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  2. Hindu philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Hindu philosophy or Vedic philosophy is the set of Indian philosophical systems that developed in tandem with early Hindu religious traditions during the iron and classical ages of India. In Indian tradition, the word used for philosophy is Darshana ( Sanskrit : दर्शन; meaning: "viewpoint or perspective"), from the Sanskrit root ...

  3. Yoga (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Karl Potter (2009), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies Vol. 1: Bibliography, ISBN 978-8120803084, Bibliography on Yoga school of Hinduism, pages 1073–1093 Maehle, Gregor (2007). Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy .

  4. Vaisheshika - Wikipedia

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    The epistemology of Vaiśeṣika school of Hinduism accepted only two reliable means to knowledge – perception and inference. [2] Vaisheshika espouses a form of atomism, that the reality is composed of five substances (examples are earth, water, air, fire, and space). Each of these five are of two types, explains Ganeri: [6] paramāṇu and ...

  5. Indian philosophy - Wikipedia

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    They are however the most well known Hindu philosophical traditions. In addition to the six systems, the Hindu philosopher Vidyāraṇya (ca. 1374–1380) also includes several further Hindu philosophical systems in his Sarva-darśana-saṃgraha (A Compendium of all the Philosophical Systems): [8] Paśupata, a school of Shaivism founded by Nakulisa

  6. Puruṣārtha - Wikipedia

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    Each of six major schools of Hinduism has its own literature on dharma. Examples include Dharma-sutras (particularly by Gautama , Apastamba , Baudhayana and Vāsiṣṭha ) and Dharma-sastras (particularly Manusmṛti , Yājñavalkya Smṛti , Nāradasmṛti and Viṣṇusmṛti ).

  7. Vedas - Wikipedia

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    Schools of Indian philosophy that acknowledge the importance or primal authority of the Vedas comprise Hindu philosophy specifically and are together classified as the six "orthodox" schools. [ note 2 ] However, śramaṇa traditions, such as Charvaka , Ajivika , Buddhism , and Jainism , which did not regard the Vedas as authoritative, are ...

  8. Arishadvargas - Wikipedia

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    In Hindu theology, arishadvarga or shadripu (Sanskrit: षड्रिपु; meaning the six enemies) are the six enemies of the mind, which are: kama (Desire/Lust), krodha (Anger), lobha (Greed), mada (Ego), moha (Attachment), and matsarya (Jealousy) additionally alasya (laziness).

  9. Vedanta - Wikipedia

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    The neo-Vedantins argued that the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy were perspectives on a single truth, all valid and complementary to each other. [165] Halbfass (2007 , p. 307) sees these interpretations as incorporating western ideas [ 166 ] into traditional systems, especially Advaita Vedanta . [ 167 ]