A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Upavarsa
This page describes Upavarsa which is located on page 462 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 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
His work is called Shruta prakashika, and is regarded as the most important commentary on the Shri-bhashya. (* 1) Venkatanatha in his Tattva-tika says “Vritti-karasya Bodhayanasyai va hi Upavarsha iti syan nama.” In his Seshvara-numamsa, however, he refutes the view of Upavarsa, for in the Vaijuyanti lexicon Kritakoti and Halabhuti are said to be names of Upavarsa. See also the second volume of the present work, p. 43 n. (* 2) Vedartha-samgraha, p. 138....
Read full contents: Part 3 - The Precursors of the Vishishtadvaita Philosophy
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Kuppusvami Shastri, in an article read before the Third Oriental Conference, quotes a passage from Venkata s Tattva-tika on Ramanuja s commentary on the Brahma-sutras, in which he says that Upavarsa is a name of Bodhayana —vrittikarasya Bodhayanasyaiva hi Upavarsha iti syan nama — Proceedings of the Third Oriental Conference, Madras, 1924. The commentators on Shankara s Bhashya say that, when he refers to Vrttikara in I. i. 9, 1. i. 23,1. ii. 23 and hi. iii. 53, he refers to Upavarsa by name....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Shankara’s Defence of Vedanta
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) [by Sujit Roy]
Upavarsha (350 A. D), Shavara (300 A. D) and Kumarila (700 A. D) recognize six pramanas, viz. , pratyaksha, anumana, shabda, upamana, arthapati, and anupalabdhi. Prabhakara (650 A. D) accepts the first five only, since he does not consider negation (a-bhava) as a separate category, and anupalabdhi as the means of knowing it. Jaimini defines pratyaksha as: “sat samprayoge purushasyendriyanam buddhijanma tatpratyakshamanimittam vidyamanopalambhanat” I. e....
Read full contents: Chapter 5e - Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha in Mimamsa
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