Syllabus (PHILOSOPHY)
Course Type: MAJ-9
Semester: 6
Course Code: PHIMAJ9
Course Title: Special Text (Indian): Vedāntasāra: Sadananda Yogindra Saraswati
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective: As Advaita Vedānta is one of the major and dominant schools of Indian Philosophy, a famous text of this school, namely ‘Vedānta Sāra’ has been incorporated here to understand the philosophy of Sankara. Here we will discuss the notion of Anubandha c
Learning Outcome: Vedanta teaches the logic of unity. There was no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, color etc and the students of all strata of society received education on an equal footing. The students through studying this paper concerning the Vaidantic kno
- Module-1: Definition of Vedānta, Anubandhacatuṣtaya, Duty of Guru (15 classes)
- Module-2: Ajñāna, Adhyāropa to Kārya of Ajñāna, (15 classes)
- Module-3: Jagatsristiprakriyā, Koṣa, Pañcikaraṇprakriyā (15 classes)
- Module-4: Ātmā in Cārvāka, Bauddha and Mimāṃsā darśana, Apavāda (15 classes)
- Module-5: Tattvamasi Mahāvākya, Lakṣaṇā (15 classes)
- Module-6: Samādhi (Savikalpaka and Nirvikalpaka), Bighna Catuṣtaya (15 classes
- Reading References:
- B. Pal : Vedāntasāra
- M. Hiriyanna : Vedāntasāra
- A. K. Roy Chowdhury: Self and Falsity in Advaita Vedanta
Bengali Books:
- BipadBhanjan Pal: Vedantasara
- Rama Choudhury : Vedanta Darshan
- Ashutosh Shastri: Vedanta Darshan
- Swami Vidyaranya: Vedanta Darshan
- Loknath Chakrabarty: Vedantasara
- Kamalkrishna Chakrabarty: Vedantasara
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
- UG certificate after completing 1 year (2 semesters with 40 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- UG diploma after 2 years (4 semesters with 80 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year (6 semesters with 120 credits) programme of study,
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours) after eight semesters (with 170 Credits) programme of study.
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) if the student completes a rigorous research project (of 12 Credits) in their major area(s) of study in the 8th semester.
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
- The students can make an exit after securing UG Certificate/ UG Diploma and are allowed to re-enter the degree programme within three years and complete the degree programme within the stipulated maximum period of seven years.
