The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume 2 : : Indian Metaphysics and Epistemology: The Tradition of Nyaya-Vaisesika up to Gangesa / / ed. by Karl H. Potter.

The complementary systems of Nyaya and Vaisesika constitute one of the oldest and most important traditions within Indian philosophy. This volume offers a systematic and detailed exposition of the two schools from their beginning to the time of Gangesa (A.D. 150-1350). An extensive interpretive essa...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1649
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Physical Description:1 online resource (762 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • PART ONE. INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF NYĀYA-VAIŚESIKA
  • 1. HISTORICAL RESUME
  • 2. THEORY OF VALUE
  • 3. NATURE OF A PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEM
  • 4. RELATIONS
  • 5. SUBSTANCE
  • 6. QUALITIES AND MOTIONS
  • 7. UNIVERSALS, INDIVIDUATORS, ABSENCES
  • 8. MEANING AND TRUTH
  • 9. LOGICAL THEORY
  • PART TWO. SUMMARIES OF WORKS (arranged chronologically)
  • 1. KAṆĀDA (Ulũka, Kaṇabhakṣa, Kaṇabhuj, Kāśyapa
  • 2. GAUTAMA (Akṣapāda, Dĩrghatamas, Gotama, Medhãtithi Gautama)
  • 3. VĀKYAKĀRA 4. KAṬANDῙKĀRA
  • 5. VĀTSYĀYANA (PAKṢILASVĀMIN, DRĀMILA
  • 6. GANDRAMATI (MATICANDRA)
  • 7. BHĀVIVIKTA
  • 8. PRAŚASTAPĀDA (PRAŚASTAMATI, PRAŚASTADEVA, PRAŚASTAKĀRADEVA)
  • 9. UDDYOTAKARA (BHARADVĀJA, PĀŚUPATĀCĀRYA)
  • 10. ĀTREYA
  • 11. PRĪTICANDRA
  • 12. AVIDDHAKARṆA
  • 13. ŚAṂKARA (SVĀMIN)
  • 14. VIŚVARŪPA; 15. DHAIRYARĀŚl
  • 16. JAYANTA BHAṬṬA
  • 17. THE NYĀYARATNAKĀRA
  • 18. TRILOCANA
  • 19. BHĀSARVAJÑA OR BHĀVASARVAJÑA
  • 20. SĀNĀTANĪ
  • 21. VYOMAŚIVA
  • 22. VĀCASPATI MIŚRA D. K.Matilal
  • 23. ADHYĀYANA
  • 24. VITTOKA
  • 25. NARASIMHA
  • 26. ŚRĪDHARA
  • 27. ŚRĪVATSA
  • 28. ANIRUDDHA
  • 29. UDAYANA
  • 30. APARĀRKADEVA or APARĀDITYADEVA
  • 31. ŚRĪKAṆṬHA
  • 32. THE VṚTTIKĀRA
  • 33. (ŚRĪ)VALLABHA (ĀCĀRYA)
  • 34. VARADARĀJA (MIŚRA)
  • 35. ŚIVĀDITYA
  • 36. (BHAṬṬA) (MAHĀDEVA SARVAJÑA) VĀDĪNDRA (also HARAKIMKARA, ŚAṂKARAKIṂKARA, NYĀYĀCĀRYA, PAR AMAPAṆḌITA)
  • 37. BHAṬṬA RAGHAVA
  • 38. DIVĀKARA (UPĀDHYĀYA) or VILĀSAKARA
  • 39. VĀDI VĀGĪŚVARA
  • 40. NĀRĀYAṆA SARVAJÑA
  • 41. KEŚAVA MIŚRA
  • 42. ĀNANDĀNUBHAVA or VIŚVANĀTHĀŚRAMA
  • 43. PRABHĀKAROPĀDHYĀYA
  • 44. ABHAYATILAKA (UPĀDHYĀYA)
  • 45. SONDADOPĀDHYĀYA
  • 46. MAṆIKAṆṬHA MIŚRA
  • 47. ŚAŚADHARA
  • 48. TARAṆI MIŚRA
  • FOOTNOTES
  • INDEX