Questions tagged [shad-darshana]
Shad-darshana refers to the six prominent schools of thoughts in Hinduism.
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How many Brahma Sutra Bhashyas are there?
How many Brahma Sutra Bhashyas (commentaries) are there?
Apart from the well-known Bhashyas of Sankara, Ramanuja and Madhava, I am amazed to see that so many others across different sects also penned ...
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How many Hindu Darshanas (philosophies) are there?
How many Hindu philosophical schools are there? I am getting a bit confused. I used to know there were six schools. Now I have come across additional names as well. Can somebody list all the schools?
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Manusmriti on the Vedas
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Manu smriti states that only Vedic darshana is true and all other darshanas are false.
A Quora entry lists the six Vedic Darshanas as
Nyaya: Focuses on logic and epistemology. It ...
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What are the Tattvas derived from Prakriti in Sankhya?
What I understood from some online sources was that Prakriti first evolves into Mahat / Buddhi (Intellect). Then from Mahat, the first product is Ahamkara (Ego Sense). Then the Sattva aspect of ...
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How did the different Non-Vedantic Astika schools such as Samkhya etc. justify the existence of multiple omnipresent souls?
As stated in this answer, Many of the Non Vedantic Astika school such as Samkhya, Nyāya etc. Held to the belief that the soul is all pervading/omnipresent.
My question is do these darshanas offer any ...
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Present day state of non-Vedanta orthodox (āstika) schools of philosophy
The Brahma Sutras is a treatise explaining and defending the Vedanta school, from the standpoint of bhedābheda (according to Wikipedia).
The first chapter of the Brahma Sutras unifies and summarizes ...
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Other Darshanas which are Vaidika other than Shad-Darshana?
Or their other Vaidik Darshanas which aren't defined in Shad-Darshana?
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On the nature of the soul - ability to create, fade, disappear, or still
Nature of the soul: Perishable, Uniqueness, etc.
In Indian philosophy, there are multiple schools of philosophy including - Advaita, ShuddhaAdvaita (Vedantic), Sankhya, Yoga, Madhyamaka, Jaina, etc.
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Are there any schools of hinduism that hold the Soul to be perishable / non-eternal?
Hinduism has a plethora of schools, All holding a wide variety of beliefs about the nature of the Atma. Are there any schools that hold the soul/atma to be perishable and subject to destruction?
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Are there Any Annihilationist schools in Hinduism?
Among, All the schools of Hinduism, The Madhva school believes in eternal hell for Tamo-yogya Jivas who are beyond saving. There are a few other schools who also believe in the concept of nitya-...
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Are there any schools of Hinduism which hold that one can be a non-theist and still get Moksha?
Are there any schools or belief systems in Hinduism where belief in Ishvara, (or any deities for that matter) is not a necessity for attaining Liberation?
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Did Nyaya defend itself and refute Buddhist works?
I heard Nyaya was refuted by Nagarjuna. Did any Nyaya scholars defend their works and refute Buddhism in turn?
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Is the story of the liberation of a Pisacha mentioned in the Samkhya Sutra found in Mahabharata?
In the Samkhya Sutra, the fourth chapter (Akhyayika) mentions many stories to convey the message of Sankhya philosophy. One such story is the story of a Pisacha (goblin).
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How Do Non-Vedantic Darsanas of Hinduism such as Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Mimamsa etc. view the Puranas?
Among the Six-schools of Indian philosophy, Uttara-Mimamsa or Vedanta (with all it's variations such as Advaita, vishishtadvaita, dvaita etc.) is known to accept Puranas as A Valid Authority for ...
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Have any scholars believed that devas are morally infallible?
Are there any theologians throughout history who have held that the devas are incapable of sinning?
Can anyone find any quotations from scholars expressing such a view?
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