A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sastitantra
This page describes Sastitantra which is located on page 245 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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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The discrepancy between the two accounts of Shashtitantra suggests that the original Shashtitantra as referred to in the Ahirbudhnya Samhita was subsequently revised and considerably changed. This supposition is corroborated by the fact that Gunaratna does not mention among the important Samkhya works Shashtitantra but Shashtitantroddhara (revised edition of Shashtitantra) Probably the earlier Shashtitantra was lost even before Vacaspati s time....
Read full contents: Part 4 - An Early School of Samkhya
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
It might still have been regarded as containing the essential instructions of the Shashti-tantra and yet be very different from it; there is no proof that Ishvarakrishna had a chance of reading this original Shashti-tantra, and it is reasonable to suppose that he had access only to a Jater version oi it or to a revised compendium supposed to be based on it; it may be that the Shashti-tantra, being an ancient work, was probably so loosely worded that it was possible to get different interpretations from it...
Read full contents: Part 4 - Kapila’s philosophy in the Bhagavata-purana
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System [by Sasikumar. B]
Rigveda — 5-8 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Upanishads — 8-12 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Mahabharata — 12-15 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Bhagavat Gita — 15-17 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Puranas — 17-19 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Caraka Saṁhita — 20-21 Sources of Sankhya concepts in the Buddhacarita — 21-22 Acaryas Prior to Ishvarakrishna — 22 Kapila — 23-25 Asuri — 25-26 Pancashikha — 26-27 Works on Sankhya System — 27-28 Sankhyakarika — 28-29 Tattvasamasa — 29-30 Shashtitantra...
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