The Philosophical Verses of Yoga Vasishtha
author: Swami Bhaskarananda
edition: 2010, Sri Ramakrishna Math
pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9788178235325
Topic: Hinduism
Chapter X - Existence and non-existence
This page describes Existence and non-existence which is the tenth chapter from page 47 in the book: The Philosophical Verses of Yoga Vasishtha by Swami Bhaskarananda. This book contains English translations of selected philosophical verses from the Yogavasishtha (तारा, yoga-vasishtha) and includes an appendix with Sanskrit text. 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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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary [by Nandalal Sinha]
Commentary: The Upaskara of Shankara Mishra: (English rendering of Shankara Mishra s commentary called Upaskara from the 15th century) [Full title: In addition to antecedent, consequent, and reciprocal, non-existence, there is absolute non-existence] Now he describes the fourth (kind of) non-existence called absolute non-existence....
Read full contents: Sutra 9.1.5 (... there is absolute non-existence)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Abhava or non-existence plays a vital role in the Nyaya-Vaisheshika philosophy in postulating their view of realistic pluralism. The Nyaya-Vaisheshikas accept prior non-existence as a cause. Without prior non-existence, an effect cannot be produced. The Nyaya-Vaisheshikas contend that if prior non-existence is not accepted as the cause of an effect, then after the production of an effect, the same causal materials will go on producing more effects....
Read full contents: Importance of Abhava in Nyaya-Vaisheshika System
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali [by Ganganatha Jha]
Thus the fact of ‘Non-existence being a distinct object of cognition has been established. This ‘Non-existence is of four kinds: (1) Pragabhava, ‘Previous non-existence, (2) Pradhvamsabhava, Destruction, (3) Itaretarabhava, ‘mutual negation, and (4) Atyantabhava, ‘Absolute non-existence. (1) As an instance of ‘Previous non-existence, we have the non-existence of the effect in the cause, prior to its being produced....
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