A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Anyathakhyati
This page describes Anyathakhyati which is located on page 139 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Anyathakhyati” according to 11 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Vadihamsambuvaha, weighing the various arguments of the rival theories of anyatha-khyati and akhyati, deals w ith the arguments of the anyatha-khyati view which holds that it is the conch-shell that appears as silver....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Ramanuja’s theory of Illusion—All knowledge is Real
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary [by Nandalal Sinha]
Moreover, it is admitted by those who hold the doctrine of anyatha-khyati, illusion of the senses, that every where unscientific knowledge is just preceded i.e., presupposed, by scientific knowledge. So that true consciousness of minuteness, as well as true consciousness of shortness, should be inferred. This is the meaning....
Read full contents: Sutra 7.1.21 (Proof of true Minuteness and true Shortness)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
This is no doubt the anyathakhyati form of illusion as advocated by Nyaya. Vedanta admits that when two things (e.g. red flower and crystal) are both present before my senses, and I attribute the quality of one to the other by illusion (e.g. the illusion that the crystal is red), then the illusion is of the form of anyathakhyati; but if one of the things is not present before my senses and the other is, then the illusion is not of the anyathakhyati type, but of the anirvacaniyakhyati type....
Read full contents: Part 16 - Vedanta Theory of Illusion
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