%0 Journal Article %T NEO-VAISNAVISM OF SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA WHETHER A RELIGIOUS CULT OR A SELF- CONCIOUSLY ESTABLISHED PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOL ; WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY %A PABITRA DUARAH %J International Journal for Basic Sciences and Social Sciences %D 2012 %I %X The purpose of this article is to trace the philosophical tenets of Sankardeva and to throw light on the impact of the Vedanta Philosophy on Bhaktiv¨¡da, particularly on Sankardeva¡¯s philosophy. Particular efforts have been made to see if Sankardeva¡¯s Philosophy is the outcome of the Vedanta Philosophy of Indian Vedic school or it is a separate independent philosophy of Sankardeva. %K Mahapurusiya Dharma %K Ek-Sarana Dharma %K Universal Brotherhood %K Democratic Religion %U http://www.rfbss.org/journal/index.php/IJBSS/article/view/17