Article - Indian Philosophy: The Mind-matter Divide  
Indian philosophy and modern science share common features, at the level of parallels, isomorphic themes and problems. First, the sear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Indian Philosophy
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic The term Indian philoso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Philosophy - Classical Indian Philosophy
In classical times, these inquiries were systematized in six schools of philosophy. The questions asked were: What is the ontological na...   » Read the article

Article - Orthodox And Heterodox Systems: Vedic Philosophy - The Orthodox And The Heterodox Systems Of Indian Philosophy
The orthodox systems of philosophy believe in the authority of the Vedas. The heterodox systems of philosophy do not believe in the autho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samkhya: Encyclopedia - Samkhya
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Samkhya, also Sankhya, ...   » Read the article

Article - Jain Philosophy: Scientific Heritage Of Jain Philosophy  
Although ancient Jain scientific thought is not so well known, it is a rich source of Indian scientific heritage. The grand Jain spiri...   » Read the article

Article - Buddha Purnima: From Desire To Enlightenment  
Religion is not meant to create conflict and division, but to promote dialogue and harmony. Buddha Purnima is an appropriate occasion ...   » Read the article

Article - Chishti Shrine: Pilgrimage Of Faith - Chishti's Shrine  
Pilgrims are flocking to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer on the occasion of the annual Urs. Popularly known as Khwaja ...   » Read the article

