NEO-VAISNAVISM OF SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA WHETHER A RELIGIOUS CULT OR A SELF- CONCIOUSLY ESTABLISHED PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOL ; WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY

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 Bhaktivāda, 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.