Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t10.4

v1.c7.s10.t10.4

The Brahma-sūtra is arranged in four chapters (adhyāya), each chapter is divided into four quarters (pāda). Chapter one presents the overarching theme of the whole sutra, explaining that Brahmanis is the ultimate reality and the fundamental essence of everything in the world; chapter two discusses and refutes the possible objections to Vedānta philosophy, and lays out relevant arguments on such topics as the essence of the material world and the world's creation. Chapter three deals with the