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Is Indian Philosophy nothing but Mysticism?
It will not be proper to exclude Upanisadic philosophy on the ground that it is mystic. If we do so, we would also have ... -
Where did Philosophy begin? Of course in India
Philosophical speculations in Greece cannot be traced earlier than the sixth century B.C. By that time Philosophy in ... -
How the philosophy began
As soon as man attained self-consciousness and began to think, two questions arose in his mind, namely, what is the ... -
Unpishads : A metaphysical curiosity for a theoretical explanation of the world
The Upnishads have shown an unparalleled variety of appeal during these long centuries and have been admired by ... -
Upnishad means “to sit near the teacher and learn from him the secret doctrine”
The word ‘Upnishad’ is derived from upa (near), ni (down) and sad (to sit), i.e sitting down near -
What are the principal Upnishads and why
The principal Upanishads are said to be ten. Samkara comented on eleven. They are : “Isa”, “Kena”, “Katha”, “Prasna”, ... -
Where ends Vedas, there begins Vedanta
Literally, Vedanta means the end of the Veda, “Vedasya-antah”, the conclusion as well as the goal of the Vedas. The ... -
Is there a single coherent doctrine in “Upanishads” and the “Brahma Sutra”
Different commentators attempt to find in the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutra a single coherent doctrine, a system of ... -
What brings Jainism and Buddhism together and what breaks them apart
It is sometimes argued that the two systems of Buddhism and Jainism are one, and that Jainism is only an offshoot of ... -
Jainism has more to do with Hinduism compare to Buddhism
The Jaina conception of the soul has more in common with the Navya-Vaisheshika theory than with the Samkhya view of the ... -
“Dhammapada” : Across Pali, Chinese and Tibetan linguistic traditions
There are Chinese and Tibetan versions of the “Dhammapada” too which differ slightly from the Pali text, though they ... -
“Dhammapada”s roots and resonances in other Buddhist texts
The commentary on the “Dhammapada” called “Dhammapada Atthakatha” is ascribed to Buddhaghosa, as is evident from the ...
