Vishishtatva, Viśiṣṭatva, Vishishta-tva: 2 definitions
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Vishishtatva 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 Viśiṣṭatva can be transliterated into English as Visistatva or Vishishtatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśiṣṭatva (विशिष्टत्व):—[=vi-śiṣṭa-tva] [from vi-śiṣṭa > vi-śiṣ] n. ([Śaṃkarācārya; Vedāntasāra]) difference, speciality, peculiarity, distinction, excellence, superiority
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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: Tva, Vishishta.
Full-text: Vishishtata, Kalyanaguna, Pramana, Kalyana, Anumana, Vishishtadvaitavada, Pratyaksha, Vishesha, Shruti, Vishishta Advaita, Eka, Bheda, Sharira, Heyaguna, Heya.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.9.93-94 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1278-1279 < [Chapter 17 - Examination of the Definition of Sense-perception]
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) (by Sujit Roy)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - Error and Doubt according to Veṅkaṭanātha < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Nature of Brahman < [Chapter XXXVI - Philosophy of Śrīkaṇṭha]