Classical Sāṃkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and MeaningMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 2001 - 315 páginas The tradition of Samkhya is one of the oldest and most influential in the intellectual history of India. The fundamental notions of Samkhya namely prakrti, purusa, buddhi, ahamkara, manas and the three gunas provided the conceptual framework in which much of Indian philosophizing occurred, and the classical formulations of Yoga and Vedanta together with many traditions of Buddhist philosophy and meditation developed vis-a-vis the intellectual perspective of the Samkhya. Similarly on a general cultural level the influence of Samkhya was profound and important over many centuries in such areas as law, medicine, ancient science and mathematics, logic, mythology, cosmology and ritual. This study traces the history of the Samkhya not only in the Indian intellectual tradition, but also in the traditions of historical criticism. The book also offers a new interpretation of the philosophical significance of the Samkhya, with special reference to the classical interpretation of the interaction of prakrti and purusa. In this edition author has also included a Chart of the Twenty-five Basic Principles of the Samkhya, a Glossary of Samkhya Terminology, an additional Appendix which surveys recent scholarly work in the area of Samkhya together with a discussion of Samkhya in the Purana-s and a revised Bibliography. |
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15 | |
Joseph Dahlmann | 22 |
A B Keith | 33 |
E H Johnston | 41 |
Erich Frauwallner | 48 |
J W Hauer | 57 |
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya | 63 |
Bhattacharya | 90 |
AN INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT | 106 |
Ancient Speculations | 112 |
AN INTERPRETATION OF THE MEANING OF CLASSICAL | 154 |
prakṛti gunas and satkāryavāda | 160 |
ProtoSamkhya Speculations | 168 |
Renaissance or Later Samkhya | 284 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Classical Sāṃkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning Gerald James Larson Vista de fragmentos - 1979 |
Classical Sāṃkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning Gerald James Larson Vista de fragmentos - 1979 |
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according to Kārikā ahamkāra analysis ancient appears Atharva Veda ātman avyakta basic Bhasya bhāvas brahmanical Buddhacarita buddhi Buddhist Buitenen causal system Chapter characterized classical Samkhya commentaries consciousness context cosmic creation darśana Dasgupta discrimination discussion doctrine dualism Early Samkhya Edgerton edition existence followers of Samkhya Frauwallner functions Garbe Geschichte der indischen gunas Ibid Indian Philosophy inference interpretation Isvarakṛṣṇa jñāna Johnston kaivalya Kārikā Katha Keith khya kind knowing knowledge later Samkhya linga Mahābhārata manas manifest world means Mokṣadharma mulaprakṛti nature Paramartha's Chinese version passages pradhāna prakṛti and puruşa principles problem puruşa and prakṛti rajas references salvation Samkhya and Yoga Samkhya notion Samkhya Philosophie Samkhya position Samkhya System Samkhyakārikā Samkhyayoga Sankara Sanskrit Sanskrit text satkāryavāda sense simply smṛti speculations śruti Studies in Samkhya subtle body suffering supra tamas tanmātras tattvas theory thirteenfold three gunas tion tradition trans translation transmigrates ultimate unmanifest Upanisads Vasubandhu Veda verse Yoga Yuktidipikā
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Página 7 - I. Because of the torment of the threefold suffering, (there arises) the desire to know the means of removing it. If (it is said that) this (desire — ie, inquiry) is useless because perceptible (means of removal are available), (we say) no, since (perceptible means) are not final or abiding.