A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samavaya
This page describes Samavaya which is located on page 165 of the third 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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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Vireshwarananda]
samavayabhyupagamacca samyad anavasthiteh || 13 || samavaya-abhyupagamat—Samavaya being admitted; ca—also; samyat—equality of reasoning; anavasthiteh—‘regressus in infinitum would result. 13. (the Vaiseshika theory is untenable) also (because if involves) a regressus in infinitum on similar reasoning, since it accepts Samavaya. Samavaya or inseparable inherence is one of the seven categories of the Vaiseshikas....
Read full contents: Chapter II, Section II, Adhikarana III
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali [by Ganganatha Jha]
(5) Samavaya is regarded as eternal and non-producible in order to guard against the regressus ad infinitum that would be caused by admitting its productibility which would necessitate the assumption of an endless series of Samavaya upon Samavaya. (6) The doctrine, of Samavaya is very important and may in one sense be said to be the corner-stone of the Nyaya Philosophy....
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Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Of these samyoga and samavaya are important. Annambhatta discusses about samyoga in connection with guna. He also describes different types of samyoga, which are all in the line of the general Nyaya-Vaisheshika thought. He also defines samavaya as eternal relation which remains in two ayutasiddha things. His definition of ayutasiddha is accepted by all and is very exact. 17. It is noticed that the theory of samavaya at first was postulated in connection with the concept of causation....
Read full contents: Chapter 9 - Conclusion
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