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The Samkhya school of philosophy, propounded by Rishi Kapila, holds the five tanmatras, or principle ideas, as the essential, primordial causes of the five substantial elements of physical manifestation: akasha (ether), vayu (air), agni or taijasa (fire), ap (water), and prithvi (earth), in the order of their creation.
It describes the philosophy of the Samkhya school. The edition that survives in modern times is dated to the 14th century. [5] [6]The text consists of six chapters. The first three describe core Samkhya doctrines, the fourth chapter describes stories for illustration of the doctrines, the fifth reviews arguments and challenge by rival Indian philosophies particularly Buddhism on one side and ...
This is a list of important publications in philosophy, organized by field. The publications on this list are regarded as important because they have served or are serving as one or more of the following roles: Foundation – A publication whose ideas would go on to be the foundation of a topic or field within philosophy.
The Kumaras are four sages from the Puranic texts of Hinduism who roam the universe as children, [1] [2] generally named Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara. [3] They are described as the first mind-born creations and sons of the creator-god Brahma.
One of the traditional etymologies of the term āstika—based on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī 4.4.60 ("astināstidiṣṭam matiḥ")—defines the concept as 'he whose opinion is that Īśvara exists' (asti īśvara iti matir yasya). [17] According to Sanskrit grammarian Hemachandra, āstika is a synonym for 'he who believes'. [17]
The orthodox schools of Indian philosophy have been called ṣaḍdarśana ('six systems'). This schema was created between the 12th and 16th centuries by Vedantins. [27]: 2–3 It was then adopted by the early Western Indologists, and pervades modern understandings of Indian philosophy. [27]: 4–5
Jaimini was an ancient Indian scholar who founded the Mīmāṃsā school of Hindu philosophy. He is the son of Parāśara and is considered to be a disciple of sage Vyasa. Traditionally attributed to be the author of the Mimamsa Sutras [2] [3] and the Jaimini Sutras, [4] [5] he is estimated to have lived around 4th to 2nd century BCE.
Pages in category "Redirect-Class Hindu philosophy pages" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .