A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Aksapada
This page describes Aksapada which is located on page 83 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Caraka s definition of perception as the knowledge that arises through the contact of the self, the senses, the mind and the objects seems very much like an earlier model for Aksha-pada s definition of perception, which adds three more qualifications to make the meaning more complex and precise. The idea that in the first instance perception is indeterminate (nir-vikalpa or a-vyapadeshya) is a later development and can hardly be traced in Hindu philosophy earlier than the Nyaya-sutra ....
Read full contents: Part 14 - Did Logic Originate in the Discussions of Ayurveda Physicians
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
In addition to this, he again suggests that Caraka's account of the method of debate appeared some three centuries before Akshapada. One of the difficulties is that he ascribes Nyaya-sutra to Akshapada of the second century BC, which has only a partial recognition. The original authorship of Nyaya-sutra is a controversial one. Some scholars ascribe the authorship to Gautama while some others say that it is Akshapada....
Read full contents: The historicity of logic and dialectical speculations of Carakasamhita
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System [by Sasikumar. B]
Vacaspati Mishra says that sage Akshapada too laid down two kinds of the point of defeat which occur respectively. When one misunderstand an argument (Vipratipatti) or does not understand it at all (apratipatti). While in respect of the division of the point of defeat into two kinds the view of Dharmakirti does not differ from that of Akshapada, the two kinds as laid down by the latter are clearer than those laid down by the former....
Read full contents: Chapter 2.1 - Vacaspati Mishra—Works on Nyaya-Vaisheshika
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