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The volume deals with the philosophy of the Bhagavata Purana, the philosophy of Madhva and his followers, the philosophy of Vallabha and the philosophy of the Gaudiya school of Vaisnavism.

Of the controversy between the monists of the Sankara School and the dualists of the Madhva School, most people are ignorant of the Madhva side of the case, though there are many who may be familiar with the monistic point of view. It is hoped that the treatment of the philosophy of Madhva and his followers undertaken in this volumen will give new light to students of Indian philosophy and will present many new aspects of dialectical logic hitherto undiscovered in Indian thought.

The treatment of the philosophy of Vallabha, which is called visuddhavaita or pure monism, presents a new aspect of monism and also gives us a philosophical analysis of the emotion of devotion.

As regards the position of God and His relation to the world the outlook of the Bhagavata-purana is rather ambiguous. The Bhagavata-purana has therefore been referred to for support by the Madhvas, Vallahas and thinkers of the Gaudiya School. The Gaudiya School seems to make the Bhagavata-purana the fundamental source of its inspiration.