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... Vedas . There are four Vedas , Ṛg Veda , Sāma Veda , Yajur Veda , and Atharva Veda . The first three constitute the triad , which are the original Vedas , and which enjoy higher authority . The Atharva Veda is a later addition . Each ...
... Vedas . There are four Vedas , Ṛg Veda , Sāma Veda , Yajur Veda , and Atharva Veda . The first three constitute the triad , which are the original Vedas , and which enjoy higher authority . The Atharva Veda is a later addition . Each ...
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... Vedas , because they are vitiated by falsehood , contradiction and tautology . They are incapable of being the means ... Vedas have no validity as a source of knowledge . The three Vedas are inventions of cheats , knaves and demons ...
... Vedas , because they are vitiated by falsehood , contradiction and tautology . They are incapable of being the means ... Vedas have no validity as a source of knowledge . The three Vedas are inventions of cheats , knaves and demons ...
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... Vedas , and impels the self to obey it . Kumārila regards the Moral Law as a Vedic prescription or command which impels the self to act . What leads to the attainment of the good is dharma . The good is the happiness of the self . The ...
... Vedas , and impels the self to obey it . Kumārila regards the Moral Law as a Vedic prescription or command which impels the self to act . What leads to the attainment of the good is dharma . The good is the happiness of the self . The ...
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THE ADVAITA VEDANTA OF SAṀKARA 364 | 9 |
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE UPANIȘADS | 18 |
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absolute actions Advaita Vedanta aggregate antecedent apprehends Atman atoms attained aversion avidyā bliss body bondage Brahman Buddha Buddhism Cārvākas causal cognition colour conjunction consciousness cosmic creates the world creatures desire destroyed destruction devoid dharma disjunction distinct earth effect efficient cause egoism empirical endued entity eternal substances ether existence external objects fire genus gunas identity impermanent individual souls inference infinite inherence intellect intuition invariable concomitance Jaina karma-matter karmas kinds knower Kumārila Law of Karma liberation manas manifested material cause matter māyā meditation mental modes merits and demerits mind moral nature nescience non-eternal non-existence Nyaya omniscient organ particular perceived perception prakṛti predicate produced qualities rajas Rāmānuja reality recollection regards relation Samkara Samkhya sattva space subsists substrate subtle body subtle essences supreme tamas testimony things tion transcendental transmigration truth unconscious Vaiseṣika valid knowledge Vedas volition vyapti Yoga Yogācāra