A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1The work appears in five volumes. Vol. I comprises Buddhist and Jaina Philosophy and the six systems of Hindu thought, viz.., Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. It also contains the philosophy of the Yogavasistha, the Bhagavadgita and speculations in the medical schools. Vol. III contains an elaborate account of the Principal Dualistic and Pluralistic Systems such as the philosophy of the Pancaratra, Bhaskara, Yamuna, Ramanuja, Nimbarka, Vijnanabhiksu and philosophical speculations of some of the selected Puranas. Vol. IV deals with the Bhagavata Purana, Madhva and his School, Vallabha, Caitanya, Jiva Gosvami and Baladeva Vidyabhusana. Vol. V treats the Southern Schools of Saivism, viz., Saiva Siddhanta, Vira Saivism, philosophy of Srikantha. Saiva Philosophy in the Puranas and in some important texts. In the words of the Oxford Journal 'the collection of data, editing and the interpretation of every school of thought is a feat unparalleled in the field of history of philosophy.' |
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Vedic gods | 16 |
CosmogonyMythological and Philosophical | 23 |
78 | 28 |
Place of Brahman in the Upanişads | 50 |
Emancipation | 58 |
CHAPTER VII | 62 |
Growth of the Philosophic Literature | 65 |
Prakſti and its evolution | 245 |
The Tanmātras and the Paramāņus | 251 |
Causation as Satkāryavāda the theory that the effect potentially | 257 |
Sorrow and its Dissolution | 264 |
Yoga Purificatory Practices Parikarma | 270 |
Nyāya and Vaiseșika sūtras | 276 |
Philosophy in the Vaiśeşika sūtras | 285 |
Philosophy of Nyāya sūtras and Vaiseșika sūtras | 301 |
Some fundamental points of agreement | 71 |
his Life | 81 |
The Khandhas | 93 |
Avijjā and Āsava | 99 |
Upanişads and Buddhism | 111 |
Mahāyānism | 125 |
The Mādhyamika or the Šūnyavāda schoolNihilism | 138 |
Uncompromising Idealism or the School of Vijñānavāda Buddhism | 145 |
Sautrāntika theory of Perception | 151 |
The Doctrine of Momentariness | 158 |
Some Ontological Problems on which the Different Indian Systems | 164 |
Two Sects of Jainism | 170 |
The Doctrine of Nayas | 176 |
THE KAPILA AND THE PĀTAÑJALA SĀMKHYA YOGA | 177 |
Theory of Perception | 183 |
Karma Theory | 190 |
Dharma Adharma Åkāśa | 197 |
Jaina Atheism | 203 |
A Review | 208 |
Sâmkhya kārikā Samkhya sūtra Vācaspati Miśra and Vijñāna | 220 |
Yoga and Patañjali | 226 |
The Sāmkhya and the Yoga doctrine of Soul or Puruşa | 238 |
Ś The main doctrine of the NyāyaVaišeşika Philosophy | 310 |
The Theory of Causation | 319 |
Proof of the Existence of Isvara | 325 |
The necessity of the Acquirement of debating devices for the seeker | 360 |
A Comparative Review | 367 |
The place | 375 |
The Nature of Knowledge | 382 |
Inference | 389 |
Sabdapramāņa | 397 |
Mimämsä as Philosophy and Mimāmsā as Ritualism | 403 |
Vedānta Literature | 418 |
Vedānta and Sankara 788820 A D | 429 |
The main idea of the Vedānta philosophy | 439 |
The nature of the worldappearance phenomena | 445 |
Unity in Indian Sadhana philosophical religious and ethical | 447 |
Ajñāna established by Perception and Inference | 454 |
Anirvācyavāda and the Vedānta dialectic | 461 |
Vedānta theory of Perception and Inference | 470 |
Atman Jiva lśvara Ekajīvavāda and Dşşțisrşțivāda | 485 |
Vedānta and other Indian systems | 492 |
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according action admitted appears associated atoms attain becomes believed birth body Brahman buddhi Buddhist called cause characteristics cognition colour combination comes commentary connection consciousness depend desire determinate dharma doctrine effect elements entity existence experience explain external fact feeling fire five follow four gives ground held Hindu holds ideas ignorance illusion important individual inference interpreted jhāna karma kinds knowledge known later lead manifested matter māyā means mind movement nature never non-existence notion Nyāya object original particular past perceived perception permanent person phenomena philosophy pleasure positive present probably produced pure qualities reality reason reference regarded relation remains represent result Sāmkhya says schools sense separate similar smoke sorrow soul stage substance sūtras theory things thought tion true truth ultimate universal Upanişads validity Vedānta whole Yoga
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| Title | A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 A History of Indian Philosophy, Surendranath Dasgupta, ISBN 8120804082, 9788120804081 |
| Author | Surendranath Dasgupta |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1997 |
| ISBN | 8120804120, 9788120804128 |
| Length | 528 pages |
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