Abhinavabhashya, Abhinavabhāṣya, Abhinava-bhashya: 1 definition

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Abhinavabhashya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Abhinavabhāṣya can be transliterated into English as Abhinavabhasya or Abhinavabhashya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaisesika)

Abhinavabhāṣya (अभिनवभाष्य) is the name of a commentary on the Śāṇḍilyasūtra (or Bhaktimīmāṃsāsūtra), authored by Bhavadeva (possibly identified with Bhavadevamiśra who also wrote the Yuktabhavadeva, a 17th-century text dealing with Yoga).—In its entry on the commentary called the Abhinavabhāṣya on the Śāṇḍilyasūtra or Bhaktimīmāṃsāsūtra (also called the Śatasūtī or Bhaktisūtra), the NCC (vol. 15, 152) reports that this work is found in the manuscript libraries of the Oriental Institute in Baroda, the Prajñā Pāṭhaśālā Maṇḍala at Wai and the Sampūrṇānanda library in Varanasi. [...]

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Vaisheshika (वैशेषिक, vaiśeṣika) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. Vaisheshika deals with subjects such as logic, epistemology, philosophy and expounds concepts similar to Buddhism in nature

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