Article - Jamshedi Navroz: Celebration Of Life - Jamshedi Navroz  
The philosophy of Prophet Zarathushtra accorded sanctity to nature as much as to rectitude in human existence. The Sun became the cele...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Philsophy: Yoga And Humility
The essence of yoga is humility! Therefore, it is not surprising that the symbol of yoga or yogamudra is a posture that fosters an attitu...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Marks Of Conditioned Existence
The three marks of conditioned existence According to the Buddhist tradition all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristics...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali: Yoga Philosophy And The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Yoga Philosophy explained thru the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The roots of Yoga can be traced back roughly 5,000 years to the Indus Valley ci...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajneesh: Encyclopedia - Rajneesh
Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain (December 11, 1931 - January 19, 1990), better known during the 1970s as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy
The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy
This page lists some links to ancient philosophy. In Europe, the spread of Christianity through the Roman world marked the end of Helleni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindutva: Encyclopedia - Hindutva
Hindutva ("Hinduness", a word coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? ) is used to des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Hindu Philosophy
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Hindu philosophy (one o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhartrihari: Encyclopedia - Bhartrihari
Bhartrihari (c 450–510) was an Indian author. See also: Bhartrihari at Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Other related archives450...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia - Alchemy
Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmavidya: Encyclopedia - Brahmavidya
The Indian philosophy of Advaita Vedanta explains that we suffer as a result of our avidya (ignorance) and maya (misconceived, misinterpr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isvarakrsna: Encyclopedia - Isvarakrsna
Isvarakrsna (Fifth Century A.D.) Whose name is connected with the Samkya Karika, probably the oldest of the six traditional systems of In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmakirti: Encyclopedia - Dharmakirti
Dharmakirti (circa 7th century AD), was an Indian scholar and one of the Buddhist founders of Indian philosophical logic. Dharmakirti - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akshapada Gotama: Encyclopedia - Akshapada Gotama
Akshapada Gotama (? c. 5th century BC or 2nd century BC) (also spelt as Aksapada Gautama and in other ways) was the originator of the Nya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagarjuna: Encyclopedia - Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna (నాగార్జునా in Telugu, 龍樹 in Chinese) (c. 150 - 250 CE) was an Indian philosopher, the founder of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyaya: Encyclopedia - Nyaya
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Nyaya (pronounced as "n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattva: Encyclopedia - Tattva
According to the Indian school of Samkhya philosophy, the Tattva are a way of directly "experiencing" the 5 alchemical elements. So they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vijnanabhiksu: Encyclopedia - Vijnanabhiksu
Vijnanabhiksu is an Indian philosopher who lived in north India in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He wrote commentaries on three...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sautrantaka: Encyclopedia - Sautrantaka
The Sautrāntika school of Buddhism split from the Sarvāstivādins sometime between 50 BCE and c. 100 CE. The Sautrāntikas spurned the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madhyamaka: Encyclopedia - Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a Buddhist philosophical tradition that asserts that all phenomena are empty of "self-nature" or "essence" (Sanskrit: Svabh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shantideva: Encyclopedia - Shantideva
Shantideva (sometimes Santideva) was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar at Nalanda University and an adherent of the Madhyamika philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Namboothiri: Encyclopedia - Namboothiri
The Namboothiris (Malayalam :നമ്പൂതിരി)are the Brahmins of Kerala. They adhere to the Advaita philosophy propounde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dadabhai Naoroji: Encyclopedia - Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825–30 June 1917) was a Parsi intellectual and educator, and an early Indian political leader. He was a ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six Schools Of Indian Philosophy: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Six Schools Of Indian Philosophy
Six Schools of Indian Philosophy.   See DARSANA   (See also: Six Schools of Indian Philosophy , Mysticism, Mysticism Dict...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Philosophy - Classical
Ancient philosophy - Greek. Pericles (495-429) Aspasia (469-406) Socrates(469-399) Euclid of Megara (450-380) Antisthenes (445-360) Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Philosophy - Vedic Philosophy
In the east, Indian philosophy begins with the Vedas where questions related to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - South Indian Diversity
The main spiritual traditions of South Indians have included both Shaivism or Shaivite philosophy, and Vaishnavism, which are both branch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Philosophical And Religious Traditions
The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Syntheses Of Eastern And Western Philosophy
There have been many modern attempts to integrate Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samkhya: Encyclopedia Ii - Samkhya - The Metaphysics Of Samkhya
Metaphysically, Samkhya maintains a radical duality between spirit/consciousness (Purusha) and matter (Prakrti). All physical events are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindutva: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindutva - Definition And Etymology
In a judgment the Indian Supreme Court ruled that "no precise meaning can be ascribed to the terms 'Hindu', 'Hindutva' and 'Hinduism'; an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - South Indian Worldview And Culture
South Indians are racially, linguistically and culturally different from their North Indian compatriots although their cultures have infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - South Indian History
South India has been at the crossroads of the ancient world, linking the Mediterranean world and the far-east. The Southern coastline fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - South Indian Heritage
South India - South Indian music. The music of the South Indian people is called as Carnatic music. It includes sensuous rhythmic and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - The People
South Indians are primarily Dravidians by racial stock. They are united by the Dravidian language family. It is a distinct language famil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - The Land
South India is a vast triangular peninsula, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, and on the east by the Bay of Bengal. The Vindhya and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South India: Encyclopedia Ii - South India - The Economy
The people are largely agrarian, dependent on monsoons, as are most people in India. Some of the main crops cultivated in South India inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindutva: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindutva - Views On Other Faiths
The advocates of Hindutva often use the term pseudo-secularism to refer to the Indian Constitution's provisions for minority rights. They...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindutva: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindutva - Indian Fascism?
Indian fascism is a term that has been erroneously applied by critics to certain Hindu organisations based on the principle of Hindutva, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  vaisesika: Sanskrit Dictionary On  vaisesika
 Vaisesika: one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also:  Vaisesika , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  vedanta: Sanskrit Dictionary On  vedanta
 Vedanta: one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also:  Vedanta , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajneesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajneesh - Biographical Notes
Rajneesh - Childhood and awakening. Osho was born at Kuchwada, a small village in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. At the time, the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  nyaya: Sanskrit Dictionary On  nyaya
 Nyaya: one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also:  Nyaya , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajneesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajneesh - Biographical Notes
Rajneesh - Childhood and awakening. Osho was born at Kuchwada, a small village in Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh state in India. At ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  samkhya: Sanskrit Dictionary On  samkhya
 Samkhya: one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also:  Samkhya , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  mimansa: Sanskrit Dictionary On  mimansa
 Mimansa: one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also:  Mimansa , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaisheshika: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Vaisheshika
