Articles on Mandana Suresvara Identity
A Note on Surcsvaracarya and Mandana Misra
By Amar Nath Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931
This miscellany entry examines the long‑standing controversy over whether the Vedānta philosopher Sureśvara (also known as Mandana Miśra after his conversion by Śaṅkara) was originally the same person as the Mīmāṃsā scholar Maṇḍana Miśra. The author…
Surastra under the Mauryas
By Bankim Ch. Ray Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931
The article discusses debates about Surastra's political status under the Mauryan Empire, particularly focusing on Dr. U.N. Ghoshal's critique of Dr. D.D. Raychaudhuri's interpretation. Raychaudhuri suggested Surastra was an autonomous entity under Mauryan…
Mandana, Suresvara and Bhavabhuti : The Problem of their Identity
By Dinesh Chandra Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931
This article investigates a long‑standing question in Indian intellectual history: were the philosopher Mandana Miśra, his disciple turned rival Sureśvara, and the Sanskrit dramatist Bhavabhūti actually the same person under different names? The…