Adi Shankara bibliography
Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, composed a number of commentarial works. Due to his later influence, a large body of works which are central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthanatrayi—the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras are also attributed to him. While his own works mainly consist of commentaries, the later works summarize various doctrines of the Advaita Vedanta tradition, including doctrines diverging from Adi Shankara. Overview. Methodology. Shankara formulates the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta by validating his arguments on the basis  of quotations from the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures. A large portion of his works is polemical in nature. He directs his polemics mostly against the Sankhya, Bauddha, Jaina, Vaisheshika and other non-vedantic Hindu philosophies. Authorship. Many works thought to be of his authorship are debated and questioned as to their authorship today, including some of his best-known and important works, the Maniratnamala, Para-puja and the . Other scholars say that Shankaracharya's authorship of the commentaries on the Brahman Sutra, the ten principal Upanishads as well as the Bhagavad Gita are beyond doubt. Classification. Traditionally, his works  are classified under The commentaries serve to provide a consistent interpretation of the scriptural texts from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta. The philosophical treatises provide various methodologies to the student to understand the doctrine. The devotional hymns are rich in poetry and piety, serving to highlight the helplessness of the devotee and the glory of the deity. A partial list of his works is given below. Adi Shankara wrote ("commentaries") on The following treatises are written by, or attributed to, Adi Shankara: Also https://archive.org/details/PRAKARANADVADASHI/page/2/mode/1up Section:::: Many hymns on Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Ganesha and Subrahmanya are attributed to Adi Shankara: Editions . A lot of editions of the works of Adi Shankara are available. A few of them are given below: