A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1

by Surendranath Dasgupta | 1922 | 212,082 words | ISBN-13: 9788120804081

Volume I comprises Buddhist and Jaina Philosophy and the six systems of Hindu thought, viz.., Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. This is the first of five volumes, that were originally published between 1922 and 1955. In these volumes, Surendranath Dasgupta examines the principal schools of thought that define Indian philosophy....

Transliteration Note

NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF
TRANSLITERATED SANSKRIT
AND PALI WORDS

The vowels are pronounced almost in the same way as in Italian, except that the sound of a approaches that of o in bond or u in but , and ā that of a as in army. The consonants are as in English, except c , ch in church; t, d , n are cerebrals, to which English t, d , n almost correspond; t, d, n are pure dentals; khy gh, ch, jh, th , dh, th, dh, pit, bh are the simple sounds plus an aspiration; ñ is the French gn; r is usually pronounced as ri, and ś, s as sh.

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