A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Consciousness
This page describes Consciousness which is located on page 437 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 “Consciousness” according to 196 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mandukya Upanishad [by Kenneth Jaques]
All objects are non-existent, they only appear to exist, they have an appearance in consciousness only....
Read full contents: Verse 38
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda [by Swami Prajnanananda]
The Yogacharins enumerated fifty-one samskaras,. though they sometimes enumerated them as fifty-two or fifty-three. (5) Vijnana means consciousnes or cognition. Sometimes vijnana is translated as the various aspects of consciousness. Vijnana, in truth, involves both sensatory and ideation aspects of consciousness. The Buddhists generally admit the six-fold vijnana, though the Yogacharins and Sthaviravadins add some more from the philosophical speculation....
Read full contents: Chapter 3 - Buddha and Kapila
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
There is no consciousness without object. There is no consciousness without object. Nor is there any consciousness devoid of objects; for nothing of this kind is ever known. Moreover, the self-luminousness of consciousness has, by our opponent himself, been proved on the ground that its essential nature consists in illumining (revealing) objects; the self-luminousness of consciousness not admitting of proof apart from its essential nature which consists in the lighting up of objects....
Read full contents: There is no consciousness without object
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