BALABODHAH Eds., Prof. V.Venkataramana Reddy Dr T.S.R.Narayanan * & ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ‘SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY TIRUPATIPREFACE Under the saree of Texts and Studies, the S.V.UOtiental Jounal is publishing soma rar and Uunpubshed manuscrins inthe frm of indepencint treatises (prakerana granthas} on Sasirds and Darfands deposited in the Oriental Resoarch Institute's Manuscits Library. In this series some smal, minor works desing with the fundamentals of indan philosophy ste 2s published to inculcate Interest among the gover publle who are enthusiastc to know the basics of the subject wrt In simple language. {nth connection *Balabécha" a small work which Is In the form of a delogue between 2 teacher and a disciple is ‘brought out inthis isue, The catogue method in the form of questions and answers ( Prasnditara Samvada Padchat) ‘belongs to ancien inn traction which fs usually adopted in the Upanisadc period and is alto a convenient way for expostion of the dieu subject mater. Even the Budehist philosophers are also adopted this method ina PR) tex ‘Mina Parto’, which is a sptual lalogue between the Backian Greek King Menander and 2 Hindu conveted Bucdhit monk Thera Nagasens (175 B.C). "it fs not only a comprehensive expostion of Buddhist retaptyeics, tics and psychology but aso a valuable Fistorical document and itary achievement as a work of ‘Theravada Budchism in Pal prose." Fr futher dtals Soe ‘Shankar Goyal's aren this sev, pp. 19-28, 162 SVU Orental Jounal vol. XLV alba, the present tet is ected with a soltary palm loet_maruscriot bearing the Stock No. 1267(a) oposite in the S. Vi. OLR. bray. ‘According to the Colophon of the text the work is ‘escrbod to $11 Ad Sartaricdra. No nameisbster krown to the Psy of Incan philosophy than that of Sef Sahkardcarya and no doctine hes exercised goat ntuerce than is on Hed thought n genera. profi nuance is Conceived even at present, notthstancng the eostence ofa ‘number ofa systems in Indian philosophy. Uke Kaviulaguru KAldsa who has been atbuted to several works in Sansiit erature, Sci Rl Sankardicdrya 183 a philosopher enjoys asthe author of many philosophical ‘works in Indian Phiosopty. Si Sahara is prised both by trecional and modem scholars as “the Prince of Philosophical Prose’, whose dicton in Sansa wel-4nown for ts dary, decency, decorum, digrinty and above all @ ‘reat Sanctty panades through out AcSye's wings. Al the ove elements may be experienced even in tis small work aso. artis een as the dun goes in Advata Bilosopty, "ts ote been misundsiood that according to Sarkara,Knowiedgo or Muinaion Jn) i a mere means «of moksa cteedom. Bu it's more appoprt to say that ‘mokea o¢ redo, ecconing to Sefkar is rathing tut eminton (na). a feat ee me eetBalebocha, 163 sre (omegereprere 1-1-4). (Fortune dotale Soo GC. Nayak’s arte in is esu9, pp. 6 Thus, Bilabédha wich fs atrbutod to Sri Sarkar, Is a short manual dealing with the basic tenets of Indian Phlosopty in gonoral and Advaita in particular. isin the form of a cflogue betwen a teacher and a student writen in 8 chaste and lucid style in Sant Trp = Vivenkateramana Ry 2.08.2001 T.S.ANerayananSree ARTA | aah more enatTTATORTT aftiteittiiomnatt aE MARRTS Tet we erg er Fae we ea eg I per at fra a seg See TE screener a fra ve aay sree fe? re PR? ‘tore fe ‘pee? yor ircesenes demmerrpeeatt cree Sal god ore AT ere srt emia ate eee at toe etre GPT AE Prat pene fe wt as SM.U. Otel Jounal val XLV eet area aah ARG eR seated aeregear Pe? i Preteen! seprntoenin ere eR geal Prone Re Gere ‘oda Peecerry Ptehsea es HH sree se Prego Ret atererery tr fey ‘te wre tere af Peta eeegattedy trl Ret! wagers eater AREN KETO! 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