millennium. Humans have not changed in terms of their strengths or their weaknesses since the race first evolved on the planet, nor are they likely to morph into saints my time soon. The prophets help us cope with trials and tribulations of our daily lives and remind us of our divine roots if we care to listen. This book answers some of your serious questions about life if you have them read. If you don't , it will help you formulate them. Coming up with the right questions, after all, is the first step toward finding the right solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Born in 1933 in a village in Andhra Pradesh, India, into a traditional family, Indusekhara Sastri Madugula was exposed early to Sanskritic learning and philosophical literature. He obtained his M.A. (Hons.) in English from Andhra University, Waltair, India, and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He also has a Master of Arts in Library Science from River Forest Languages, Hyderabad, India and California State University, Bakersfield, California (while assigned to the library). His principal field of interest is the application of linguistic techniques to the analysis of literary texts. He is currently head of the Reference Department in Palm Springs Public Library, Palm Springs, California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 1. Sanandana Meets the Acarya\u003cbr\u003e 2. Birth of Sankara in Kaladi\u003cbr\u003e 3. King Rajasekhara Visits Sankara\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sankara Renounces the World\u003cbr\u003e 5. Govindapada Accepts Sankara\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sankara is Now Acarya\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sanandana Earns the Name Padmapada\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Acarya Tested by Sage Vyasa\u003cbr\u003e 9. Qualifications of Master and Disciple\u003cbr\u003e 10. Kumarila Immolates Himself in A Slow Fire\u003cbr\u003e 11. Bharati Weds Visvarupa\u003cbr\u003e 12. Encounter with Mandana Misra\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Great Debate\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mandana's Defeat and Conversion\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mandana's One Last Doubt\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Primitive Kapalika\u003cbr\u003e 17. Hastamalaka Joins the Fold\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Fourth Disciple, Totaka\u003cbr\u003e 19. A Class Session on Brahman\u003cbr\u003e 20. Bickering Among the Disciples\u003cbr\u003e 21. Padmapada's Trip to Ramesvaram\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Passing of the Mother\u003cbr\u003e 23. A Poor Boy and His Mother\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Proper Place of Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e 25. Who Needs Philosophy?\u003cbr\u003e 26. Nilakantha, the Saivaite\u003cbr\u003e 27. Misconceptions About Reality\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Acarya, A Victim of Black Magic\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Throne of Omniscience\u003cbr\u003e 30, A Few Urgent Questions Answered\u003cbr\u003e 31. The End As Beginning,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e A Millennial Meditation\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOf Related Interest:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ca class=\"bodylink\" href=\"\/article\/shankaracharya\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLife of Shankaracharya - The Adventures of a Poet Philosopher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ca class=\"bodylink\" href=\"\/displaybooks.php3?searchval=Shankaracharya+or+Sankaracharya+or+Sankara+or+Shankara\u0026amp;pagecount=1\u0026amp;searchmodifier=any\u0026amp;limitfields=title\u0026amp;subcatsearch=all\u0026amp;minprice=0.00\u0026amp;maxprice=1000000.00\u0026amp;archive=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick Here for an Exhaustive Collection of Books Relating to Shankaracharya\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" color=\"red\"\u003eSample Page\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books\/idd367b.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44633461031213,"sku":"IDD367","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/idd367.jpg?v=1677862324","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/products\/acarya-sankara-shankaracharya-of-kaladi-idd367","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}