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ABOUT THE BOOK : The purpose of the present work is to trace the development of early Vedanta philosophy before Sankara. Fairly well known to the academic world is the Vedanta philosophy of Sankara and his successors, but pre-Sankara Vedanta has been little explored and this work aims at filling the gap.
The Japanese original of this work was my doctorate thesis submitted to the University of Tokyo in 1942. From 1936 to the end of 1941. I was engaged in post graduate research at the University under the guidance of the late Dr. Hakuju Ui, finally submitting a thesis entitled. “A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy.” On pre-Sankara Vedanta philosophy, which was accepted by the University in 1943. Just after World War II it was difficult to arrange publication, but it finally appeared in four volumes, published respectively in years 1950, 1951, 1955 and 1956.