Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1937 | 699,812 words | ISBN-10: 8120800583 | ISBN-13: 9788120800588

Summary: This is the English translation of the Tattvasangraha of Shantarakshita including Kamalashila’s commentary known as Panjika. Both the Tattvasangraha (or Tattvasamgraha) and the Kamalashila are eight-century works detailling on the various philosophical systems from around that time (including both Buddhist and non-Buddhist) and consists of 3646 verses, excluding the prose commentary.

Alternative titles of the Tattva-sangraha: Śāntarakṣita Tattvasaṃgraha, Kamalaśīla Pañjikā (शान्तरक्षित तत्त्वसंग्रह, कमलशील पञ्जिका). Also, Tattvasaṅgraha (तत्त्वसङ्ग्रह) or Tattvasamgraha.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: archive.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Tattvasangraha [with commentary] in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Introduction by Śāntarakṣita

Introduction by Kamalaśīla (verses 1-6)

Introduction to second volume

Chapter 1 - Examination of the Doctrine of Primordial Matter (prakṛti)

Chapter 2 - Examination of the Doctrine of God (theism)

Chapter 3 - Dealing with the doctrine of both God and Primordial Matter (prakṛti)

Chapter 4 - The doctrine of the ‘Thing by Itself’

Chapter 5 - The Doctrine of Sound (‘Word-Sound’) being the Origin of the World

Chapter 6 - Doctrine of the Spirit (puruṣa) Personality as cause of the world

Chapter 7 - Doctrine of the Self (ātman, ‘soul’)

Chapter 8 - Examination of the Doctrine of the Permanence of Things

Chapter 9 - Examination of the Relation between Actions and their Results