Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana (study)

by Sri Ramen Bhadra | 2014 | 37,777 words

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Nyaya

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Summary: This thesis studies the Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana, who belonged to the Nyaya-Vaisheshika School of Indian philosophy and lived in the 10th century. The Nyaya-Kusumanjali is primarily concerned with proving the existence of God but also deals with various other important philosophical problems. The book is presented as an encyclopedia of Nyaya-Vaisesika doctrines.

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The full text of the Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana (study) 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:

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Udayana: Personal History

. Works of Udayana

. Udayana’s affiliation

. Plan of discussion in Nyāyakusumāñjali

+ Chapter 2 - The first and second Stavakas

. Defence of cause-effect relation

. Summary of Arguments

. The main Argument: Contingency of effect

. Further analysis of the Argument

. Further objection

. Mīmāṃsā viewpoint: Admission of Śakti

. Refutation of Śakti

. Admission of a single cause

. Sāṃkhya view of cause

. Defence of admission of Adṛṣṭa

. Locus of Adṛṣṭa

. Types of Śakti

. Absence as a cause

. Refutation of Ādheyaśakti

. Refutation of single cause theory of Sāṃkhya

. Cārvāka view (Body is self) refuted

. Buddhist Theory Of Momentariness Refuted

. Further Cārvāka objection refuted

. Mīmāṃsā view on validity of Veda

. Nyāya view on validity of Veda

. Sāṃkhya view on Veda refuted

. Arguments against pralaya

. Defence of pralaya

. Arguments proving pralaya

+ Chapter 3a - The Third Stavaka

. Non-apprehension and God

. Inference as disproving God

. Cārvāka refutation of inference examined

. Comparison as a pramāṇa

. Verbal Testimony as a pramāṇa

. Verbal testimony and God

. The case of Arthāpatti

. The case of Anupalabdhi

+ Chapter 3b - The Fourth Stavaka

. Properties of valid knowledge

. The concept of Jñātatā

+ Chapter 4 - Fifth Stavaka

. Various grounds proving God

. Examination of the first ground

. Alternative interpretation of the Grounds

. Real meaning of Injunction

Chapter 5 - Concluding Remarks

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