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and this attempt to remove them is made solely
with a view to serve the cause of truth.
Two preliminary questions present them-
selves for consideration,-(1) Can we claim for
Sankara's Vedantic doctrine the support of a
great and weighty tradition before his time? (2)
Can we claim for its leading doctrines the
authority of the most ancient Upanishads and
the Sutras of Badarayana?
As regards the first topic, Dr. Thibaut
says: "Sankara does not, on the whole, impress
one as an author particularly anxious to streng-
then his own case by appeals to ancient
authorities." Of Ramanuja, on the other hand,
he says: "In addition to Bodhayana, Ramanuja
appeals to quite a series of ancient teachers-
Purvacharyas-who carried on the true tradi-
tions as to the teaching of the Vedanta and the
meaning of the Sutras." We maintain, against
Dr. Thibaut, that Sankara refers in explicit
terms to the Purvacharyas of his own school,
that his references are made so as to convey a
special significance, and that he makes quotations
and otherwise also demonstrates the value he
and this attempt to remove them is made solely
with a view to serve the cause of truth.
Two preliminary questions present them-
selves for consideration,-(1) Can we claim for
Sankara's Vedantic doctrine the support of a
great and weighty tradition before his time? (2)
Can we claim for its leading doctrines the
authority of the most ancient Upanishads and
the Sutras of Badarayana?
As regards the first topic, Dr. Thibaut
says: "Sankara does not, on the whole, impress
one as an author particularly anxious to streng-
then his own case by appeals to ancient
authorities." Of Ramanuja, on the other hand,
he says: "In addition to Bodhayana, Ramanuja
appeals to quite a series of ancient teachers-
Purvacharyas-who carried on the true tradi-
tions as to the teaching of the Vedanta and the
meaning of the Sutras." We maintain, against
Dr. Thibaut, that Sankara refers in explicit
terms to the Purvacharyas of his own school,
that his references are made so as to convey a
special significance, and that he makes quotations
and otherwise also demonstrates the value he