Jivanapurvaka, Jīvanapūrvaka, Jivana-purvaka: 1 definition
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Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categoriesJīvanapūrvaka (जीवनपूर्वक) or simply Jīvana refers to one of two types of Prayatna (effort) according to the Vaiśeṣikadarśanam with Praśastapādabhāṣya.—According to Praśastapāda, prayatna is of two kinds, viz., jīvana-pūrvaka and icchādveṣa-pūrvaka. The first one is that which arises from just living and the second one arises from desire and aversion.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
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Partial matches: Purvaka, Jivana.
Full-text: Jivana, Icchadveshapurvaka, Icchadvesha, Prayatna.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - Analysis of Action < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Qualities (21): Prayatna (Effort) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
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