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Raja Yoga Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda · 1896
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Beginner Indian
Sādhanā: The Realisation of Life Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore · 1913
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Essays Beginner Indian
Samayasāra (The Essence of the Self) Kundakunda
Kundakunda · dates debated (estimates range from c. 1st century BCE to c. 8th century CE)
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Intermediate Indian
Ślokavārttika Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa · c. 7th century CE
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Advanced Indian
Tattvacintāmaṇi (The Jewel of Reflection on Reality) Gaṅgeśa
Gaṅgeśa · c. 14th century CE
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The Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen · 2005
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Essays Intermediate Indian
The Life Divine Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo · 1914–1919 (serialised in Arya); revised 1939–1940
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Advanced Indian
The Lion of the Destruction of Principles (Tattvopaplavasiṃha) Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa · c. 8th–9th century CE
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Advanced Indian
The Recognition Sutras (Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam) Kṣemarāja
Kṣemarāja · c. 11th century CE
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Intermediate Indian
The Subject as Freedom Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya
Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya · 1930
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Advanced Indian
Tirukkural Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar · dates debated (estimates range from c. 1st century BCE to c. 6th century CE)
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Beginner Indian
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra Attributed to Kaṇāda
Attributed to Kaṇāda · dates debated (probably compiled between c. 2nd century BCE and c. 2nd century CE)
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Vedārthasaṅgraha (Summary of the Meaning of the Veda) Rāmānuja
Rāmānuja · c. late 11th–early 12th century CE
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Advanced Indian