Vaisheshika One of the schools (systems) of Indian philosophy   (See also: Vaisheshika , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sankhya: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Sankhya
Sankhya One of the schools (systems) of Indian philosophy   (See also: Sankhya , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Philosophy - Modern Islamic Philosophy
The tradition of Islamic Philosophy is still very alive today despite the beliefs of many Western cycles considering this tradition to ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Philosophy - Philosophical Areas Addressed In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy - Epistemology. Decisive in distinguishing Buddhism from what is commonly called Hinduism is the issue of epistemol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Etymology
The word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kīmiyaˀ or al-khīmiyaˀ (الكيمياء or الخيمياء), which is probably formed fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - History
Alchemy encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. These traditions' general penchan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Overview
Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science. The common perception of alchemists is that they were pseudo-scientists, crackpots and charlatans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajneesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajneesh - Osho's Philosophy
Osho (Rajneesh) claimed that the greatest values in life are (in no specific order) love, meditation and laughter, and that the sole goal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Alchemy In Art And Entertainment
Alchemy - Literature. Many authors lampooned alchemists and used them as the butt of satirical attacks. Two famous examples of these in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Darsanas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Darsanas
Darsanas (Sanskrit) The Schools of Indian philosophy, of which there are six; Shad-darsanas or six demonstrations.   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaiseshika: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Vaiseshika
VAISESHIKA: system of Indian philosophy founded by Kanada Rishi   (See also: VAISESHIKA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sansk...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sankhya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Sankhya
SANKHYA: system of Indian philosophy founded by Kapila Muni   (See also: SANKHYA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naiyayikas: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Naiyayikas
NAIYAYIKAS: followers of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy   (See also: NAIYAYIKAS , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samkhya: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Samkhya
samkhya: samkhya - one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also: samkhya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mimansa: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Mimansa
mimansa: mimansa - one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also: mimansa , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nyaya: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Nyaya
nyaya: nyaya - one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also: nyaya , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vaisesika: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Vaisesika
vaisesika: vaisesika - one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also: vaisesika , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sans...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedanta: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Vedanta
vedanta: vedanta - one of the schools of Indian philosophy   (See also: vedanta , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Persian And Greek Invasion
Around the 5th century BCE, the northern Indian subcontinent was invaded by the Achaemenid Empire and the Greeks of Alexander the Great's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattva: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattva - A Brief History Of The Tattvas
There are six main schools of thought on Tattvic philosophy. The original Tattva system was developed by the Indian Maharshi Kapila as pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sad-darshanas: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Sad-darshanas
Sad-darshanas: The six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy: Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta.   (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Darsana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Darsana (dharshana)
darsana: darsana (dharshana). Any of the six principal systems of ancient Indian philosophy; insight or vision of truth.   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patanjali: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Patanjali (pathanjali)
Patanjali: Patanjali (Pathanjali). Author of the Yoga Sutras, which form the foundation of the yoga system of Indian philosophy. Se...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ananda: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Ananda
Ananda: Bliss or joy. In Indian philosophy of the Upanishads, Ananda was an important attribute of the supreme being, Brahman. "B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedanta: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Vedanta
Vedanta:  The system of Indian philosophy that forms the basis of most modern forms of Hinduism. The term Vedanta in Sanskrit mea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Sutras: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Yoga Sutras
Yoga Sutras: The classical text from the yoga school of Indian philosophy. Written by Patanjali around the time of Christ, it remains ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atomism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atomism - Islam Preserves Atomism
Atomistic philosophies are found very early in Islam, and represent a synthesis of the Greek and Indian ideas. Like both the Greek and In...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Middle Path School: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Middle Path School
Middle Path School (madhyamika): Indian school of Mayanana Buddhism founded by Nagarjuna in the 2nd century CE, emphasizing the emptin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aryuvedic Medicine: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Aryuvedic Medicine
Aryuvedic Medicine  - A system of medicine derived from an ancient Indian philosophy. The practices emphasize the use of one's ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shri 420: Encyclopedia Ii - Shri 420 - Title And Character Names
The title refers to section 420 of the Indian penal code, where crimes of theft and deception are punished, which relates to the troubles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madhavacharya: Encyclopedia Ii - Madhavacharya - Sarva-darsana-sangraha
Madhavacharya's most famous work is Sarva-darsana-sangraha (Compendium of Speculations - a compendium of all the known Indian schools of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eastern Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Eastern Medicine
Eastern medicine: a broad term for Oriental, Indian, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese medicine, all of which share philosophies about th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warren Hastings: Encyclopedia Ii - Warren Hastings - Quotations
"The writers of the Indian philosophies will survive, when the British dominion in India shall long have ceased to exist, and when the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Philosophy
Asian philosophical traditions originated in India and China, and has been classified as Eastern philosophy covering a large spectrum of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Philosophy
Asian philosophical traditions originated in India and China, and has been classified as Eastern philosophy covering a large spectrum of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyaya - The Nyaya Theory Of Causation
A cause is defined as an unconditional and invariable antecedent of an effect and an effect as an unconditional and invariable consequent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atomism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atomism - Indian Atomism
As Hindu and Buddhist theology began to mature, a number of distinct schools of philosophy emerged in India. The origins of Indian atomis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyaya - Theory Of Inference
The methodology of inference involves a combination of induction and deduction by moving from particular to particular via generality. It...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Madhwacharya: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Madhwacharya (madhvaachaarya)
Madhwacharya: Madhwacharya (Madhvaachaarya). 13th cent. exponent of dualist philosophy; lived in the South Indian court of Vijayana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - C. F. Andrews: Encyclopedia Ii - C. F. Andrews - In India
See also: Indian Independence Movement Andrews had been involved in the Christian Social Union since college, and was interested in explo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nyaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Nyaya - Nyaya Proof For God
Early Naiyanikas wrote very little about God, ie., Ishvara (lit., the Supreme Lord). However, later Buddhists in India had become from ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Bharatanatyam - Traditional Roots
Bharatanatyam is thought to have been created by Bharata Muni, a Hindu sage, who wrote the Natya Shastra, the most important ancient trea...   » Read the article