Vacaspati Mishra, Vācaspati Miśra, Vacaspati Misra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Hindupedia: Later AdvaitinsVācaspati Miśra, c. 10th century CE, was a gṛhastha scholar from the Mithilā region in modern Bihar state (bordering Nepal). He was knowledgeable in several disciplines connected to the Dharma and is traditionally hailed as a sarva-tantra-svatantra.
The uniqueness of Vācaspati Miśra was his ability to write on almost every darśana with the perspective of an insider. This is perhaps unparalleled in the history of the Dharma. Perhaps his most well-known work is the Bhāmatī, an exposition of Adi Shankaracharya's Brahmasūtra Bhāṣya.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categoriesVācaspatimiśra (वाचस्पतिमिश्र).—Towards the first half of the ninth century, Vācaspati Miśra tried to re-establish the Nyāya doctrines propounded by Gautama, Vātsyāyana, and Uddyotakara. He wrote Nyāyavārtikatātparyatīkā. Vācaspati was a versatile, genius and prolific writer. He wrote commentaries on the works of other philosophical schools like Sāṃkhya, Vedanta and Mīmāṃṣā. In his work, Vācaspati has established the supremacy of Nyāya on other systems by refuting the opposite views. Vācaspati does not always followed Vātsyāyana or Uddyotakara for interpreting different Sūtras of Nyāyasūtra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVācaspati miśra (वाचस्पति मिश्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Candanadhenudānavidhi.
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Vācaspati miśra (वाचस्पति मिश्र):—wrote the Vyavahāracintāmaṇi at the court of Harinārāyaṇa, son of Hṛdayanārāyaṇa, grandson of Darpanārāyaṇa. Cs 2, 137.
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Vācaspati miśra (वाचस्पति मिश्र):—of Mithilā: Khaṇḍakhaṇḍanakhādyoddhāra. Nyāyasūtroddhāra.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Mishra, Vacaspati.
Full-text (+7): Bhamati, Vacaspati-mishra, Krityakalpalata, Bhamatikara, Gayaprayoga, Tirthacintamani, Martandatilakasvamin, Samkhyatattvakaumudi, Krityacintamani, Udayakara, Udayanacarya, Nyayasutraddhara, Vyavaharacintamani, Lakshmidasa, Nyayatatparyaparishuddhi, Nyayavarttikatatparyatika, Udayana, Asatkaryavada, Vivadacintamani, Nriga.
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Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System (by Sasikumar. B)
Chapter 2 - Vācaspati Miśra—His life, date and works (introduction)
Chapter 2.1 - Vācaspati Miśra—Works on Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika
Mimamsa interpretation of Vedic Injunctions (Vidhi) (by Shreebas Debnath)
Chapter 9.3l - Conclusion Regarding Śravaṇavidhi
Chapter 9.3d - Niyamavidhi in Śravaṇa by the Second Manner
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(B). Divisions of Anumāna (in Sāṃkhya-Yoga Philosophy) < [Chapter 3 - Treatment of Anumāna in Sāṃkhya-Yoga Philosophy]
(A). Definition of Anumāna (in Sāṃkhya-Yoga Philosophy) < [Chapter 3 - Treatment of Anumāna in Sāṃkhya-Yoga Philosophy]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Chapter 4.3.6 - Navya Nyaya (f): Philosophers after Gangesha
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Sāṃkhya and Yoga Literature < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
Part 5 - Sāṃkhya kārikā, Sāṃkhya sūtra, Vācaspati Miśra and Vijñāna Bhiksu < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
Part 3 - Vedānta Literature < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4 - The Yoga philosophy < [Chapter 5 - Philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa]
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