Murti, T. R. V.
Full Name[edit]
T. R. V. Murti
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Contemporary Indian Philosopher
T.R.V Murti was an original and leading thinker among the Indian philosophers of the twentieth century. He had a brilliant philosophical mind, a love of analysis and argument, and a respect for texts, especially the ones with which he disagreed, as seen in his most important book, The Central Philosophy of Buddhism. With both traditional "Shastri" training and a Western style Ph.D., Murti was able to bring both strengths to his writing and teaching. Murti knew everything by heart, all the Sutra texts, the Upanisads and other philosophical classics, Panini's grammar, and Patanjali's "Great Commentary" and other core texts. Upon that foundation, he evaluated doctrines and ideas. Though a philosopher of the classical type, he was also alive to the latest philosophical currents of his day and effectively related the wisdom of traditional teaching to contemporary questions. It was this last quality that made him a most sought after teacher by students from around the globe. Murti spoke with such eloquence and authority that few would dare to interrupt him. He represented the best of the Indian philosophical tradition to the world through his teaching at places such as Oxford, Copenhagen, Harvard, Hawaii, and McMaster University in Canada. Source
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Books about T.R.V. Murti[edit]
T.R.V. Murti By Harold Coward [English & Sanskrit] English Translation of Adhyayas Seven & Eight with Sanskrit Text, Transliteration, Word-Boundary, Anuvrtti, Vrtti, Explanatory Notes, Derivational History of Examples & Indicies
By Harold Coward May 2003 Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers ISBN: 81-215-1077-5 134 pages, Illustrated, 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" $28.50 Hardcover