TY - BOOK AU - Carman , John TI - The Tamil Veda: Pillan’s Interpretation of the Tiruvaymoli U1 - 294.595 PY - 1989/// CY - London PB - University of Chicago KW - Narayanan, Vasudha N1 - Table of Contents Preface Notes on Translations Part One - The Two Streams 1. Ubhaya Vedanta: The Confluence of Tamil and Sanskrit Scriptures 2. The Alvars and Their Sweet Tamil Songs 3. The Vedanta in Sanskrit according to Yamuna and Ramanuja 4. Reflections of the Alvar Hymns in the Sanskrit Stotras Part Two - The Commentator’s Synthesis 5. The First Commentary on Nammalvar’s Tiruvaymoli: Tirukkurukai Piran Pillan’s Six Thousand 6. Tattva: The Fundamental Reality of God and God’s World 7. God’s Manifestations in the Universe 8. The Devotee’s Relation to God: Separation and Union 9. The Means to Salvation: The Question of Upaya 10. The Devotee’s Final Goal (Purusartha) Part Three - Beyond the Commentary 11. The Commentator as Disciple: Pillan’s Relation to Ramanuja 12. Looking behind Pillan’s Commentary: “Swallowing” as a Metaphor in the Poem 13. Ubhaya Vedanta: Two Traditions or One? Part Four - Translation of Selected Decads from the Tiruvaymoli Notes Bibliography Index ER -