Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition)
author: B. N. K. Sharma
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1835
ISBN-10: 8121500354
ISBN-13: 9788121500357
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
Number of Senses
This chapter describes Number of Senses located on page 316 of volume 2 in the book Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition) compiled by B. N. K. Sharma. This book contains a Critical Exposition of the Brahmasutras of Badarayana including a thorough research on the commentaries of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva. The Vedanta Sutras represent an important treatise of Indian Philosophy teaching Vedic concepts as found in the Upanishads..
Sanskrit name of chapter: saptagatyadhikaranam or saptagatyadhikarana (saptagati-adhikarana / adhikaranam). This edition includes the original Sanskrit text, an English translation, references to commentaries, detailled footnotes, IAST transliterated words and a large index.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
In many places, however, the five senses, such as eye, ear, etc., are mentioned as senses, and living beings are often classified according to the number of senses they possess. (See Pramanamimamsa. See also Tattvartha-dhigamasutra, ch. 11. etc.) But this is with reference to the sense organs. The denial of separate senses is with reference to admitting them as entities or capacities having a distinct and separate category of existence from the soul....
Read full contents: Part 11 - Theory of Perception
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
Taste and smell thus being taken in combination, we have the required number of five, and we thus explain the five-people as the sense-organs which throw light on their objects, together with the internal organ, i. e. mind....
Read full contents: Sutra 1.4.13
Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
He also cites the authority of the Veda according to which the Apsaras (or consciousness) have five "locks" on their hands--i. e. , five objects of perception. (* 6) Besides the five senses Ashtavakra contends for an additional sense namely the Mind and accordingly cites the number six. (* 7) Vandin admits the existence of the six senses but says that the soul experiences happiness and misery through those as well as through the intellect. (* 8) Ashtavakra advances an eighth element,...
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